NEW DELHI, India – The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to play a pivotal role in strengthening global electoral integrity at the upcoming International IDEA Stockholm Conference on Electoral Integrity. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Shri Gyanesh Kumar will lead the Indian delegation to the event, co-organized by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) and the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Electoral ...
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Maharashtra Elections: ECI Rebuts Allegations, Cites Factual Data
New Delhi,– The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a point-by-point rebuttal to allegations concerning the electoral process in Maharashtra, emphasizing factual data to address concerns raised, including those by the Indian National Congress (INC).
Responding to claims about voting hours and voter turnout, the ECI stated that out of 6,40,87,588 electors in Maharashtra Assembly elections, 58 lakh votes were polled per hour between 7 am and 6 pm. This average, the ECI highlighted...
ECI Boosts Electoral Process with 21 Initiatives
In a major push to enhance voter experience and streamline election management, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched 21 new initiatives over the past 100 days. These measures span procedural reforms, training programmes, and stakeholder engagement. A slew of purposeful, pragmatic and proactive measures has marked the first 100 days of the 26th Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar assuming office. The vision for a reinvigorated ECI was charted out by the CEC in the pr...
ECI begins training programme for BLO Supervisors from Jharkhand
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Shri Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated a two-day capacity-building programme for frontline election functionaries from Jharkhand at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi today.
The participants, numbering 402, include DEOs, EROs, BLOs and BLO Supervisors. Over the past three months, ECI has trained over 3000 such participants from across the country at IIIDEM.
In his inaugural address, CEC Gyanesh Kumar...
ECI Highlights Accuracy in Electoral Rolls with Just 90 appeals for change
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has successfully completed the Special Summary Revision (SSR) of Electoral Rolls across the country, with the final rolls published on January 6th and 7th, 2025. This comprehensive exercise covered nearly 10.5 lakh polling booths spread across 4,123 Assembly Constituencies. It saw the active participation of over 13.87 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties, reflecting a high level of stakeholder engagement.
The SSR also incorporat...
ECI’s Orientation Programme for Media and Social Media Nodal Officers, District PROs Concludes
A two-Day National Training Programme comprising 2 DEOs, 12 EROs & 217 BLOs from West Bengal commenced at IIIDEM today. This initiative forms part of the broader training plan for the capacity augmentation of grassroot election functionaries as envisaged by the Commission during the
CEO’s Conference held at IIIDEM on the 4th of March.
ECI also concluded a one-day Orientation Programme for Media Nodal Officers, Social Media Nodal Officers, and District Public Relations Officers at the Indi...
EC invites Party Presidents and senior leaders for interaction to further strengthen electoral processes within legal framework
The Election Commission of India has invited suggestions from all National and State political parties by April 30, 2025 for any unresolved issues at the level of ERO, DEO or the CEO, as the case may be. In an
individual letter issued to political parties today, the Commission also envisaged an interaction with the Party Presidents and senior members of the party, at a mutually convenient time, to further strengthen electoral processes in accordance with the established law.
Earlier, durin...