NEW DELHI The polls in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry – which recorded spectacular turnouts, together with an all-time excessive for 2 of the three states/UT – have drawn international consideration with 38 worldwide delegates from 22 nations who witnessed them firsthand, voicing their admiration for the excessive voter participation, meticulous planning and seamless execution of the elections. The delegates had been right here as a part of Election Fee‘s Worldwide Election Guests’ Programme (IEVP) 2026. Describing their expertise as “a real pageant of democracy,” delegate Branimir Farkas from Croatia mentioned the elections had been “an enormous course of completed proper”. Paulus Shigwedha from Namibia mentioned: “We’re very impressed with how the polling stations have been organised and ready “very properly, with wheelchair and creche services.” The delegates visited district-level media monitoring centres and applauded the continual oversight of the polls by webcasting. In addition they participated in plantation drives at polling stations, showcasing eco-friendly and sustainable election practices. “One of many nice issues about India is the usage of EVMs… a number of the issues that we have now learnt we can take house and see how we might implement it…,” famous Abubakarr Mahmoud Koroma from Sierra Leone. The worldwide delegates started their two-day go to (April 8-9) to Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry by visiting the dispatch and distribution centres the place they noticed the systematic motion of polling events together with election supplies by well-planned logistics and established SOPs. Delegates additionally interacted with chief electoral officers and state police nodal officers of the respective states on the general conduct of elections, in addition to safety preparations. In addition they visited the CCTV management rooms arrange for monitoring the 100% webcasting of polling stations on the CEO places of work, describing them as a “robust pillar of transparency”. tnn