Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Election Chief to Engage Uttar Pradesh Youth, Strengthen Electoral Literacy
India’s top election official is visiting Uttar Pradesh for two days.
He will meet students and help them understand how elections work.
The visit will include a session at the college where he studied early in life.
Officials will also discuss new ways to teach young people about voting.
These programs are called Electoral Literacy Clubs, or ELCs.
The updated ELC 2.0 program will use activities and digital tools throughout the year.
A conference will show how people register, vote, and count votes.
The election chief will also listen to Booth Level Officers who work directly with voters.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will lead a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh beginning Monday.
He will interact with students and future voters at Colvin Taluqdars’ College in Lucknow.
A regional conference on ELC 2.0 and ECINET will be held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan.
The conference will demonstrate voter registration, voting, and vote-counting processes.
Kumar will also meet approximately 500 Booth Level Officers from Lucknow and nearby districts.
- Who
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, senior Election Commission officials, students, election officers, and approximately 500 Booth Level Officers.
- What
- A two-day Uttar Pradesh visit involving youth engagement, an ELC 2.0 and ECINET conference, and discussions with Booth Level Officers.
- When
- The visit begins Monday; the Booth Level Officer interaction is scheduled for August 25.
- Where
- Lucknow, including Colvin Taluqdars’ College and the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan.
- Why
- To strengthen the electoral process at the grassroots level, promote electoral literacy, engage future voters, and gather field-level suggestions.
- Visit leader
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Visit duration
- Two days beginning Monday
- Student session
- Awadh Auditorium, Colvin Taluqdars’ College
- Regional conference
- ELC 2.0 and ECINET conference at Jupiter Hall, Indira Gandhi Pratishthan
- Participating districts
- Officials from 20 districts will attend the first Lucknow phase
- Booth Level Officer meeting
- Approximately 500 officers from Lucknow and neighbouring districts
- ELC origin
- Electoral Literacy Clubs were launched in 2018 under the SVEEP program