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The Election Commission of India (ECI) has concluded its largest-ever engagement drive with political parties, conducting 4,719 meetings across the country at various levels, including Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs), District Election Officers (DEOs), and Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), as of 31 March, according to the apex poll body.
In a release, the ECI revealed that these meetings were held over a span of 25 days and included 40 by CEOs, 800 by DEOs, and 3,879 by EROs. More than 28,000 representatives from political parties across the nation participated in the discussions.
These meetings were conducted following the directives issued by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alongside Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi, during the CEOs’ conference held between 4 and 5 March this year at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in the national capital.
The nationwide engagement aimed at addressing pending issues within the legal framework of the Representation of the People Acts of 1950 and 1951, the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, and ECI guidelines.
State and Union Territory CEOs have been instructed to submit action-taken reports, with unresolved issues to be escalated to the Commission for further review, the release stated.
The ECI’s outreach has been widely praised, receiving enthusiastic participation from political parties across assembly constituencies, districts, and states/UTs. Visuals from these meetings are available on the ECI’s official social media channels.
Earlier, in the last week of March, under the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, the entire election machinery, extending to the Booth Level Officer (BLO) level, was set on a firm course to promote the participation of all electors and ensure a positive experience for them at polling stations.
In the release, the Commission reaffirmed that the nearly 100 crore electors remain the cornerstone of democracy.
