Dr Zaidi's announcement puts a lid on speculations that the polls were heading to dates beyond November 29, the day the tenure of the present Assembly expires.
The speculations fuelled as August and September are times of floods in the state and this period will be followed by festivals like Bakri Id, Dushehra, Muharram, Diwali and Chhath slated for October and November.
President's Rule would have to be imposed in the state if the election process is not over by November 29.
Dr Zaidi was on a two-day visit to Patna for review meeting on preparedness for Assembly elections. He met representatives of 10 national and state parties, as well as, top administrative officers including the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP).
On the poll dates and phases, Zaidi said, "Political parties have given their suggestions regarding election timetable, floods and festivals. We have taken all inputs, which will be duly considered and a decision will be taken at and appropriate time."
Note
52 %t voters cast their vote during the 2010 Bihar Assembly Polls -No of Seats 243
During the summary revision of photo electoral rolls done between May 15 to July 15, 16.97 lakh new names were added and 5.86 lakh names were deleted leading to a net increase of 11.11 lakh voters. Altogether 6.77 lakh corrections were made in the rolls.
About 24 lakh voters in the age group of 18 and 19 years in the state will get the first chance to exercise their franchise during the Assembly polls,
About 99.98 % voters have been covered by Election Photo Identity Cards (EPIC)
The total number of polling stations in Bihar has risen to over 63,000, around 3,000 more than the ones during the previous polls
All political parties have demanded deployment of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMF) on all polling centres to ensure free and fair voting
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ReplyDeleteits quite difficult to predict but its sure that bihar will vote for Development in upcoming assembly election in bihar.
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