Ahead of LS, State Assembly Polls, CEC Rajiv Kumar Says Election Commission 'Fully Prepared'

Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday said that the Election Commission is fully prepared to conduct the 2024 Parliamentary elections and state Assembly elections.

“We are fully prepared to conduct 2024 Parliamentary elections and state Assembly elections. All the preparations are almost complete,” the Chief Election Commissioner said.

The Chief Election Commissioner, addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, stated that the electoral body was striving to make electoral rolls ‘more inclusive’.

“The (Election) Commission has tried to make electoral rolls more inclusive. We made special efforts for 3,380 third-gender voters to enroll them,” he said.

Webcasting facilities at Odisha poll stations

Kumar further added that 50 percent of polling stations for the Odisha Assembly elections will have webcasting facilities.

“Out of 37809, polling stations, there will be webcasting arrangements on 22,685 polling stations…person with disabilities, youth and women will be kept as key focus, for that there will be 300 polling stations which will be managed by persons with disabilities..,” the CEC stated.