Thiruvananthapuram: The Central Election Commission will arrive in Kerala on the night of February 12 to assess the preparations for the Assembly elections in Kerala. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, Election Commissioners Sushil Chandra and Rajeev Kumar, and senior officials will arrive in Kerala. Chief Electoral Officer Tikaram Meena said that the team will be in Kerala till 15.
The team will meet the Chief Electoral Officer and the Police Nodal Officer tomorrow at 10 am. They will hold discussions with the representatives of the political parties at 11 am. Discussions will be held with the district election officers and SPs at 3.30 pm. At 6.30 pm there will be a liaison with other administrative agencies related to the election.
Another meeting with the Chief Electoral Officer will be held on the 14th at 10 am. At 3.30 pm, he will interact with senior officials including the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, and the Chief of State Police. A press conference has also been organized at 5 pm. The team will return to Delhi on the morning of the 15th.
The team will also include senior Election Commission officials Deputy Election Commissioners Sudeep Jain and Chandrabhushan Kumar, ADG Sheibhali B Sharan, Director Pankaj Srivastava, and Secretary AK Pathak.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) is arriving in Kerala today from Chennai after completing inspections on election preparations in Tamil Nadu.
