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In the wake rising tensions between India and Pakistan, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Friday in Lucknow said that Lok Sabha elections will be held on time.

He is in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow for over the past two days to oversee the poll preparations in the state.

CEC said, “The election in the country will be held on time,” when asked about the election schedule in wake of situation between India and Pakistan.

Tensions escalated ever since terror attack in Pulwama where 40 CRPF Jawans killed and many injured.

He said, “As per a new notification of the commission, candidates will have to give details of their properties abroad, besides those in the country.”

"The I-T department will look into it and, if any, discrepancies are found then it will be uploaded on the Election Commission (EC) website and strict action will be initiated," Arora said.

When asked about the Election Commission's position on provocative speeches, Arora said in his review meetings, he tried to find out the status of such cases lodged during previous elections. "Whatever the EC has found, I have apprised about its intentions to the chief secretary and the DGP, who assured that strict action will be taken in such cases," he said.

“The election body is committed to holding free and fair polls, and will quickly act on any complaint regarding this, the CEC said.

"The C-Vigil app will be launched soon so that any citizen, whose name will be kept secret, can register his poll related complaints. Besides this, we will constitute committees to keep an eye on social media," he said.

In all the polling centres, VVPAT machines will be used this time, he said.

-Sai Kumar