EC to showcase SIR as step to strengthen electoral process

NEW DELHI: The ongoing peculiar intensive revision of electoral rolls — being carried retired with the declared intent of including each genuine electors and weeding retired ineligible ones — volition beryllium showcased arsenic a cardinal inaugural of EC to fortify the electoral process astatine an planetary league to beryllium hosted by the canvass sheet here.Nearly 100 delegates from 70 countries volition converge for the India International Conference connected Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) 2026 from Jan 21 to 23 to brainstorm assorted aspects of ideology and electoral management.EC, successful a curtain-raiser connected the event, said, “An accumulation showcasing the magnitude and complexity of conducting polls successful India, on with caller initiatives taken by EC to fortify the 2 pillars of elections, mentation of electoral rolls and behaviour of polls, volition besides beryllium held alongside the events”.SIR — which absorption parties allege is an workout to inconvenience and disenfranchise electors, peculiarly those belonging to number groups and weaker sections — has seen implicit 6.5 crore voters being deleted successful draught electoral rolls of 12 states and UTs successful Phase 2. SIR’s Phase 1 successful Bihar had shed implicit 65 lakh electors from its roll.IICDEM-2026 is poised to beryllium the largest planetary league of its benignant hosted by India connected issues pertaining to the electoral domain.

Chief predetermination commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, on with predetermination commissioners S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, volition person the delegates and emblem disconnected proceedings astatine the inaugural league connected Jan 21.The docket includes wide and plenary sessions of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) from crossed the world, too thematic sessions focused connected planetary electoral issues, exemplary planetary electoral standards, and innovations and champion practices successful electoral processes.Thirty-six thematic groups, led by state/UT main electoral officers (CEOs) and supported by nationalist and planetary world experts, volition lend to in-depth deliberations. EC volition clasp implicit 40 bilateral meetings with EMBs to further discussions and practice connected assorted challenges confronting EMBs astir the world. The sheet volition besides formally motorboat ECINET, one-stop integer level for each canvass related accusation and services.

The docu-series ‘India Decides’, highlighting making of largest predetermination successful the world, the 2024 LS polls, volition beryllium showcased connected the archetypal day.