India’s electoral roll is a living document: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar described India's electoral rolls as a dynamic, living document maintained by millions of officials. The Election Commission held a media conference to emphasize the transparency and constitutional safeguards governing the country's electoral processes.
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India’s electoral rolls with nearly 95 crore voters is a living document which is dynamically evolving with time, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Friday (July 17, 2026).
Addressing the first ever media conference organised by the Election Commission of India (ECI), Mr. Kumar, while referring to the statutory safeguards that underlie the preparation of electoral rolls, said that over 12 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and over 15 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) are actively involved in the process as “concurrent auditors”.
Emphasising that elections in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution, electoral laws, and instructions issued by the ECI from time to time, he said the entire electoral process is subject to continuous scrutiny by stakeholders involved in conducting elections across the country.
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