New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday began a two-day briefing of Central Observers, underscoring their critical role in ensuring free, fair and transparent polls across 824 constituencies, the poll panel said in a press note.
A total of 1,444 officers-including 714 General Observers, 233 Police Observers and 497 Expenditure Observers-have been called for the briefing sessions, being held in three batches on February 5 and 6 at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Sin...