Hyderabad, Feb. 6 -- The Election Commission of India on Thursday, February 5, concluded its briefing programme for 1,444 Central Observers who will be deployed for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

According to the Commission, the briefing sessions were held in three batches over two days on February 5 and 6 at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM). A total of 714 General Observers, 233 Police Observers and 497 Expenditure Observers participated in the programme.

Observers briefed on key aspects

The observers were briefed on key aspects of the electoral process, including preparation of electoral rolls, conduct of elections, expenditur...