Overview

• Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated a two-day training programme at IIIDEM, New Delhi, for 402 election officials from Jharkhand, including DEOs, EROs, BLOs, and BLO Supervisors.
• Jharkhand's achievement of zero appeals during the January 2025 Special Summary Revision was commended as a model of electoral excellence and public trust.
• The training curriculum includes interactive sessions on grievance redressal under the Representation of People Act, voter list management, and practical exercises with EVMs, VVPATs, and the Voter Helpline App.
• CEC Kumar emphasized educating voters on their right to appeal and outlined a multi-tiered grievance redressal mechanism at district and state levels.
• Over 3,000 election officials across India have been trained at IIIDEM in the past three months, with the programme reflecting the Election Commission's commitment to transparency and procedural standardization.