EC officials hold meeting with CEOs of poll-bound states
New Delhi (PTI): Senior Election Commission (EC) officials held a "preparatory" meeting on Monday with the chief electoral officers (CEOs) of four states and a Union Territory that are going to Assembly polls in the coming months.
Officials said the CEOs of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry discussed poll preparedness with the EC officials looking after the election management division.
Deputy Election Commissioner Manish Garg chaired the meeting where issues such as the requirement of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and polling personnel were discussed.
The terms of the legislative assemblies of the four states and Puducherry end on different dates in May and June.
While the EC is holding a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' lists in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Puducherry, a separate special revision of the electoral rolls is underway in Assam.
As part of the SIR, the EC has rationalised polling stations in these states. Now, the maximum number of voters per polling station has been capped at 1,200 from 1,500.
It would mean smaller queues of voters on polling day.
It has also resulted in an increase in the number of polling stations as also the personnel required to man those.
Bihar was the first state where polling stations were rationalised.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
