Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has underscored the statutory sharing of India’s Electoral Roll with all recognised political parties every year during revision as well as before the elections since 1960 till today. It has provision of claims, objections and appeals, which is one of the world’s most rigorous and transparent exercises, reinforcing the accuracy and integrity of the electoral process. Addressing the Stockholm International Conference in Sweden last evening on Electoral Integrity, Mr Kumar noted that this robust mechanism plays a vital role in upholding electoral credibility across the country, year after year. He reaffirmed the role of the Election Commission of India in capacity-building programmes for Election Management Bodies of countries around the globe. Over one hundred participants representing Election Management Bodies of around 50 countries are taking part in the Conference, which is being organised by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.

On the sidelines of the conference, Gyanesh Kumar held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Mexico, Indonesia, Mongolia, South Africa, Switzerland, Moldova, Lithuania, Mauritius, Germany, Croatia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. These engagements focused on voter participation, electoral technology, diaspora voting, and institutional capacity-building.