Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday visited Dumak, the remotest polling station in Uttarakhand located in Chamoli district.
Accompanied by Uttarakhand’s Chief Electoral officer Soujanya and other officials, the CEC travelled on foot to Dumak village and shared with election staff the problems faced by officers in a remote polling station like Dumak during election time. The CEC also held a meeting with the villagers.
“After taking over as the Chief Election Commissioner, I am starting my work from this remote polling station in the State. Such remote polling stations, in many parts of the country. Through this yatra, along with encouraging the officers working in these remote polling stations, we will try to reduce the difficulties faced by the officers during polling in such centres,” he said.
