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New Delhi: The Election Commission has cleared its picture on the letter going viral regarding the Lok Sabha elections. The Commission has issued a press release making it clear that plans are being made in the Election Commission in view of the need to plan election related activities and complete them on time. Election Commission is also discussing possible dates and updates are also being given to the officials in this regard.
Date given for timely completion of plans
The Commission said that possible dates have been suggested for the preparations for the elections. When a decision is taken by the Commission, its information is given through a press conference. This is only a suggestion and it is not necessary that elections be held on the same date. This date has been given only with a view to timely completion of the schemes. So that the systems can be implemented smoothly.
Election Commission had issued an internal note
In fact, in an internal note issued by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi, April 16 was mentioned as the possible ‘polling date’ for the officials to decide the activities in preparation for the Lok Sabha elections. After this, speculations started regarding the possible schedule of the upcoming elections.
When asked about this, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer clarified that the date was mentioned only as a reference for planning activities as per the ‘Planner’ issued by the Election Commission. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer posted on It is the probable voting day for. It is clarified that this date was mentioned only for ‘reference’ to the officials to plan activities as per the election plan of the Election Commission.”
In a letter issued to all 11 District Election Officers on January 19, the CEO Office had referred to the election plan issued by the Election Commission of India detailing various activities as part of election preparations along with the timelines and duration for each of them. Has been. “For the purpose of reference and for calculation of start and end dates in the election planning, the Commission has given the date of April 16, 2024 as the probable polling day for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024,” the circular said. (input language)
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