2024 Elections Preparedness: CEO Holds Important Review Meeting with Collectors, SPs

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal held an important review meeting with Collectors and SPs of all the districts of the state through video conferencing regarding the preparedness for the ensuing Assembly and General Elections in the State.

The CEO made a detailed discussion on the various aspects of election preparation at the district level.

In the meeting, he stressed how the general and the police administration will jointly manage the upcoming general elections in a free, fair and impartial manner.

For the convenience of the voters, a pocketbook called ‘Voter’s Guide’ will be provided to all the families of the state by the office of the CEO. By reading this they can easily know about voting. This pocketbook will be provided to all families by BLOs.

A lot of innovative efforts are being made by the CEO to increase the voter turnout. The Chief Electoral Officer directed all the District Collectors to implement them properly at the grassroots level.

The CEO discussed security issues with the SPs of all the districts and directed them to make the elections completely violence-free. In this virtual meeting, district-level training, EVM security, and various teams to be engaged in elections were also discussed.

The CEO reviewed the implementation of Model polling booths, Sakhi booths (fully women-manned booths), youth workers-managed booths and disabled workers-managed booths in various districts.

State Police Nodal Officer Sanjay Kumar (ADG) also attended the meeting and reviewed all security-related preparations.

Additional Chief Electoral Officers N Thirumala Naik, Satrughan Kar, Mihir Mohanty and others were present in the meeting.