New Delhi, June 23 -- The 13th batch of training for Booth Level Officers (BLO) Supervisors began at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management

(IIIDEM), New Delhi on Monday.

The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Gyanesh Kumar, inaugurated the programme by addressing the 379 participants (111 from Uttar Pradesh, 128 from Madhya Pradesh, 67 from Nagaland,66 from Meghalaya, and seven from Chandigarh), said an official release issued by the Election Commission of India.

Over 5,000 BLO/BLO Supervisors have been trained in the last three months by ECI in New Delhi.

In his inaugural address, CEC Gyanesh Kumar said that these training programmes are essential to ensure that the preparation of electoral r...