The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken another unprecedented step by training field-level election functionaries from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the Tamil language.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday held talks with Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati as part of its initiative to promote greater and regular engagement with various stakeholders, including political parties, the poll panel said in a statement.
In a major initiative, the Election Commission of India will soon launch a new user-friendly digital interface for the electors and its other stakeholders including election officials, political parties, and the civil society, the poll panel said in a press statement on Sunday.
In his address, the CEC said that the BLOs and EROs along with the Booth Level Agents (BLAs) are responsible for ensuring correct and updated electoral rolls.
The training is planned to familiarise the BLOs with their roles and responsibilities as per statutory framework and equip them to ensure errorfree electoral rolls.
Notably, Gandhi, who is currently visiting the United States, during a talk at Brown University in Boston, accused the poll panel of compromising its impartiality.
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday commenced the training of booth level agents from Bihar in view of the forthcoming assembly elections in the state.
A two-day training programme for 12 electoral registration officer (ERO), 217 booth level officer (BLO) and two district election officer (DEO) from West Bengal commenced on Wednesday by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
A verbal spat between Trinamul Congress (TMC) MPs Kalyan Banerjee and Kirti Azad at the Election Commission of India (ECI) premises has sparked controversy, with the BJP releasing videos and screenshots of the alleged altercation.
The Trinamul Congress formally urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday to suspend its recently proposed process of linking voter ID cards (EPICs) with aadhaar until the concerns surrounding it are addressed.
