Dehradun, May 23 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday reached Uttarkashi to review polling booths in the border district and assess the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as part of his two-day visit to Uttarakhand.

Upon his arrival, the CEC was received at the border helipad in Jhala by Chief Electoral Officer Uttarakhand Dr BVRC Purushottam and Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Mukta Mishra. He was welcomed with a sapling presentation, officials said.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar travelled from Dehradun to Uttarkashi on Saturday as part of his field inspection programme aimed at evaluating electoral preparedness in remote and strategically significant border areas.

The visit is aimed at asse...