India News | Election Commission Team Arrives in Nagaland on Two-day Visit
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 16-member team of the Election Commission on Friday arrived in Nagaland on a two-day visit during which it will hold meetings with leaders of different political parties and senior government officials ahead of the upcoming assembly polls.
Kohima, Jan 13 (PTI) A 16-member team of the Election Commission on Friday arrived in Nagaland on a two-day visit during which it will hold meetings with leaders of different political parties and senior government officials ahead of the upcoming assembly polls.
Elections to the 60-member assembly are due this year, with the term of the incumbent government under Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio ending on March 4.
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The team is scheduled to hold meetings with district election officers, the chief secretary and director general of police as well as first-time voters, besides members of political parties, EC sources said.
Meanwhile, the Nagaland People's Action Committee (NPAC), a group comprising representatives from various tribal bodies and civil society organisations in the state, have called for a six-hour bandh on Saturday from 6 am.
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The strike call is to protest against conducting assembly polls without resolving the vexed Naga political issue, a NPAC member said.
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