The Election Commission will organise a one-day workshop for Media and Communication officers of the offices of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) across 36 States and Union Territories today. The workshop aims to emphasise that elections in India are held as per the Constitution and underline the importance of communicating the legal, factual and rule-based information in a timely and coordinated manner. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will inaugurate the workshop in the presence of Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi.

 

 

In a statement, the poll body said that in light of the recent surge in misinformation that seeks to mislead the public with regard to electoral processes, the Workshop aims to strengthen the communication ecosystem of the offices of the CEOs in States and UTs in countering misleading information with fact-based responses.