Kerala Assembly polls doubtless in Mid-April
1 min read By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state is prone to go to polls in April if the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) advice is accepted by the Election Commission (EC).CEO Teeka Ram Meena advised TNIE that he has conveyed to the EC that holding the election earlier than mid-April could be preferrred on account of numerous components together with the remark of holy month of Ramzan, which begins on April 15.
Meena mentioned a ballot in May was out of query because the CBSE examinations will start on May 4 and the ballot panel will face a dearth of polling stations due to it. The CEO additionally indicated that the panel was in favour of a single part ballot although the preliminary suggestions was in favour of two phases.
A staff of officers from the EC will maintain talks with political events and different stakeholders by the top of this month. It will probably be adopted by a go to of the highest officers of the ballot panel to the state early subsequent month.Meena added the EC could announce the election dates for all of the 5 poll-bound states — Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, West Bengal and Assam — by the top of subsequent month after concluding their go to to the states, he added.
