The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Rajiv Kumar, emphasized the rights of voters to be informed about the fulfillment of assurances by political parties, during a two-day meeting of the full election commission in Chennai. He stated that political parties have the right to make promises in their election manifestos. The majority of political parties in Tamil Nadu have expressed a preference for single-phase polls. To address this, the Election Commission has prepared a proforma requiring parties to disclose information on their promises, with the matter being sub judice.
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