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ECI TEAM REACHES PATNA TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|October 04, 2025
The full team of Election Commission of India (ECI) led chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and two election commissioners (ECs) Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi along with top officials reached Patna on Friday evening to review the preparedness for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
The officials would first hold discussions with representatives of political parties to take their suggestions and expectations regarding the polls, officials aware of the matter said.They wo
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