# EC chief calls electoral roll process highly transparent 2026-08-06T11:01:52+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar told a public programme near Water Works crossing that the Election Commission runs what he called an unparalleled level of transparency in preparing electoral rolls. He put the personnel deployed under the Commission during Lok Sabha elections at nearly 18 lakh, and said India's electorate numbers about 950 million. Kumar asked citizens to install the ECI Net mobile application, which he said carries election information and data going back to 1951. On the Special Intensive Revision of the rolls, he said the exercise had been finished for roughly 700 million voters, with another 350 million still being verified. He added that officials certify every record before it is published and that recognised political parties are permitted to audit the finished lists. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Kumar's account is the Commission's own description of its process, with no outside voice in the coverage testing his description of it as unparalleled in transparency. His numbers show the roll revision is still incomplete, with some 350 million voters still going through verification even as roughly 700 million have already been reviewed. Verification of the remaining 350 million voters has still to finish, after which, by Kumar's account, officials certify the records and recognised parties may audit the published lists. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Election Commission, Gyanesh Kumar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ec-chief-calls-electoral-roll-process-highly-transparent/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ec-chief-calls-electoral-roll-process-highly-transparent/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.