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and youth. Kumar led a cycle rally in Pune consisting of nearly 300-400 cyclists to raise voter awareness amongst the youth and the urban population. Similarly, in an attempt to address issues related to urban apathy and youth apathy, an election hackathon ‘Electhon 23’ was launched in
Bengaluru in March 2023 ahead of the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 ,in an endeavor to engage the young professionals and knowledge industry. The initiative has been to seek ideas and solutions on measures to increase the participation of urban and young voters in the elections, boost voter turnout on the election day and registration of voters in the electoral roll. While launching the national level Special Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls 2023 from Pune, he had also emphasized on an inclusive & healthy electoral roll with special focus inclusion of Third gender voters and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
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displaying confidence and faith in the electoral process, resulting in the highest turnout in four decades. The
Commission also simplified the registration and voting process for Kashmiri migrant voters residing in camps in Jammu, Udhampur, and Delhi, including setting up 26 special polling stations. Effective training of election personnel resulted in near-zero repolls, with only 39 repolls nationwide, showcasing the Commission's success in ensuring violence and disruption-free elections. Kumar's zero-tolerance approach towards money power led to historic seizures of Rs 10,000 crore, preventing inducements.The Commission's efforts included collaboration with nearly 40 enforcement agencies, focusing on curbing the influence of cash and freebies. These measures ensured a level playing field, particularly benefiting smaller parties, and upheld the integrity of India's electoral process.
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e-commerce platforms, Meta and social media companies, resulted in creative voter awareness messages on their distribution platforms. Apart from that around 100 press notes were issued during the election period, and robust IT systems were established for electors to check their details in electoral rolls and polling station details. A total of 32 political party delegations met the
Commission during the elections, with 495 major complaints from political parties disposed of. Various resource materials were made available on the ECI website and social media platforms. He also ensured to constantly monitor local weather across the States/UTs in consultation with the IMD, with necessary advisories issued regularly to enhance the convenience and comfort levels of voters, political parties, and campaigning candidates.
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trend of deep fake narratives, which has become a common feature in elections worldwide, where disruptive elements attempt to alter public perception and mislead the user by repetitively presenting the deep fakes as "fact". Kumar stressed that social media intermediaries, through their algorithm power and AI, can detect deep fakes proactively, especially in jurisdictions like India, where electoral cycles are definite and well-announced. He emphasized that early red flagging of fake news based on known modus operandi and genres and a proactive approach to counter fake news will facilitate credible electoral outcomes that will help preserve the ‘freedoms’, which the social media platforms require to thrive. The third
Conference on ‘Inclusive Elections and Elections Integrity’ organized virtually in March 2023.
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happened almost after a decade. The last visit by a CEC India to Bhutan was in 2013. During the visit, Kumar also called on the Prime
Minister of Bhutan H.E Lyonchhen Dr Lotay Tshering who in a tweet thanked CEC Rajiv Kumar for ECIs support and cooperation to the Election Commission of Bhutan that is critical to strengthen their democracy. Both the EMBs discussed further collaboration on Human resource development, research & training and leveraging technological advancements to further strengthen the election management.
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Commission of India had organized three
International Conferences with Mauritius, Greece & International organization IFES as co-leads. The first Conference on ‘Role, Framework & Capacity of EMBs’ was organized on October 31- November 1, 2022 in New Delhi. EMBs from Armenia, Mauritius, Nepal, Cabo Verde, Australia, Chile, Federal States of Micronesia, Greece, Philippines, São Tomé & Príncipe and three international organizations namely,
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their franchise. Special efforts were undertaken to enrol voters from Bru
Community. 14,055 adult members were enrolled in the State in 12 locations highlighting efforts to expand voter participation and strengthen the democratic fabric of the nation. Meticulous planning of the Commission led by CEC Kumar has ensured violence-free, fair, accessible, inclusive and inducement free elections in all the five states so far.
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Himachal Pradesh Elections 2022 through home voting facility at his native place in Kalpa, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. Kumar met his bereaved family in person and paid floral tributes. During his conversation with family members, Shri Negi’s son recalled a gratitude letter written by Kumar to all centenarian voters across the country.
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conflicting viewpoints and interests to the same table, fostering an inclusive, participative and representative approach towards redefining electoral boundaries. Over 1200 representations from 31 districts and 20 political parties heard by the
Commission in person at Guwahati. More than 6000 persons participated in the consultative exercise over three days.
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ensures that the senior citizens and differently-abled individuals can exercise their right to vote with dignity and convenience. The
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under meticulous planning, conducted peaceful elections even in states with histories of violence, including areas affected by Left-Wing Extremism, Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Tripura, and West Bengal. Deploying central forces, observers, and webcasting ensured a level playing field and intimidation-free voting.
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graced as Guest of Honour at the national function in New Delhi. The event was also attended by Heads and representatives of Election Management bodies viz. Maldives, Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan. A series of unique initiatives were launched in preparation for the Lok Sabha 2024
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ECI has been expanding its links and cooperation with foreign Election Management Bodies (EMBs) through its ‘International Cooperation Programme’. Having signed MoUs with Mexico, Brazil and Chile in the past years, Panama is the fourth MoU signed by ECI with an EMB in the Latin Americas region,
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Further, Kumar was invited by the Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan to explore avenues for expanding bilateral cooperation on election matters and strengthen the cooperation between the two election management bodies. The visit to Bhutan by the Chief Election Commissioner of India has
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During his tenure as CEC, Kumar has raised prominent issues in electoral participation focusing on urban apathy, youth apathy and participation of domestic migrants. He has actively spoken about addressing these issues on many occasions including media interactions and interaction with students
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and began with the press conference on 16th March 2024. The elections marked a historic moment as India set a world record with 64.3 crore voters casting their votes.A total of 31.2 crore women voters participated, outnumbering the total voters of the 27 countries of the European Union in their last
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Kumar chaired the Extraordinary meeting of the Executive Board of the Association of World Election Bodies at Cape Town, South Africa in October 2022 during the 5th General Assembly meeting of the AWEB at Cape Town. During the 5th General Assembly meeting of the AWEB, Kumar handed over the AWEB Flag
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where record seizures amounting to over Rs. 14000 crores had happened to ensure an inducement free elections. This was an almost 11-fold increase from previous elections in 2017 & 2018 in the five states. In Tripura Elections 2023, for the first time Bru migrant voters were able to exercise
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Soon after Rajiv Kumar took charge as the CEC of India, he pro-actively pursued the cleaning up of political space by utilising the available statutory space in the RP Act, 1951. Earlier, in May 2022, noticing certain instances of serious financial impropriety in cases of few Registered Unrecognized
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Furthermore, the Election Commission introduced a groundbreaking initiative under the leadership of Kumar in the Lok Sabha Election by providing home voting facilities for the elderly (85+) and Persons with Disabilities for the first time. This remarkable effort deserves the highest praise, as it
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Under Kumar's guidance, at the crucial juncture of the General Election 2024, the world's largest democracy embarked election festivities with a befitting tableau at Kartavya Path during the Republic Day Parade, 2024.This tableau captured the nation's attention, emphasising the 'Value of One Vote,'
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During his tenure as CEC, Shri Kumar successfully completed another daunting task of delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of Assam. Through consensus, consultation, and active participation, Shri Kumar along with fellow Commissioners brought together various stakeholders with
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in November 2023. Meticulous planning and exhaustive reviews by the Commission led by Rajiv Kumar ensured violence-free, fair, accessible and inclusive elections in the five states. There were no repolls in the election to the State Assembly of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura and Meghalaya while
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Kumar, in a rare gesture and mark of gratitude for the first voter of independent India and Himachal’s pride Shri Shyam Saran Negi’s democratic values, ethos and contribution, visited Kalpa, native village of Shri Negi soon after his demise. Shri Shyam Saran Negi died at the age of 106 years, three
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In reflecting on the election process, Kumar acknowledged that polling amid the heatwave and around weekends could have been avoided. His biggest learning is that the poll process should be completed before summer. When addressing the challenges faced by the poll panel, he highlighted a 'fifth M –
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Kumar has forged multiple partnership and collaboration under its SVEEP initiatives for wider dissemination of the voter awareness campaign. Collaborations with BCCI, Civil Aviation , Indian Railways, petrol pump networks, India Posts, and bank ATMs, along with pro-bono participation by startups,
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Under the leadership of Kumar, the Lok Sabha elections 2024 witnessed the largest electorate exercising their franchise. The electoral roll, featuring nearly 97 crore electors along with the world’s largest election mobilization involving 1.5 crore polling and security personnel. The election also
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In these two conferences, Kumar flagged threats from deep fake narratives to elections worldwide. On pressing challenges before the Election Management Bodies, Kumar stressed on the impact of new media, especially social media as an interaction with EMB's functioning. He highlighted the disturbing
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Manipur saw smooth elections with special polling stations for internally displaced persons, and 102 villages in Bastar division voted at their village polling stations for the first time. Similarly in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the Kashmir Valley, people came out in large numbers to vote,
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On January 25, 2024, the Election Commission of India celebrated its 75th year of service to the Nation. To mark this momentous occasion, and in light of the 2024 Parliamentary Elections – a commemorative postage stamp themed "Inclusive Elections" was released. A multi-media campaign "Chunav ka
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acknowledged that the biggest asset of the Election Commission of India is the trust gained due to its professional conduct of elections over the years. He elaborated that while electors in India have increased from about 17 crores in 1951 to over 94 crores now and while the voter turnout was the
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Kumar was also invited by the Election Commission of Nepal as International Observer for the elections to Nepal’s House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly. Kumar led a delegation of ECI officials as the State guest in Nepal and visited various polling stations in Kathmandu and other
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ECI through its India International Institute for Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) is also providing capacity building and training support to election officials from EMBs across the globe. Till date around 2500 International participants from 117 countries have benefitted through 122
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Further, under Kumar’s guidance, the Election Commission of India led the ‘Cohort on Election Integrity’ under the ‘Summit for Democracy’. ‘Summit for Democracy’, is an initiative of the US President hosted in December 2021. As part of the ‘ ‘Cohort on Election Integrity’ , Election
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Under his leadership, a meeting of all Recognized National and State Political Parties was also organized by the Election Commission in January 2023 to discuss the issue of enhancing voter participation in the electoral process. Representatives of National and State Recognised Political Parties
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Taking forward ECI’s commitment to an inclusive and accessible environment, CEC Kumar felicitated the Indian Deaf Cricket Team at Nirvachan Sadan on International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The meeting reaffirmed ECI's commitment to mainstream and deeply embed the concept and practice of
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officer of the Bihar/Jharkhand cadre of the 1984 batch. As the director and joint secretary in the Tribal Affairs Ministry between 2001 and 2007, Kumar drafted the Scheduled Tribes (Reorganisation of Forests Rights) Bill, 2005. It was under his supervision that the Special Central Assistance to
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Kumar presented the first copy of the ECI Publication "ECI initiatives for General Elections 2024" to the President. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the initiatives undertaken by each division of the ECI to ensure free, fair, inclusive, accessible, and participatory conduct of
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Under Kumar’s leadership, the 13th National Voters’ Day function on 25 January 2023 was also celebrated grandly throughout the country on the theme ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure’. At the National level function, President of India Droupadi Murmu graced the occasion. Further,
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produced by ECI in association with Subhash Ghai Foundation, was also screened. The song brings forth the power of the vote and celebrates the spirit of inclusive, accessible, ethical, participative and festive elections in the largest and most vibrant democracy of the world.
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was also presented to the Hon’ble President by Rajiv Kumar. The book, the first of its kind publication, throws light on the nuances of the Presidential Electoral system and associated constitutional provisions through the timelines of the past 16 Presidential elections.
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The 2nd International Conference on ‘Use of Technology and Elections Integrity’ which was organized in January 2023 in New Delhi was joined by Representatives from 16 EMBs & Countries. Heads/Dy Heads of 9 EMBs and IFES participated in the Conference.
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attended the full-day discussion session on January 16, 2023. A concept paper on “Improving Voter Participation of Domestic Migrants Using Remote Voting” was also shared by the Election Commission with all National and State political parties.
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in April. The Conference objective was focused discussion on critical themes for smooth and successful conduct of forthcoming 2024 elections also establishing a connect at interpersonal level for easy coordination, understanding and delivery.
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participated in the conference. Excellencies, Ambassadors/High Commissioners and other members of the Diplomatic Corps from Costa Rica, Ghana, Jamaica, Albania, Nepal, Greece, Montenegro, Spain also attended the two day Conference.
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ECI, as the lead, also committed to also provide training and capacity-building programmes to Election Management Bodies (EMBs) across the world and provide technical consultancy as per the needs of other EMBs.
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With ECI’s increasing stature globally, ECI has been increasingly invited by EMBs in other countries like Uzbekistan, Nepal, Fiji, Maldives, Cambodia, Republic of Zimbabwe, etc. to observe their elections.
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repoll in four polling stations in Nagaland were held due to local and human factors. Under his leadership, in the last six state elections in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura, and
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areas. Elections for the Federal and Provincial elections to elect 275 members of the Federal Parliament and 550 seats of the seven Provincial Assemblies in Nepal were held in November, 2022.
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highest ever at 67.4% in 2019 GE, the ECI is committed to motivating the remaining non-voters to come out to the polling station for more inclusive & participative elections.
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attracted the largest-ever global delegation, with 75 delegates from 23 different countries observing the high standards of electoral practices in India’s General Election.
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reinforcing a sense of pride and duty among citizens, and showcasing various aspects of the democratic process and the ECI’s commitment to free and fair elections.
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Under the leadership of Kumar, the Election Commission conducted the 18th Lok Sabha Election. The election festivities were captured under its umbrella theme
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Under the guidance of Kumar, 14th NVD was celebrated on 25th January 2024 in continuation of the last years' theme "Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure".
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In a first of its kind initiative and in the run up to 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the ECI organised a conference of all State CEOs at LBSNAA
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Political Parties (RUPPs), action was taken against a total 537 RUPPs. ECI delisted 284 RUPPs and 253 other RUPPs were declared inactive.
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2758:"Cricket Legend & Bharat Ratna awardee Sachin Tendulkar begins his innings as National Icon for ECI, to bat for greater voter turnout"
2974:"'India created world record with 64.2 crore voters in 2024 Lok Sabha elections': CEC Rajiv Kumar; hails historic participation of women"
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accessibility in ensuring a new normal of enabling environment in the entire election process ecosystem from registration to voting.
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Rajiv Kumar announced the 2024 General Elections schedule for Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies during a press conference
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1449:"ECI felicitates Indian Deaf Cricket team 'T20 Champions Trophy winners' to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities"
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A pioneering effort to capture glimpses into the historic journey of Presidential Elections in the country, an ECI Publication
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1024:"Meet next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar: He hates shell companies and likes trekking in high Himalayas"
3126:"EC's Crackdown on Money Power: Tech Helps Seize Rs 100 Crore Each Day, Highest-Ever in History of Lok Sabha Elections"
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States and Grants under Art. 275(1) of the Constitution was granted for the development of scheduled and tribal areas.
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3032:"'None Left Behind': How EC Took Polling Stations to Naxalism-Hit Voters, Vulnerable Tribal Groups for Battle 2024"
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programs conducted by IIIDEM and has thus created a vast global community for exchange of ideas and knowledge.
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Parv, Desh Ka Garv" for voter education and awareness for the parliamentary elections 2024 was also launched.
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3303:"Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Banks, Post Offices to create voter awareness; sign MoU with Election Commission"
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1789:"Tripura 'Votes Out Violence': Polls Incident-free, Turnout about 80%, 25-fold Rise in Seizures, Says ECI"
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2794:"Cricket Legend & Bharat Ratna awardee Sachin Tendulkar begins his innings as National Icon for ECI"
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2849:"Republic Day Parade: EC Tableau to Show Mammoth Size of Lok Sabha Elections, Highlight 'Home Voting'"
1837:"Election Commission announces polling dates for five States; only Chhattisgarh to vote in two phases"
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A short voter awareness film "My Vote My Duty" produced by ECI in association with filmmaker Shri
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1956:"Massive seizure of drugs reflects tight expenditure vigil in Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022"
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was the Chief Guest, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice (Independent Charge), Shri
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2863:"Republic Day parade: Election Commission tableau showcases India as 'Mother of Democracy'"
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1984:"Tripura Assembly Election 2023: Over 14,000 Bru voters to cast their votes for first time"
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amongst others with their messages evoking the spirit of democracy and power of one vote.
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between 1979 and 1982 and he is also an alumnus of the TERI School of Advanced Studies.
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3154:"ECI Begins Home Voting Facilities For Senior Citizens Above 85, Divyangs In New Delhi"
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mischievous narratives,' which the poll panel had failed to understand as a pattern.
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2956:"India Creates World Record With 64.2 Crore Voters Participating In Lok Sabha Polls"
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Rajiv Kumar has also held other positions such as director for the Central Board of
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with an overall 31 MoUs with EMBs and international organisations across the world.
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as its "National Icon" to motivate voters for participation in the election.
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2392:"Use algorithm power to proactively red flag fake news: CEC Rajiv Kumar"
1649:"Presidential poll: EC issues certificate of election to Droupadi Murmu"
1246:"Rajiv Kumar assumes charge as India's 25th chief election commissioner"
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2096:"Committee will be set up to increase enlisting of transgenders: CEC"
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3205:"Over 97 Crore Voters In 2024 Lok Sabha Elections - World's Largest"
3173:"Highest ever electoral registration of nearly 97 crore voters: ECI"
3089:"EC makes voting simple for Kashmiri migrants in Jammu and Udhampur"
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2574:"CEC Rajiv Kumar invited as international observer for Nepal polls"
2224:"CEC flags threat from deep fake narratives to elections worldwide"
1803:"85% turnout in Nagaland, 77% in Meghalaya as polls end peacefully"
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3017:"PVTGs in Mayurbhanj reach 98 per cent voter turnout milestone"
1206:"The Official Website page of the Election Commission of India"
2114:"ECI leads 'Cohort on Election Integrity, with EMBs worldwide"
1761:"Enthusiastic voting continues across 60 ACs in Tripura today"
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1910:"Nagaland election: Repoll in 4 polling stations today"
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1856:"Election in five states to be held next month"
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2895:"Lok Sabha Elections 2024 - Election Updates"
2668:"Nation celebrates 13th National Voters' Day"
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