Fair electoral rolls lead to fair polls: CEC

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Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. | Photo Credit: Thuklasi Kakkat

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar connected Saturday (May 30, 2026) said that just electoral rolls pb to just elections and India was “in that moment” astatine present.

In his inaugural code astatine the 2nd National Conference of Counsels representing the Election Commission of India, Mr. Kumar besides hailed Booth Level Officers and Booth Level Agents arsenic the ft soldiers of electoral rotation absorption and congratulated the electors successful the precocious concluded Assembly elections successful Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal for their historical participation.

“Fair rolls pb to just polls. That’s the infinitesimal contiguous and India is successful it,” helium said highlighting the precocious level of contestation during these elections. He commended the counsels for their dedicated efforts successful representing the Commission earlier courts crossed the country.

Aimed astatine further strengthening the canvass body’s ineligible model and strategy, the league was attended by advocates representing the Commission earlier the Supreme Court and assorted High Courts crossed the country. CEOs and elder officials of the Commission besides participated successful the conference. 

The conference, centred connected the taxable “A Year of Legal Challenges, Experiences, Learnings and the Way Forward”, provides a captious level for dialog and speech betwixt the Commission and ineligible professionals from crossed the country, the EC said successful a statement.

As portion of the conference, interactive sessions were held connected cardinal electoral processes, specified arsenic electoral rotation management, Special Intensive Revision (SIR), polling and counting procedures, and EVM demonstrations.

Experience-sharing sessions by advocates on with discussions connected predetermination laws, judicial proceedings, ineligible reforms, organization coordination, the relation of media narratives, and EC’s technology-driven initiatives, including ECINET, offered a level for examining emerging issues successful the electoral and ineligible landscape. 

Published - May 30, 2026 09:59 p.m. IST

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