The Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland V. Shashank Shekhar, IAS along with his team of officers and BLOs from Kohima District joined the launching programme of BLO e-Patrika by the Election Commission of India through video conference at the CEO Office. 

The BLO e-Patrika was formally launched by the Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioner, Anup Chandra Pandey on 14th September 2022 at Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi. There are more than 10 Lakh BLOs (Booth Level Officers) throughout the country. Many of them also viewed the program online mode. 

The BLO e-Patrika will be a bi-monthly publication prepared by the SVEEP Division in digital format. The commission is bringing out the publication with an aim to ensure direct periodic and timely communication with BLOs who are the critical and vital link to providing electoral services to citizens. It is a new venture of ECI publication that aims to recognize and appreciate the continued efforts and sacrifice made by the BLOs for voter registration, door-to-door surveys for updating and clearing the Electoral Rolls, etc. to conduct elections in a free, fair, inclusive, participative and accessible manner. The BLO e-Patrika will be available in CEO Nagaland website ceo.nagaland.gov.in as well as in all CEO Nagaland social media platforms.

(DIPR)