Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar's helicopter made an emergency landing in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand due to bad weather on Wednesday. The CEC along with 2 more officers, including Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Vijay Kumar Jogdande landed safely at Ralam Village of Pithoragarh. The District Magistrate spoke to Kumar and enquired about the incident. The CEC is safe and sound.
The chopper was landed around 1 pm today. The top poll body official was on a visit to Adi Kailash, Uttarakhand when his chopper suffered turbulence due to bad weather, prompting to an emergency landing.
The Chief Election Commissioner yesterday (October 15) hit headlines after announcing the schedule for assembly elections to be held in Maharashtra and Jharkhand at a press conference in New Delhi.
He declared Maharashtra will vote in one phase on November 20, while Jharkhand will go to polls in two phases on November 13 and 20. The counting of votes will be held on November 23, a day before the current Maharashtra assembly completes its term, he added.
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