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The official Logo of
International Conference 2018 by State Election Commission, Maharashtra released
at the hands of State Election Commissioner Shir. J. S. Saharia on Monday. In
this Function Secretary of SEC Shri. Shekhar Channe was present.
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SEC
Organizes International Conference on 25 & 26 October
Mumbai, 22 October 2018(SEC): In celebrating the 73rd & 74th
Amendments to the Constitution of India, the State Election Commission is
organizing an International Conference on 25 & 26 October 2018 in Mumbai on
the theme of ‘Better
Elections for Healthier Democracy’ for two days, the
Hon’ble State Election Commissioner, Shri. J.S. Saharia announced today.
The Hon’ble State Election
Commissioner addressed the press at the office of State Election Commission,
Maharashtra. Also present for the press conference was Hon’ble Secretary, Shri.
Shekhar Channe. The official Logo of International Conference 2018 was released
at the hands of Shir. Saharia, in the press conference.
Shri. Saharia said, Hon’ble Governor, Shri. CH. Vidyasagar Rao will be
making his remarks at the Inaugural Session of the conference on 25 October
2018 at 9:30 a.m. Smt. Pankaja Munde, Rural Development, Women & Child
Development Minister and Shri. Radhakrishna Wikhe-Patil, Leader of Opposition,
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, will also be present for this session.
Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri. Devendra Fadnavis will make his presence for the
Valedictory Session of the conference on 26 October 2018 at 2:30 p.m. Shri.
Sudhir Mungantiwar, Finance & Planning and Forests departments Minister and
Shri. Dhananjay Munde, Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Council
will also be present for this session. This conference is being held at The
Leela, Mumbai.
Shri. Saharia expressed that various
issues regarding the election to local bodies will be discussed and deliberated
on. There will be presence of representatives from various democratic countries
and other Election Commission from across the country. ‘Public Ownership of
Democracy’, ‘How to Check Misuse of Money Power’, ‘Inclusiveness’, ‘How to
Control Menace of Social Media, Fake News, etc.’ and ‘Role of Various
Stakeholders’ are the five themes on which discussions will take place, he
stated.
In the organizing of the conference,
State Election Commission received support and cooperation from its Knowledge
Partners: Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), Commonwealth Local Self
Government Forum (CLGF), Gokhale Institution of Politics & Economics, Pune,
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (Int. IDEA),
University of Mumbai and Resource and Support Centre for Development (RSCD). In
addition, cooperation from various national and international countries and
their representatives was a real encouragement, said Shri. J. S. Saharia.
