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Lok Sabha election preparations: Election Commission to visit states from January 7

The Election Commission (EC) will begin a review of the preparedness of states for the Lok Sabha elections with a visit to Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu next week. 
       The commission officials, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, will be in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu from January 7 to 10. The Chief Election Commissioner will be accompanied by Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel. 
      Ahead of the visit, the Deputy Election Commissioner will brief the Commission on the preparations in the two states on January 6. 
      The Deputy Election Commissioner has already visited almost all the states to monitor the preparations for the Lok Sabha elections.