Election 2024 Preparedness: Sri Dharmendra Sharma and Shri Nitesh Ku. Vyas (IAS), Senior Deputy Election Commissioners reviewed the SSR 2024 and detailed preparedness for the upcoming general elections 2024 with 30 District Election Officer & Collectors on December 12th and 13th, 2023 at Kharavela Bhawan, Bhubaneswar.
Sri Nikunja B. Dhal (IAS), Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha briefed the senior DECs on the overall progress of SSR and election general preparedness of state machinery for the election to be held in 2024.
The Collectors made detailed presentation on the status of SSR and election preparedness ,Sr DECs emphasized on the early disposal of all pending forms for addition, deletion and corrections before the scheduled time fixed by ECI. The ECI team emphasized the need to focus on women, young, elderly, PwD, Third Gender and PVTG electors to ensure that the Electoral Roll is inclusive. Political party and stakeholder consultation was emphasized. For the purity of Electoral Roll, careful and diligent field verification for deletions and additions was also emphasized. All Collectors were sensitized on vulnerability mapping. They were also instructed to identify possible routes of movement of cash, liquor, drugs and put up effective enforcement mechanisms so as to ensure inducement free elections.
In the end, Collectors were directed to ensure free, fair, peaceful and inducement free elections. Sri Sajay Kumar, IPS Addl DG(L&O) and senior officers of the CEO office were present during the two days review meeting.
The Collectors made detailed presentation on the status of SSR and election preparedness ,Sr DECs emphasized on the early disposal of all pending forms for addition, deletion and corrections before the scheduled time fixed by ECI. The ECI team emphasized the need to focus on women, young, elderly, PwD, Third Gender and PVTG electors to ensure that the Electoral Roll is inclusive. Political party and stakeholder consultation was emphasized. For the purity of Electoral Roll, careful and diligent field verification for deletions and additions was also emphasized. All Collectors were sensitized on vulnerability mapping. They were also instructed to identify possible routes of movement of cash, liquor, drugs and put up effective enforcement mechanisms so as to ensure inducement free elections.
