Mizoram: ECI to review panel names received for CEO

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

"comprising OP Rawat, Election Commissioners and will be meeting to review the names," said a poll body

Noting that the Commission will only appoint someone as only if he or she is capable of conducting a 'free, fair and peaceful election', the functionary said the poll body may demand for another set of names if it has reservations.

"The commission will either take a call or it will seek another panel, but only after reviewing the names," he added.

Meanwhile, SB Shashank, the will also be meeting the top poll body officials for briefing them on the status of the poll preparations in poll-bound

"The Commission will again be meeting SB to know what exactly the level is and what should be done in because the new incumbent will have very little time to deliver polls in the hill state," said the

"It will be crucial to the know the important inputs that should be given to the new person if appointed," he added.

The EC had earlier sent a high-level team led by to hold further talks with NGO Coordination Committee, who demanded removal of

The Commission will also be taking up the agreement between the ECI team and

"In the agreement the coordination committee has agreed for conducting polling for Bru voters at convenient place in Mizoram and not outside the state," said a source.

"The agreement further states that CEO SB has lost the confidence of the civil society, so he should be changed," he added.

The reiterated that it holds Mizo people in high regards and hopes that the election will be peacefully conducted in the hill state.

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First Published: Sun, November 11 2018. 21:37 IST