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North eastNagaland Chief Electoral Officer, CEO, Abhijit Sinha Tuesday said that , electioneering for the next month’s Assembly elections in the state will begin as scheduled by the Election Commission of India.

He was addressing mediapersons in Kohima after meeting all the political parties in the State. The meeting was called in the wake of the decision by several political parties not to contest the forthcoming elections.

Mr Sinha said, notification for the Assembly elections will be issued Wednesday , after which filing of nominations will begin.

The last date for filing nomination papers is 7th February. The CEO said, the State Election department is taking adequate measures to ensure free and fair polls on the 27th of next month.