Archive · 17 Aug 2026
CEC Gyanesh Kumar launches Electoral Literacy Clubs 2.0 in Patna
The Election Commission of India wants to teach young people about elections.
The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, started a new program called Electoral Literacy Clubs 2.0.
He announced it at a meeting in Patna, a city in India.
The program will help students learn how elections work in India.
They will learn about voting, counting votes, and how the Election Commission works.
The clubs will be set up in schools, colleges, and universities.
A new logo and a new motto, 'Learn Democracy.
Lead Democracy', were shown at the event.
The program uses a special digital platform called ECINet for election services.
The goal is to help young people trust elections and take part in them.
This way, the future of democracy in India will be strong.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar launched Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC 2.0) at a conference in Patna.
The initiative aims to familiarise students and young electors with India's electoral system, democratic values and the functioning of the ECI.
A new ELC logo and tagline, 'Learn Democracy. Lead Democracy', were unveiled at the event.
ELC 2.0 will use the ECINet digital platform to build a pan-India network of digitally enabled clubs in schools, colleges and universities.
During his two-day Bihar visit on August 16-17, the CEC also met Booth Level Officers at Rajgir and made field visits in Madhubani, Vaishali and Nalanda.
- Who
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission of India (ECI).
- What
- Launched Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC 2.0) to familiarise students and young electors with India's electoral system, democratic values and the ECI's functioning.
- When
- Monday, during the CEC's two-day visit to Bihar on August 16-17.
- Where
- Gyan Bhawan, Patna, Bihar, India, with related events in Nalanda, Madhubani and Vaishali.
- Why
- To strengthen trust in electoral processes, boost electoral literacy and promote informed democratic participation among young citizens.
- Initiative
- Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC 2.0)
- Tagline
- Learn Democracy. Lead Democracy
- Launch venue
- Gyan Bhawan, Patna
- Digital platform
- ECINet
- Schools in India
- Approximately 15 lakh schools
- School students
- Nearly 25 crore students
- Higher education
- Nearly 1,500 universities and around 70,000 institutions with 4.33 crore students
- CEC visit
- August 16-17, Bihar (Madhubani, Vaishali, Nalanda)