India, Aug. 28 -- Describing BLOs as the foundation and backbone of Indian democracy, Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday interacted with field-level poll machinery and youth delegates during the ECI's Regional Conference on "ELC & ECINET" held at Kalaivanar Arangam here.

The day-long conference, organised by the ECI in coordination with the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu, focused on grassroots electoral preparedness and voter awareness across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Interacting with over 500 Booth Level Officers (BLO) from 14 surrounding districts, the CEC commended their dedicated door-to-door verification and on-ground efforts.

"Booth-level officers are the foundation of any dem...