Election Commission (ECI) today organised briefing meetings for General, Police and Expenditure Observers to be deployed as Central Observers for the forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The commission said that over 14 hundred officers, including 714 General Observers, 233 Police Observers and 497 Expenditure Observers, have been called for the briefing meetings.

Addressing the Observers, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said that they have been selected to serve as the beacons of ECI. He added that the observers should ensure free, fair and transparent elections. Mr Kumar said that their presence will energise the entire election machinery across 824 constituencies where elections are going to be held.