Electoral Literacy Clubs to empower youth to uphold truth, strengthen democracy: CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated at the Election Commission of India’s fourth regional conference in Goa that Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELCs) empower young citizens to understand electoral processes and strengthen democracy. ELC 2.0 aims to turn schools and colleges into hubs of electoral literacy under the tagline "Learn Democracy, Lead Democracy." The initiative leverages the ECINet digital platform to provide continuous, year-round electoral literacy activities and election-related services. The programme targets India's educational ecosystem, which includes roughly 15 lakh schools and nearly 1,500 universities, to encourage informed democratic participation among young and first-time voters.