New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday cited the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections as an illustration of how electoral roll management and poll conduct form the core of democratic credibility, as India hosted a three-day international conference on democracy and election management and assumed a leadership role in a key global democracy body.

Speaking at the inaugural session of the Election Commission of India's (EC) International Conference on Democracy and Election Management, Kumar said the Bihar elections demonstrated the level of administrative precision required of election management bodies in India and elsewhere.

"The first step was purification of the electoral rolls, including eligible ...