The Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted a training program for 353 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and BLO Supervisors from Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in New Delhi. This seventh batch of training, addressed by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, aims to reinforce adherence to election laws and regulations, including the Representation of People Act 1950, Registration of Electors Rules 1960, and Conduct of Election Rules, 1961. The training focuses on voter registration, form handling, field-level implementation, IT tools, and technical aspects of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs). The CEC emphasized the importance of familiarizing participants with appeal provisions related to electoral rolls and encouraged them to educate electors on these provisions. This training is part of a broader ECI effort, with over 3,350 field officials trained in the last two months.
Key Entities Referenced
DM: District Magistrate.
Election Commission: An organization responsible for conducting elections.
ECI: Abbreviation for Election Commission of India.
26 MAY 2025: Date of the press release.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi.
Booth Level Officers: Election officials at the grassroots level.
BLOs: Abbreviation for Booth Level Officers.
India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management: An institute for democracy and election management.
IIIDEM: Abbreviation for India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management.
New Delhi: Location of IIIDEM and ECI headquarters.
Chief Election Commissioner: The head of the Election Commission of India.
CEC: Abbreviation for Chief Election Commissioner.
Shri Gyanesh Kumar: Chief Election Commissioner of India.
Uttar Pradesh: One of the four states where BLOs are being trained.
Uttarakhand: One of the four states where BLOs are being trained.
Rajasthan: One of the four states where BLOs are being trained.
Himachal Pradesh: One of the four states where BLOs are being trained.
Electoral Registration Officers: Election officials responsible for voter registration.
Representation of People Act 1950: A law related to elections in India.
Registration of Electors Rules 1960: Rules related to voter registration in India.
Conduct of Election Rules, 1961: Rules related to the conduct of elections in India.
District Collector: Official responsible for revenue collection and district administration.
Executive Magistrate: An official responsible for maintaining law and order.
RP Act 1950: Abbreviation for Representation of People Act 1950.
Chief Electoral Officer: The head of the election machinery in a State/UT.
CEO: Abbreviation for Chief Electoral Officer.
State/UT: State or Union Territory.
Special Summary Revision: An exercise to update the electoral rolls.
SSR: Abbreviation for Special Summary Revision.
6th-10th of January 2025: Dates related to the Special Summary Revision exercise.
EVMs: Electronic Voting Machines.
VVPATs: Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail.
PKRP Release ID: 2131489: Release ID of the press release.
Election Commission
ECI trains nearly 350 BLOs from 4 states
Posted On: 26 MAY 2025 9:56PM by PIB Delhi
The seventh batch of training for Booth Level Officers (BLO) Supervisors began at the India
International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi today. Chief
Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Shri Gyanesh Kumar addressed the participants of the
training programme including BLOs, BLO Supervisors, Electoral Registration Officers from Uttar
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. A total of 353 grassroots election officials
(101 from Uttar Pradesh; 82 from Uttarakhand; 83 from Rajasthan and 84 from Himachal Pradesh)
are taking part in the training programme. With this, over 3,350 field officials have been trained in
the last two months by ECI in New Delhi.
2. In his inaugural address, CEC Gyanesh Kumar said that these training programmes are essential to ensure
that elections are conducted strictly in accordance with the Representation of People Act 1950, Registration of
Electors Rules 1960, Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 and the instructions issued by the ECI from time to
time. CEC also underlined that the participants, through the training, will familiarise themselves with the
provisions of first and second appeals against the final electoral rolls as published with the DM/District
Collector/Executive Magistrate under section 24(a) of RP Act 1950 and the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of
the State/UT under section 24(b) respectively. He also encouraged the BLOs and BLO Supervisors to make
the electors also aware of these provisions during their interactions.
3. It may be recalled that no appeals were filed from Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Himachal
Pradesh after the completion of the Special Summary Revision (SSR) exercise as of 6th-10th of January 2025.
4. The training is designed to enhance participants’ practical understanding especially in the areas of voter
registration, Form handling, and field-level implementation of electoral procedures. Participants will also
receive practical training on the IT tools. The officials will also be provided technical demonstrations and
training of EVMs and VVPATs including mock polls.
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PK/RP
(Release ID: 2131489)