Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Election Commission Expands Electoral Literacy Clubs Across India
India’s Election Commission wants students to understand how elections work.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said students will help shape the country’s future democracy.
Electoral Literacy Clubs, or ELCs, will operate in schools, colleges and universities.
These clubs will teach young people about registering to vote and taking part in elections.
They will also explain voting, vote counting and the work of election officials.
A new program called ELC 2.0 will use the ECINET digital platform.
The program is meant to run activities throughout the year across India.
Kumar also thanked Gujarat’s election officers for helping update the state’s voter lists.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar called students the torchbearers of tomorrow’s democracy.
The Election Commission is developing ELC 2.0 under the tagline “Learn Democracy. Lead Democracy”.
The initiative will use the ECINET platform and a dedicated portal to support year-round electoral education.
Electoral Literacy Clubs will teach young people about registration, voting, counting, democratic values and the Election Commission’s role.
Kumar also praised more than 500 Gujarat Booth Level Officers for their work during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Who
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the Election Commission of India, students, young electors and Gujarat Booth Level Officers.
- What
- The Election Commission outlined ELC 2.0, a digitally enabled expansion of Electoral Literacy Clubs, and discussed ECINET and electoral education.
- When
- Friday; the report does not specify the date.
- Where
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, at the fifth regional conference on Electoral Literacy Clubs and ECINET.
- Why
- To improve young citizens’ understanding of electoral processes and encourage informed participation in democracy.
- Program
- ELC 2.0, with the tagline “Learn Democracy. Lead Democracy”
- Digital platform
- ECINET, which provides election-related services from roll to poll
- School reach
- India has around 15 lakh schools, nearly 25 crore students and more than one crore teachers
- Higher education reach
- The sector includes nearly 1,500 universities and around 70,000 educational institutions
- Higher education enrollment
- Estimated at 4.33 crore students
- Gujarat session
- More than 500 Booth Level Officers participated in an interactive session with Gyanesh Kumar
- Previous conferences
- Earlier conferences were held in Patna, Lucknow, Chennai and Margao