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CEC Gyanesh Kumar says electoral roll transparency is ‘unparalleled’
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar described the Election Commission's electoral roll process as run with an "unparalleled level of transparency", The Hindu reported. He was speaking at a programme near Water Works…
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar described the Election Commission's electoral roll process as run with an "unparalleled level of transparency", The Hindu reported. He was speaking at a programme near Water Works crossing in Agra on 5 August. He put India's electorate at close to 950 million voters and said nearly 18 lakh personnel are deployed under the Commission during Lok Sabha elections. According to Kumar, the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the rolls has already been completed for roughly 700 million voters, with checks continuing on a further 350 million. Publication of the final rolls follows certification by government officials and an opportunity for recognised political parties to audit the entries. Kumar urged citizens to use the Commission's ECI Net app, which holds Commission material and electoral data reaching back to 1951.
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Every figure in the account is Kumar's own: the electorate of about 950 million, the nearly 18 lakh personnel deployed during Lok Sabha elections, and the split of the Special Intensive Revision into roughly 700 million voters completed and 350 million still under verification. The word "unparalleled" is his own description of the Commission's process, given in remarks at a programme near Water Works crossing in Agra on 5 August. The certification step he set out, in which government officials clear the records and recognised political parties audit them before final rolls are published, gives a defined point at which the remaining 350 million entries would be signed off.
Source: www.thehindu.com
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