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Gyanesh Kumar leads the Election Commission of India

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He emphasized the importance of electoral literacy for young citizens

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Electoral Literacy Clubs will be expanded through the Electoral Literacy Club version 2.0 initiative

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ELC 2.0 will use the ECINET online system for year‑round education

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India has about 15 lakh schools and 25 crore students, showing the large reach of the program

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Summary

He organized a regional conference in Ahmedabad to promote Electoral Literacy Clubs across schools and universities

The new Electoral Literacy Club version 2.0 program will use the Election Commission of India’s digital platform called ECINET to provide continuous learning about voter registration, polling, and vote counting

The aim is to create a network of clubs that help young people become informed participants in elections

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New Words to Learn

11 words
Election Commission of India
The organization that runs all elections in India and makes sure they are fair
electoral literacy
Understanding how voting works and why it matters
torchbearer
A person who leads the way for others
Electoral Literacy Clubs
School groups that teach students about voting and how government works
Electoral Literacy Club version 2.0
An updated program that uses more digital tools to teach about voting
ECINET
The Election Commission of India’s online platform that provides election information and services
voter registration
The process of signing up so you can vote in elections
polling
The act of casting a vote at a voting place
vote counting
Adding up all the votes to decide who wins
lakh
One hundred thousand
crore
Ten million
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