Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC), Dr Nasim Zaidi today took appraisal of the arrangements made by the J&K Election Department for launch of Special Drive in the State to enroll eligible left-out electors, with special focus on first time electors becoming eligible by attaining the age of 18-21 years.Interacting with the election authorities of various States through Video Conferencing, the CEC urged upon the concerned to take appropriate steps to cover all identified eligible electors, especially those becoming eligible for the first time. He said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has been constantly endeavoring to ensure registration of eligible electors through regular Special Drives twice in a year to enroll all eligible electors. He called upon the Joint CEO, J&K for organizing special drive and sensitizing the people on the importance of the votes and asking the people to get them registered for the same.While briefing the CEC about the preparations made for the month-long special drive in Jammu and Kashmir commencing from July 1, 2017, the Joint Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Dr. Raman Kesar said that all concerned officers have been sensitized for taking up this vital exercise seriously to achieve its objective. He said that publicity campaign has been started through print and electronic media to ensure its reach to maximum eligible electors.It was further informed that adequate quantity of requisite Forms have been dispatched/distributed to the BLOs and other concerned officials to meet the requirements. He said that the Political Parties have also appointed their Booth Level Agents to assist the BLOs.