Delhi conducts training for election officials and party agents ahead of electoral roll revision
Delhi's Chief Electoral Officer conducted a training program for election officials and representatives of six national political parties to prepare for a special intensive revision of electoral rolls scheduled for later this month. The training covered the functioning of Election Commission IT modules and the roles of officials during the revision process, with 29,758 booth-level agents appointed across Delhi. The revision is part of routine electoral preparations affecting over 1.46 crore registered voters across the city's 13,033 polling stations.
The Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's office organized a two-session training program at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management in collaboration with Election Commission experts. The first session trained Sub-Divisional Magistrates, Electoral Registration Officers, and Booth-Level Officers from all 13 districts on ECINet IT modules and their responsibilities during the revision exercise. The second session trained 187 booth-level agents representing recognized political parties, with officials emphasizing the importance of political party participation in ensuring an accurate electoral roll. The special intensive revision will include a month-long house-to-house enumeration drive beginning June 30, with the draft electoral roll published on August 5, followed by a claims and objections period ending September 4, and final publication on October 7. As part of preparations, polling stations are being rationalized by reducing the voter capacity per booth from 1,500 to 1,200.
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Training conducted for election officials, party agents ahead of electoral roll revision
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