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Spotlight on Recent Elections Chapter 12

A Conference of Chief Electoral Officers of all states/UTs SVEEP upon which various presentations and interactions
chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was took place in the conferences.
recently conducted at Lal Bahadur Shastri National A number of action points have been identified that span
Academy of Administration in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand from creating a clean and accurate electorate roll with 100
during April 2 to 4, 2023 mainly to initiate preparations for percent enrollment of all eligible electors to making the
the Lok Sabha elections; review organisational structure elections thoroughly inclusive and accessible. The regulatory
of CEO offices and align them with various verticals of issues, digitisation process, and social media matters also
election process. This was followed by another assume critical importance as elections become more
conference during April 19 and 20, 2023 at IIIDEM, New politically competitive. For Election Commission of India, the
Delhi. The seven groups/verticals created for pursuing last six legislative assembly elections were a splendid
efficient, inclusive and voter friendly elections are i) opportunity to improve its services and streamline delivery
Electoral Roll ii) Election Planning and Logistics iii) mechanism ahead of the Eighteenth General Election that
Technology for Election iv) Election Expenditure v) Law and promises to be the largest democratic exercise in the world.
Statutory Directions vi) Training vii) Communication and The Commission has lived up to its promise.

Election Commission of India, Conference of Chief Electoral Officers of all States/UTs
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy Administration, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand (April 2-4, 2023)

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