Bhubaneswar, May 20 -- Emphasizing the need for greater transparency and technological integration in the electoral process, Odisha Chief Electoral Officer R. S. Gopalan on Tuesday batted for the adoption of global best practices and modern innovations as essential to make vote counting and result tabulation more robust, accurate and trustworthy.
Speaking at a high-level seminar organised here on Tuesday, Gopalan said election management institutions must continuously upgrade their systems and procedures to strengthen public confidence in democratic processes.
The seminar, organised in collaboration with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, focused on transparency, procedural safeguards and technological inn...