Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Gyanesh Kumar, has affirmed that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Bihar is progressing smoothly and as per schedule.
Following the Election Commission of India's decision to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the state assembly polls, Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has affirmed that the main objective of the initiative isto avoid any "illegible" voter
Highlighting India's electoral integrity, scale and diversity, Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, while delivering his keynote address at the Stockholm International Conference on Electoral Integrity in Sweden last evening, reaffirmed the role of the Election Commissi
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar held a bilateral meeting with Indonesia's Chairperson of the General Election Commission Mochammad Afifuddin, on the sidelines of his visit to Sweden for the International IDEA Conference.
The Election Commission of India launched 21 initiatives in 100 days under CEC Gyanesh Kumar, focusing on polling access, training, stakeholder engagement, and digital integration. The reforms aim to streamline electoral processes and enhance voter experience nationwide.
He also underlined that the participants, through the training, will familiarise themselves with the provisions of first and second appeals against the final electoral rolls
The initiative, envisioned by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar during the March Conference of Chief Electoral Officers, aims to simplify user experience (UX) and enhance user interface (UI) by consolidating apps like the Voter Helpline, Voter Turnout, cVIGIL, Suvidha 2.0, E
According to an official release, 229 Booth Level Officers (BLOs), 12 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and two District Election Officer (DEOs) from the Bihar are participating in the two-day training programme.
The CEC stated that wherever democracy was present, electoral rolls and election processes were different, and in some countries, electronic voting systems were used.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi along with the Union Home Secretary, Secretary Legislative Department, Secretary MeitY and CEO, UIDAI and technical experts of the ECI also participated in the meeting.
Within less than a month of assuming office, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has initiated a series of proactive and definitive measures to address long-pending electoral challenges, some of which have remained unresolved for decades. According to sources in the Election Comm