**Policy Summary:**
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will conduct a one-day workshop on September 12, 2025, in New Delhi for Media Nodal Officers (MNOs) and Social Media Nodal Officers (SMNOs) from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) offices of 36 States and Union Territories. The workshop will be inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar, with Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi also in attendance.
The primary objectives of the workshop are to reinforce the constitutional basis of Indian elections, emphasize the importance of timely and coordinated communication of legal, factual, and rule-based information, and strengthen the communication ecosystem of CEO offices to counter misinformation related to electoral processes. This initiative follows two prior orientation programs held at IIIDEM on April 9, 2025, and June 5, 2025. The workshop aims to build upon previous learning and develop forward-looking strategies to ensure electors and stakeholders receive timely, verified, and authentic information, mitigating the impact of false information.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body responsible for administering elections in India.
New Delhi: The location of the workshop, and location of previous orientation programs.
Gyanesh Kumar: Chief Election Commissioner who will inaugurate the workshop.
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu: Election Commissioner.
Vivek Joshi: Election Commissioner.
Constitution: The elections in India are held as per the Constitution.
StatesUTs: Refers to all the States and Union Territories of India. A workshop is being held for Media and Communication Officers of CEO offices of 36 StatesUTs.
IIIDEM: Location of two orientation programmes held previously.
Election Commission
ECI to organise One-day workshop for Media and
Communication Officers of CEO offices
Posted On: 11 SEP 2025 7:56PM by PIB Delhi
1. A one-day Workshop for Media Nodal Officers (MNOs) Social Media Nodal Officers (SMNOs), of
CEO offices of 36 States/UTs will take place on September 12, 2025 in New Delhi. Chief Election
Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar will inaugurate the workshop in the presence of Election
Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi.
2. The Workshop aims to emphasize that elections in India are held as per the Constitution and underline
the importance of communicating the legal, factual and rule-based information in a timely and in a
coordinated manner.
3. In light of the recent surge in misinformation that seeks to mislead the public with regard to electoral
processes, the Workshop also aims to strengthen the communication ecosystem of the offices of the
CEOs in States/UTs in countering misleading information with fact-based responses.
4. The Workshop will reinforce learning from the two orientation programmes held previously at IIIDEM
on April 9, 2025 and June 5, 2025 in New Delhi and chart out forward-looking strategies to ensure that
the electors and other stakeholders get timely, verified and authentic information and are not misled by
false information.
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(Release ID: 2165805)