CEC Affirms Electoral Roll Integrity and Finality of RO Decision

The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, spoke about how the electoral roll in India, which includes nearly 95 crore people, is always changing and growing.

He explained that over 12 lakh booth level officers and 15 lakh booth level agents help keep the rolls updated.

Kumar also talked about how elections are held according to the Constitution and laws, and that the process is checked by everyone involved.

He mentioned that the recent assembly elections had the highest number of people voting, showing that Indians trust the system.

Kumar said that if your name was on the 2002 electoral roll, you are considered a citizen and don't need any documents to be part of the ongoing updates.

He also talked about a decision involving Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan, saying that the returning officer's decision was final and followed the law.

Natarajan was supposed to submit a form with details about any criminal cases or complaints against her, but she didn't do it on time.

The returning officer made a decision based on the law, and the Supreme Court agreed with it.