Jharkhand seeks departmental data on impact of simultaneous elections

Ranchi, Nov 13 (UNI)The Jharkhand Government has directed its departments to furnish detailed information on the potential impact of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies, following a reminder from the Lok Sabha Secretariat's Joint Committee on the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024. In a letter dated November 12, Akhilesh Kumar Sinha, Special Officer, Cabinet Secretariat and Vigilance Department, asked all Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and Secretaries to provide the required information in the prescribed format by November 25, 2026. The letter marked the exercise as a matter of top priority. The communication refers to…