J-K poll: EC team holds consultations with chief secretary, police chief

The Election Commission on Friday held consultations with the Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary and the union territory's police chief to review the preparedness for assembly polls, officials said.

On the second day of their visit, the EC delegation comprising Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and S S Sandhu held discussions with J-K chief secretary Atal Dullo and J-K Police DGP R R Swain, the officials said.

The ECI reviewed the preparedness of the administration as well as the security agencies for the conduct of the polls.

The ECI team sought feedback from the DGP on the readiness and preparation of the forces for the polls, the officials said.

The issues of deployment of forces, providing security cover to candidates, and security during campaigning were deliberated upon, the officials added.

After the meeting, the ECI team left for Jammu where it will hold a review meeting with enforcement agencies. It will also hold a pres