India, Oct. 29 -- A 12-member Election Commission of India (ECI) team, including senior official Maneesh Garg, visited Manipur last week to review poll preparations and assess the security situation ahead of the assembly elections scheduled in the violence-hit state early next year, people aware of the matter said on Thursday.

According to officials, senior deputy election commissioner (DEC) Garg was part of the team that flew to the northeastern state from Delhi to hold closed-door meetings, interact with nodal officers and review security arrangements. Manipur is scheduled to go to polls early next year, alongside Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand.

The name of another official, director general (IT) Seema Khanna, was also on ...