Chennai: Terming the recently concluded SIR of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu as a model for the country and a great success, CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Friday said parties in the state have suggested holding Assembly polls in a single phase, and a decision on it would be taken after considering all the factors.
The Election Commission’s decision over ‘phases for polls’ will be known once the election schedule is announced, he said, adding the Assembly election in Tamil Nadu will set a record in bettering the polls in Bihar.
Addressing a press conference here, the Chief Election Commissioner said: “The takeaway from Bihar is that it has been the most flawless election held in recent decades, and I have been assured by all the collectors, SPs, and the entire electoral machinery, including enforcement agencies, that Tamil Nadu is going to set records and will be much better than Bihar.”
The top poll official assured amenities in 75,000 polling stations across the state.
On the vote counting exercise, he said that mandatory VVPAT counting shall take place and even after counting is over, any candidate, on fee payment, can match EVM with VVPAT during next 7 days.
Amongst the new initiatives, one major was that postal ballots will be counted 2 rounds before the EVM rounds.
