• A national conference for State Election Commissioners will be organised by the Election Commission of India on February 24, 2026.
• The
conference will be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
• State
Election Commissioners of all the States/UTs of the country will attend the
Conference.
• A
national conference for State Election Commissioners will be held after a gap
of more than 25 years.
• The
previous such conference was organised in 1999.
• The
conference will be chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
• He
will be joined by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
• They
will address the State Election Commissioners at the inaugural ceremony.
• State
Election Commissioners will be accompanied by legal experts and technical
specialists.
• The
conference will be attended by Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of Election
Commission of India of all 36 States/UTs.
• The
conference is aimed at building synergy in the functioning of Election
Commission of India and State Election Commissioners.