The ECI holds third Conference of Chief Electoral Officers

Assessed preparedness for the nationwide SIR exercise

IH News Desk

NATIONAL, September 11, 2025: The Election Commission of India (ECI) held its third Conference of Chief Electoral Officers at the India International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Management (IIIDEM) in New Delhi Thursday. The conference assessed the preparedness of CEOs of all States and Union Territories (UTS) for the nationwide SIR exercise.

The conference was inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in the presence of Election Commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi.

CEO Bihar presented strategies, constraints and best practices for the rest of the country. The CEOs provided detailed presentations on the number of electors, qualifying date of last SIR, and Electoral Roll in their respective states and UTs. They also reviewed the status of digitisation and uploading of the Electoral Roll and the mapping of current electors with the electors as per the last SIR.

The CEOs also provided suggested documents to ensure no eligible citizen is left out of the Electoral Roll and promote ease of submission for eligible citizens.

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