Guiding Principles

The Commission has laid down for itself guiding principles of good governance:

1. To uphold the values enshrined in the Constitution viz, equality, equity, impartiality, independence; and rule of law in superintendence, direction and control over the electoral governance;

2. To conduct elections with highest standard of credibility, freeness, fairness, transparency, integrity, accountability, autonomy and professionalism;

3. To ensure participation of all eligible citizens in the electoral process in an inclusive voter centric and voterfriendly environment;

4. To engage with political parties and all stakeholders in the interest of electoral process;

5. To promote awareness about the electoral process and electoral governance amongst stakeholders namely, voters, political parties, election functionaries, candidates and people at large; and to enhance and strengthen confidence and trust in the electoral system of this country;

6. To develop the human resource for effective and professional delivery of electoral services;

7. To build quality infrastructure for smooth conduct of electoral process;

8. To adopt technology for improvement in all areas of electoral process;

9. To strive for adoption of innovative practices for achieving excellence and overall realization of the vision and mission;

10. To contribute towards the reinforcement of democratic values by maintaining and reinforcing confidence and trust of the people in the electoral system of the country.