Seventy-five delegates from 23 nations to witness Indian elections as part of IEVP

In holding with the custom of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to foster a tradition of transparency and reiterate its dedication to excessive requirements of electoral practices amidst democratic nations, 75 delegates representing 23 international locations are in India to witness the Indian elections as part of the International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP).

The occasion on Sunday was inaugurated within the presence of CEC Rajiv Kumar and ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu in New Delhi.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar whereas addressing the delegates, remarked that the contribution of the Indian electoral house and work achieved by the Election Commission of India, holds a good portion of the world democratic house.

In phrases of course of and capability it generates, what might be legitimately referred to as, ‘democratic surpluses’ is of an enormous significance within the in any other case rising considerations of shrinkage of or decline of democratic areas worldwide.

Kumar additional stated that the Indian elections house is exclusive, as neither electoral registration is obligatory nor voting is obligatory.

Therefore, the ECI is required to function in a completely persuasive house, inviting the residents to volunteer to turn out to be part of electoral roll and, thereafter, via systematic voter consciousness programme, to encourage them to train their franchise.

He stated, “It could be axiomatic to say that the credibility of the processes that we undertake is validated via the sheer turnout at elections and the close to saturation of electoral rolls in phrases of Elector-population ratio.”

Commenting on the size of the electoral train in India, he stated {that a} 970 million sturdy citizens can be welcomed by over 15 million polling personnel at over 1 million polling stations unfold throughout the nation.

Kumar added that variety of the nation’s citizens might be witnessed in its full expression by the visiting delegates on the polling stations.

He added that India is a rustic of festivals and invited the delegates to expertise the competition of democracy first-hand.

On the sidelines of the occasion, the Commission additionally held bilateral interactions with the Chief Election Commissioners of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Nepal together with their delegation.

Earlier, within the day delegates had been briefed on varied elements of Indian General Elections 2024 together with EVM-VVPAT, IT initiatives, function of media and social media.

The briefing session chaired by Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Dharmendra Sharma included an outline of Elections by RK Gupta, Deputy Election Commissioner adopted by a presentation on EVM-VVPAT by Nitesh Kumar, Sr. Deputy Election Commissioner.

A presentation on the IT Initiatives of the ECI by Neeta Verma, Director General (IT) and Media and social media by Anuj Chandak, Joint Director (Media) was part of the session.

The delegates will cut up into teams to go to six states—Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh to observe polls and associated preparedness in varied constituencies.

The programme will finish on the ninth of May, 2024.

The program will familiarise overseas EMB delegates with the nuances of India’s electoral system as effectively as the perfect practices in Indian election.

This yr, commensurate to the size and stature of the on-going Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the biggest ever delegation representing varied Election Management Bodies (EMBs) and organisations from 23 international locations particularly – Bhutan, Mongolia, Australia, Madagascar, Fiji, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Moldova, Tunisia, Seychelles, Cambodia, Nepal, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Chile, Uzbekistan, Maldives, Papua New Guinea and Namibia are taking part within the occasion.

Members from the International Foundation for (*23*) Systems (IFES), and media groups from Bhutan and Israel are additionally taking part.