The Election Commission of India (ECI) will host a National Conference of the State Election Commissioners (SECs) on February 24, 2026. State Election Commissioners of all the 36 States/UTs of the country are expected to attend the conference, which will be held at the Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.  The conference is being held after a gap of over 25 years. The last such conference held in the year 1999. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar will chair the conference along with Election Commissioners, Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi and address the State Election Commissioners at the inaugural ceremony. State Election Commissioners will participate along with their legal experts and technical experts and present their views. The participants will take part in discussion sessions on electoral laws on elector eligibility of the States/UTs, technological interventions spearheaded by the ECI such as the recently launched ECINET digital platform and EVMs amongst other topics.