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Gyanesh Kumar Calls India’s Electoral Process Among World’s Most Transparent
India’s top election official, Gyanesh Kumar, said the country’s elections are checked carefully and openly.
Political parties and candidates can watch or take part in checks at many stages.
Election workers visit homes and review voter lists.
They look for records belonging to people who are absent, have moved, have died, are listed more than once or are foreigners.
They also work to keep eligible voters on the list.
Voting machines and paper-trail machines are tested before voting begins.
After voting, officials compare machine results with official records during counting.
Kumar asked young people to help others register to vote.
He also said schools and colleges can teach students more about democracy.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said India’s electoral process is among the world’s most transparent.
Political parties, candidates and their agents participate in verification from electoral-roll preparation through vote counting.
Booth Level Officers identify absent, shifted, dead, duplicate and foreign entries while protecting eligible voters’ registration.
EVMs and VVPATs undergo mock polls before voting, while results are checked against Form 17C during counting.
Kumar urged young people to use ECINET, support voter registration and strengthen electoral literacy through schools and colleges.
- Who
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Booth Level Officers, political parties, candidates, election agents, students and Electoral Literacy Club members.
- What
- Kumar said India’s electoral process is among the world’s most transparent and urged continued voter-roll verification and electoral literacy.
- Where
- Atal Kalam Hall at Gujarat University and related electoral-literacy programmes in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
- When
- The programme was held on Friday, September 11, 2026, according to one report.
- Why
- To maintain accurate electoral rolls, explain election safeguards and strengthen democratic awareness among young citizens.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Location
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Voter-roll checks
- Booth Level Officers identify absent, shifted, dead, duplicate and foreign entries.
- Polling safeguards
- EVMs and VVPATs are checked in mock polls before voting in the presence of candidates’ polling agents.
- Counting check
- EVM totals are verified against votes recorded in Form 17C in the presence of counting agents.
- Youth outreach
- Kumar urged participants to download ECINET and help register eligible voters.
- International role
- India currently holds the chairmanship of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, which comprises 35 major democracies.
Quotes
Gyanesh Kumar
India’s Chief Election Commissioner
“At every stage of India's electoral process, political parties, candidates or their agents continuously carry out verification. Therefore, India's electoral process is among the most transparent electoral processes in the world.”
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