New Delhi, April 11 As many as 38 international delegates from 22 countries witnessed firsthand the scale, precision, and vibrancy of India's electoral process under the Election Commission's International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP) 2026, the poll authority said on Saturday.
Describing the experience as a "true festival of democracy," the delegates expressed admiration for the record voter participation, meticulous planning, and seamless execution of polls by the EC.
Assembly elections were held in Assam, Puducherry, and Kerala on April 9, where the delegates had a firsthand experience of the voting process.
During their two-day visit from April 8 to 9, the delegates toured Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry. They visited the dispatch and distribution centres, where they observed the systematic movement of polling parties along with election materials through well-planned logistics and established SOPs.
The delegates also interacted with chief electoral officers and state police nodal officers of the respective states on the overall conduct of elections, as well as security arrangements.
They visited the CCTV camera control rooms set up for monitoring the 100 per cent webcasting of polling stations at the CEO offices, describing them as a "strong pillar of transparency."