The Election Commission of India inaugurated a two-day conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in New Delhi on Friday.
ECI Sources said that to resolve this long-pending problem, the entire electoral database of over 99-crore electors was searched by CEOs of all the 36 States/UTs and EROs of all the 4,123 Assembly constituencies across India in all the 10.50 lakh polling stations. On average, there are about
The Supreme Court on Friday extended its interim order staying the proceedings of the criminal defamation case against former Delhi Chief Ministers of Delhi Atishi and Arvind Kejriwal over their remarks on the alleged deletion of voter names from the electoral roll in the national capital i
These measures are in line with the initiatives as envisaged by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Gyanesh Kumar, during the Conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs), in the presence of Election Commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi in March this year.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced three new initiatives aimed at improving electoral roll accuracy and enhancing voter-related services, as per an official press release on Thursday.
According to EC sources, during the Assembly Elections in Maharashtra, 6,40,87,588 electors, who arrived at the polling station between 7 am and 6 pm, cast their votes.
During the winter session of Parliament, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, had called for a detailed discussion on the electoral rolls.
The CEC stated that wherever democracy was present, electoral rolls and election processes were different, and in some countries, electronic voting systems were used.
The next hearing in the matter is May 20. The petitioners further emphasized that the respondents must clarify why, despite multiple judicial directives, the DSGMC elections continue to use outdated and flawed electoral rolls from 1983, which are over 43 years old.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar emphasized the scale of India's elections and the vital role of booth-level officers in the electoral process. He announced the first-ever training program for 1 lakh officers to enhance electoral roll management.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar launched the first-ever BLO training at IIIDEM in New Delhi, aiming to train over 1 lakh BLOs. The initiative focuses on strengthening the electoral roll network and ensuring error-free updates across India.