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Guj Polls: EC to review preparation on Dec 4
New
Delhi,
Dec.
4:
The
Chief
Election
Commissioner
(CEC)
N.
Gopalaswamy
alongwith
two
election
commissioners
Dr.S.Y.Qureshi
and
Navin
Chawla
will
review
the
final
poll
preparations
in
Saurashtra
and
Kutch
regions
of
Gujarat.
During
their
visit,
the
team
will
meet
representatives
of
the
political
parties,
central
observers,
district
collectors
and
senior
police
officers
of
the
two
regions.
The
Commission
will
also
conduct
a
meeting
at
Rajkot
and
Surat.
This is the first ever visit of the full Election Commission to Saurashtra region. Over 36 million voters will elect the 182-member assembly in Gujarat, as the term of the state's legislative assembly is due to expire on December 26, 2007.
The first phase of polling is scheduled on December 11, whereas the second and the final phase will take place on December 16. Counting of votes will take place on December 23. The BJP managed to win 127 seats, while the Congress party was able to win only 51 seats in the 2002 Gujarat Assembly polls. The Janata Dal (United) and independents won two seats each.
ANI
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