Overview
- The Election Commission convened media and social media nodal officers from all states and union territories in New Delhi on September 12 for a day-long training at Bharat Mandapam.
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar opened the sessions with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, underscoring that polls are conducted strictly under the Constitution.
- Fifty-one officers participated in expert-led modules on timely, coordinated fact-based communication and techniques to counter online misinformation, including AI-enabled content.
- A dedicated segment addressed media and social media engagement for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- The workshop built on IIIDEM orientations held on April 9 and June 5 and comes as opposition figures question roll integrity, prompting a broader ECI capacity-building drive before upcoming state polls.