{"id":13894,"date":"2026-08-18T21:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13894"},"modified":"2026-08-18T21:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:36:37","slug":"trumps-voter-id-praise-follows-gyanesh-kumar-sergio-gor-meet-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13894","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s voter ID praise follows Gyanesh Kumar &#8211; Sergio Gor meet | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133332201,imgsize-70908,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/gyanesh-kumar-meets-sergio-gor.jpg\" alt=\"Trump's voter ID praise follows Gyanesh Kumar - Sergio Gor meet\" title=\"In this image posted on Aug. 12, 2026, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during a meeting at Nirvachan Sadan, in New Delhi.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"In this image posted on Aug. 12, 2026, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during a meeting at Nirvachan Sadan, in New Delhi.\">In this image posted on Aug. 12, 2026, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during a meeting at Nirvachan Sadan, in New Delhi.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump&#8217;s post appreciating India&#8217;s mandatory elector identification system followed an Aug 12 meeting between chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and US ambassador to India Sergio Gor at Nirvachan Sadan.<!-- --> Kumar apprised the latter that electoral photo identity cards had been issued by EC to nearly 1 billion electors and that the turnout in recent Indian polls was higher than that in major democracies of the world.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The query by Kumar that Trump cited in his post had figured in the discussions, which were part of an exercise by CEC to take forward the spirit of Delhi Declaration 2026.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>TOI learned that Gor was curious about various aspects of Indian elections. <!-- -->Kumar explained how polls were held under the scrutiny of all political parties, represented by booth level agents during the preparation of the electoral roll, polling agents during voting and counting agents on counting day. According to EC officials, electoral rolls are prepared for each of the 1.2 million polling booths by booth level officers who are employees of state govt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Kumar cited the high turnout, particularly in the last round of assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, to highlight the popular perception in their favour.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Officials said the recent polls witnessed a turnout of 93.7% in Bengal, 91.2% in Puducherry, 86.3% in Assam, 86% in TN and 79.5% in Kerala. The Bengal turnout was higher than that recorded in 25 of the world&#8217;s leading democracies, including Australia, Belgium, Indonesia, South Korea, Brazil, Argentina, France, US, UK and Japan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/trumps-voter-id-praise-follows-gyanesh-kumar-sergio-gor-meet\/articleshow\/133332198.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this image posted on Aug. 12, 2026, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during a meeting at Nirvachan Sadan, in New Delhi. 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