ECI to hold conference of CEOs in March
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, February 24 2025: Election Commission of India (ECI) has scheduled a two-day conference with the chief electoral officers (CEOs) of all states/UTs on March 4 and 5 at India International Institute of Democracy & Election Management, New Delhi.

As per a release by ECI deputy director P Pawan, it would be the first such conference since Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge as chief election commissioner (CEC).

In a first, the CEOs have been instructed to nominate a district election officer (DEO) and an electoral registration officer (ERO) to take part in the conference.

As statutory authorities, CEOs, DEOs and EROs are important functionaries at the state, district and assembly constituency levels, it added.

ECI informed that the conference offers a platform for the election officials of the states/UTs for brainstorming and mutual learning from each other's experiences.

Day one of the conference will have discussions on key areas of modern election management including IT architecture, effective communication, enhancing social media outreach and statutory role of different functionaries in the electoral processes.

On the second day, CEOs pf states/UTs will present their respective action plan on thematic discussions of the previous day.

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