ECI holds grassroots-level meetings with political parties to resolve pending issues
Chandigarh, March 25 – As per the directions of the Election Commission of India, grassroots-level meetings are being held with political parties at ERO, DEO and CEO levels across the country.
Haryana Chief Electoral Commissioner, Pankaj Aggarwal said 4,123 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are holding all-party meetings to resolve any pending polling booth-level issues in their respective Assembly Constituencies (ACs) across the country. Similarly, all 788 District Election Officers (DEOs) and 36 Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all 28 States and 8 UTs at the state/UT levels have also been directed to hold such meetings to resolve any pending issues at the district and state/UT levels respectively, within the legal framework of the RP Act 1950 & 1951, Registration of Elector Rules 1960, Conduct of Election Rules 1961 and the manuals, guidelines and instructions issued by the ECI from time to time.
He said these meetings have already started with the active participation of national/state level political parties. All such meetings are to be completed in the entire country in each AC, district and State/UT by March 31, 2025. This is in line with the directions of the Commission led by CEC Gyanesh Kumar along with ECs Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi during the conference of CEOs of all states/UTs and one DEO and ERO from each state on March 4, 2025 in New Delhi.
Political parties and their authorised representatives such as Booth Level Agents (BLAs), Polling Agents, Counting Agents and Election Agents have specific roles to play in various electoral processes, including the conduct of elections. This grassroots-level engagement has been welcomed by political parties, with their active and enthusiastic participation in meetings across assembly constituencies, districts, and states/UTs. The Commission has appealed to all the national/state political parties to avail this proactive grassroots-level engagement with electoral authorities for resolving any pending issue in a time-bound manner.
