Representatives from 22 countries praise India’s voting process

New Delhi The impressive turnout in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, with two of the three states/UTs achieving record highs, attracted global attention, with 38 international delegates from 22 countries witnessing the results first-hand and expressing their admiration for the high voter participation, careful planning and seamless execution of the elections. The delegates are here as election committee2026 International Election Visitor Program (IEVP). Branimir Farkas, a representative from Croatia, described their experience as a “real democratic festival” and said the election was “a huge process done correctly”. Paulus Shigwedha from Namibia said: “We were very impressed with the organization and preparation of the polling station, which was ‘very good, with wheelchair and nursery facilities’.” Delegates visited the district-level media monitoring center and expressed their appreciation for the continued monitoring of opinion polls through live webcasts. They also participated in plantation activities at polling stations, demonstrating environmentally friendly and sustainable electoral practices. Abubakarr Mahmoud Koroma from Sierra Leone noted: “One of the great things about India is using EVM… we can take some of the learnings back home and see how to implement them…”. The international representatives began their two-day visit (April 8-9) to Assam, Kerala and Puducherry with a visit to dispatch and distribution centres, where they observed polling parties and the systematic movement of election materials through carefully planned logistics and established standard operating procedures. The representatives also interacted with the chief electoral officers and state police nodal officers of the states regarding the overall conduct of the elections as well as security arrangements. They also visited the CCTV control room set up by the CEO’s office to monitor 100% of the polling stations’ live webcasts, calling it a “strong pillar of transparency”. tennessee