The Election Commission will today organise the National Round Table Conference of ECI and State Election Commissioners at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The Round Table Conference is being held after a gap of 27 years. The last such conference was held in the year 1999.

 

The Round Table Conference will be chaired by the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in the presence of Election Commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi. State Election Commissioners of all states and union territories will participate along with their legal and technical experts. Besides, Chief Electoral Officers of all the states and union territories will also attend the conference. 

 

The primary objective of the Round Table Conference is to foster synergies in the functioning of the Election Commission and State Election Commissioners with respect to electoral processes and logistics within their legal frameworks. The deliberations are expected to provide a platform for constructive exchange of ideas and reinforce the spirit of cooperative federalism in electoral management.

 

During the day-long conference, discussions will focus around sharing of technology, EVMs and electoral rolls, besides strengthening of electoral processes. Senior officials of the Commission will make presentations on key technological and operational initiatives, including the recently launched ECINET digital platform and its transformative potential in streamlining electoral services. Presentations will also highlight the robustness, transparency and safeguards of the electronic voting machines.