CPI delegation meets full bench of Election Commission, discusses SIR, model code

A Communist Party of India delegation met the full bench of the Election Commission of India on Thursday (August 28, 2025) and discussed issues ranging from the ongoing special intensive revision in Bihar to the implementation of model code of conduct, party General Secretary D. Raja said. 

The meeting was held as part of a series of interactions the poll panel is holding with political parties.

Mr. Raja told PTI that the Election Commission invited them for the meeting. The delegation met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.

"We told the Election Commission that being a constitutional body, it has the duty to ensure the right to vote for every eligible citizen. We tried to explain that in Bihar, voters are being left out," Mr. Raja told PTI. 

"We said the Special Intensive Revision is creating problems, and pointed out that the 2024 Lok Sabha polls were held on this voter's roll," he said. 

Mr. Raja added that other issues, such as the implementation of model code of conduct, providing a level-playing field to all parties, and holding free and fair elections were also discussed. "We conveyed our points to them," he said. 

In a press statement, the poll panel said that the meeting was in continuation of the interactions being held by the ECI with the presidents of various national and state political parties. 

"These interactions provide for a long-felt need of constructive discussions that enable national and state party presidents to share their suggestions and concerns directly with the commission," it said.

The Election Commission said that in the last 150 days, a total of 4,719 all-party meetings were conducted, including 40 meetings by chief electoral officers, 800 by district electoral officers, and 3,879 by electoral registration officers, engaging over 28,000 representatives of various political parties.