New Delhi, Feb 09: Uttar Pradesh government today told the Election Commission that it was fully geared to update and publish electoral rolls as per the time table for the Lok Sabha polls. UP chief secretary V K Diwan RPT V K Diwan, who attended a meeting with the full board of the election commission comprising of Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishna Murthy, Mr B B Tandon and N Goplaswami, told the EC that the poll process preparedness of the state was in the right mode and there would be no delay from the state side. '' The electoral rolls will be revised by February 20 and published by March 20, '' Mr Diwan told reporters after the meeting. He was accompanied by state chief electoral officer Vijay Sharma.
The UP chief secretary said he apprised the EC about poll preparations in the state and discussed modalities about smooth conduct of the poll process.
Today's meeting was in the series of consultations with the state authorities with regards to get the feedback from the states about the poll readiness. Bureau Report