The Election Commission of India (ECI) initiated a two-day capacity-building program at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in New Delhi for 402 frontline election officials from Jharkhand, including District Election Officers (DEOs), Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Booth Level Officers (BLOs), and BLO Supervisors. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated the program, recognizing the participants' dedication to elector enrollment. The training aims to familiarize officials with provisions under Sections 24a and 24b of the Representation of the People Act 1950 regarding appeals against electoral rolls and to ensure accurate electoral roll management. The curriculum includes interactive sessions, role-playing, case studies, and practical exercises related to election procedures, IT tools like the Voter Helpline App (VHA), and Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs). Over the past three months, ECI has trained over 3000 such participants from across the country at IIIDEM.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission: The Election Commission of India (ECI), the organization responsible for conducting elections.
ECI: Abbreviation for Election Commission of India.
BLO Supervisors: Booth Level Officer Supervisors, election functionaries being trained.
Jharkhand: A state in India where the BLO Supervisors are from.
19 MAY 2025: Date of the news posting.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - the source of the news.
Chief Election Commissioner: Title of the head of the ECI.
CEC: Abbreviation for Chief Election Commissioner.
Shri Gyanesh Kumar: The Chief Election Commissioner of India.
India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management: An institute where the training program is being held.
IIIDEM: Abbreviation for India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management.
New Delhi: Location of the IIIDEM.
DEOs: District Election Officers, participants in the training program.
EROs: Electoral Registration Officers, participants in the training program.
BLOs: Booth Level Officers, participants in the training program.
Sections 24a and 24b: Specific sections of the RP Act related to appeals.
RP Act 1950: Representation of the People Act, 1950, legislation related to elections.
DMDistrict CollectorExecutive Magistrate: Designated authority for first appeals against electoral rolls.
Chief Electoral Officer: CEO, the designated authority for second appeals against electoral rolls.
CEO: Abbreviation for Chief Electoral Officer.
StateUT: State or Union Territory.
Special Summary Revision: SSR, an exercise for updating electoral rolls.
SSR: Abbreviation for Special Summary Revision.
6th10th of January 2025: The date of the SSR exercise completion.
Representation of People Act 1950: Act governing elections in India.
1951: Year of Representation of the People Act relevant to election laws.
Registration of Electors Rules 1960: Rules governing the registration of voters.
Conduct of Election Rules, 1961: Rules governing the conduct of elections.
Forms 6, 7 and 8: Forms used in the electoral process.
Voter Helpline App: A mobile application to help voters.
VHA: Abbreviation for Voter Helpline App.
EVMs: Electronic Voting Machines.
VVPATs: Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails.
PKGDHRP: Likely an internal code or identifier within the source organization.
2129594: Release ID number for the press release.
Election Commission
ECI begins training programme for BLO Supervisors
from Jharkhand
Posted On: 19 MAY 2025 2:39PM by PIB Delhi
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Shri Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated a two-day capacity-building
programme for frontline election functionaries from Jharkhand at the India International Institute of
Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi today. The participants, numbering 402, include
DEOs, EROs, BLOs and BLO Supervisors. Over the past three months, ECI has trained over 3000 such
participants from across the country at IIIDEM.
2. In his inaugural address, CEC Gyanesh Kumar commended the exemplary hard work and dedication
demonstrated by the participants at the grassroots level in Jharkhand during enrolment of electors. CEC also
exhorted the participants, who will be familiarised with the provisions of first and second appeals under
Sections 24(a) and 24(b) of RP Act 1950 to make the electors aware of these provisions.
3. It may be recalled that the first and second appeals against the final electoral rolls can be made with the
DM/District Collector/Executive Magistrate and the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the State/UT
respectively. No appeals were filed from Jharkhand after the completion of the Special Summary Revision
(SSR) exercise as of 6th-10th of January 2025.
4. Playing a key role in ensuring correct and updated electoral rolls, the participants are being trained to
function strictly as per the Representation of People Act 1950, 1951, Registration of Electors Rules 1960,
Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 and the instructions issued by the ECI from time to time. The curriculum of
the programme includes interactive sessions, role plays, simulating house-to-house surveys, case studies, and
hands-on exercises for filling Forms 6, 7 and 8. Additionally, participants will receive practical training on the
Voter Helpline App (VHA) and the IT tools. The trainees will also be provided technical demonstrations and
training of EVMs and VVPATs including the conduct of mock polls.
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PK/GDH/RP
(Release ID: 2129594)