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EC's Transparency Unparalleled in Electoral Roll Preparation: Gyanesh Kumar
In India, there is a group of people who make sure elections are fair.
The leader of this group is named Gyanesh Kumar.
He said that his group is very open about how it makes the list of people who can vote.
India has about 950 million people who can vote.
That is more than any other country in the world.
During big elections, about 1.8 million workers help out.
Mr. Kumar told people to download an app called ECI Net.
The app shows election information from as far back as 1951.
The list of voters is checked carefully before it is finished.
Political parties are allowed to check the list too, so everyone can be sure it is correct.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said the Election Commission follows an "unparalleled level of transparency" in preparing electoral rolls.
India has around 950 million voters, making it the world's largest democracy, he said.
Nearly 18 lakh (1.8 million) personnel work under the EC during Lok Sabha elections.
Kumar urged people to download the ECI Net mobile application, which provides electoral data dating back to 1951.
The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is completed for about 700 million voters, with verification of another 350 million underway.
- Who
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- What
- Said the Election Commission follows unprecedented transparency in preparing electoral rolls and urged people to use the ECI Net app
- Where
- At a programme at Agravan near Water Works crossing, Agra
- When
- Wednesday, August 5
- Why
- To assure the public of the EC's transparency in voter list preparation and encourage access to electoral information
Key facts
- Speaker
- Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner
- Event location
- Agravan near Water Works crossing, Agra
- Date
- Wednesday, August 5
- Registered voters in India
- About 950 million
- EC personnel during Lok Sabha elections
- Nearly 18 lakh (1.8 million)
- ECI Net app data
- Electoral information and data dating back to 1951
- Special Intensive Revision completed for
- About 700 million voters
- Verification underway for
- About 350 million voters
Quotes
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
Head of India’s Election Commission
“"India has around 950 million voters, making it the world’s largest democracy … the Election Commission follows an unparalleled level of transparency in the preparation of electoral rolls," he said.”
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