CEC arrives in Uttarkashi for poll booth review

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar arrived in the border district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand on 23 May 2026 to review polling booths and oversee special intensive voter-roll revision work.

Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer B.V.R.C. Purushottam accompanied Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during the polling booth inspection in Uttarkashi on 23 May 2026.

Special intensive revision of electoral rolls is underway in Uttarkashi, a sensitive India-China border district in Uttarakhand, with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar personally overseeing the process on 23 May 2026.

Polling booths in Uttarkashi, located along the India-China border, received a direct review by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on 23 May 2026 — underscoring the Election Commission of India's focus on remote frontier constituencies.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar received a guard of honour at the border village of Harshil in Uttarkashi district during his on-ground review of polling booths and special intensive revision works on 23 May 2026.