Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Gyanesh Kumar Leads Chennai Electoral Literacy Conference on Democracy
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will visit Chennai on Thursday.
He will lead a meeting about helping people understand elections and democracy.
The event will be held at Kalaivanar Arangam.
Students, teachers and education leaders from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will attend.
Kumar will also speak with booth-level officers who help manage voter registration and electoral rolls.
Students will learn about voting, polling and counting.
Organisers will demonstrate digital tools used in election work.
The event will include questions, exhibits and quizzes about elections.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will visit Chennai on Thursday for a regional electoral literacy conference.
The Election Commission of India is organising the day-long event with Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer Archana Patnaik.
About 1,000 students, educators and institutional heads from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are expected to attend.
Kumar will meet around 500 booth-level officers to discuss voter enrolment, electoral roll verification and operational feedback.
The programme will showcase ELC 2.0, the Ecinet mobile application, election demonstrations, exhibitions and quizzes.
- Who
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Election Commission officials, booth-level officers, students, educators and institutional heads.
- What
- A regional conference on Electoral Literacy Clubs and Ecinet, featuring discussions, demonstrations and question-and-answer sessions.
- When
- Thursday; the conference will run for the day.
- Where
- Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai, with participants from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
- Why
- To strengthen voter outreach, promote constitutional literacy among young voters and expand digital platforms in electoral operations.
- Event theme
- “Learn Democracy, Lead Democracy”
- Expected attendance
- Nearly 1,000 delegates
- Represented institutions
- 300 schools, 75 colleges and 25 universities
- Booth-level interaction
- Around 500 booth-level officers
- Organisers
- Election Commission of India in coordination with Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer Archana Patnaik
- Digital platforms
- ELC 2.0 and the unified Ecinet mobile application