Ensure vaccination of election staff: Election Commission

Chandigarh, December 4

The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday reviewed preparedness ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections.

Chairing a virtual meeting, Deputy Election Commissioner Nitesh Kumar Vyas stressed the need to vaccinate the entire staff and volunteers to be deputed for poll duties and directed all district election officers (DEOs) to organise camps in this regard.

Amid concerns over Omicron, the new Covid-19 variant, he asked the DEOs to clear any pendency related to the addition of new voters and deletion or shifting of the existing ones. He sought to intensify systematic voters’ education and electoral participation activities, including sending text messages or roping in celebrities and sportspersons, to encourage voters to exercise their franchise. — TNS