The guiding principles include:
- Upholding equality, equity, impartiality, independence, and rule of law in electoral governance.
- Conducting elections with highest standards of credibility, freeness, fairness, transparency, integrity, accountability, autonomy, and professionalism.
- Ensuring participation of all eligible citizens in an inclusive, voter-centric, and voter-friendly environment.
- Engaging with political parties and all stakeholders in the interest of the electoral process.
- Promoting awareness about the electoral process and governance among stakeholders.
- Developing human resource for effective and professional delivery of electoral services.
- Building quality infrastructure for smooth conduct of electoral process.
- Adopting technology for improvement in all areas of electoral process.
- Striving for adoption of innovative practices for excellence and overall realization of vision and mission.
- Contributing towards the reinforcement of democratic values by maintaining and reinforcing confidence and trust in the electoral system.