ECI holds CEO conference in the run up to IICDEM, 2026

• IICDEM 2026 = India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management, hosted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, 21–23 January 2026.
• Preceded by a Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) conference at IIIDEM, New Delhi on 8 January 2026 to brief state CEOs on their thematic-group leadership roles.
• For UPSC: tests static knowledge of ECI architecture (Art. 324), IIIDEM, and India's election-diplomacy outreach (soft-power/GS-II).