He said the EC had ensured the enforcement of non-bailable warrants of arrest in the Bihar elections. "In the Bihar elections, 1.4 lakh non-bailable warrants of arrest were executed," he recalled.

Referring to India as the world's largest democracy Tandon, however, said it was still 'not an ideal democracy'. "But the situation is getting better with each election," he maintained in his written speech.

The CEC said the commission had suggested 22 measures to the Centre for electoral reforms adding it has also convened a meeting of all political parties on February 15 to reach a consensus on the issue of state funding of elections.

He also referred to the EC's efforts to clean up the electoral rolls by deleting the names of dead, migrant and duplicate voters and including names of new voters.

"No voter's name is deleted without a proper investigation," he stressed while pointing to e-cleaning of the electoral rolls by the EC.

He suggested that the finances of political parties should be audited by firms which are recognised by the CAG. The two-day conference concluded with the adoption of an eight-point resolution.

They included pleas for ending the MP and MLA Local Area Development Fund, not allowing any person charged by court with serious offences to hold office, making political parties and candidates to declare their sources of funds before polls among others.

The conference was inaugurated on Saturday by former Law Commission chairman and Supreme Court judge Justice Jeevan Reddy.