The Election Commission has commenced the second phase of International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP) for the ongoing Assembly Elections in Tamil  Nadu and West Bengal. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated the programme at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management in New Delhi yesterday.

 

The Commission, in a statement, said that a total of 34 delegates from 17 countries, including representatives from their Foreign Missions in Delhi, will be participating in the programme. The delegates were given a demonstration of the EVM  and also took part in the mock poll to get a hands-on experience of the voting process. The delegates will be travelling to West Bengal and Tamil Nadu today, where they will visit the dispatch and distribution centres and other facilities, including the District Control Rooms and the Media Monitoring Centres. They will also witness the actual polling tomorrow.

 

The IEVP is a flagship program of the ECI for international cooperation and engagement with the Election Management Bodies of other countries and International Organizations.