Chief Election Officer of India Gyanesh Kumar today said that he had got an opportunity to meet and greet everyone on this great land of Jharkhand. “I interacted with the volunteers, during which I realized that the roots of democracy are very strong in Jharkhand. Every citizen above 18 years of age should become a voter. Election Commission has always stood with voters, is standing and will always stand with them,” he said.

Kumar was addressing media representatives after the Experience Share programme with volunteers in the auditorium of CCL Guest House in Ramgarh today.

The CEC said that a booth level officer is appointed at every polling station and every political party has the right to nominate a booth level agent at every booth. Every citizen can avail all facilities as a voter at his booth. If a person has any objection to the decision of the Electoral Registration Officer, he can appeal to the District Election Officer/DEO, and an appeal can be filed against the decision of the District Election Officer/DEO before the Chief Election Officer. There is no appeal pending before any District Election Officer/DEO or CEO office in Jharkhand, which means that the voter list in Jharkhand is close to 100 per cent satisfaction of voters and all others, for this the election team of Jharkhand deserves appreciation.

On this occasion, Gyanesh Kumar said that I am in Jharkhand for two days, during this time I will also visit some difficult places.

Earlier, the Chief Election Commissioner addressed the Experience Share Program with the volunteers who participated in the past elections and appreciated the work done by them.

In the welcome address of the programme, Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand, K Ravi Kumar said that the Chief Election Commissioner, who occupies the highest position in the Election Commission of India, is present among us today and is sharing the experiences of all of you. All the volunteers are requested that if you have any kind of question in your mind, then ask it without hesitation.

On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer of Ramgarh, Chandan Kumar, in his address, appreciated the work of the volunteers present here and wished them a bright future. The program was also addressed by SDO of Ramgarh district, Anurag Tiwari and Master Trainer of Volunteers, Sanjay Kumar Rai and at the end of the program, Additional Chief Election Officer Dr. Neha Arora thanked everyone. During the program, the stage was conducted by Deputy Secretary Dev Das Dutta.

On this occasion Chief Electoral Officer K. Ravi Kumar, Additional Chief Election Officer Dr. Neha Arora, Deputy Commissioner of Ramgarh Chandan Kumar, SP Ajay Kumar, Joint Chief Election Officer Subodh Kumar along with Election and Ramgarh district officials, volunteers of the district and BLOs were present.