New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Admiring record voter participation, a group comprising 32 delegates from 16 countries and International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), who witnessed voting in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu described the Assembly elections as “a true festival of democracy”, an Election Commission of India (ECI) official said on Sunday. The delegates also praised the meticulous planning and seamless execution of polls by ECI during their visit organised as part of…
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New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) As many as 38 delegates from 22 countries were all praise for the ECI after witnessing firsthand the scale, precision, and vibrancy of India’s electoral process during the April 9 Assembly elections in Kerala, Puducherry, and Assam, an official said on Saturday. Branimir Farkas from Croatia said, “Indian voting… is a true festival of democracy for the whole world…what is overwhelming for me is the enthusiasm of people to vote. We can only learn from this proces…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, on Friday highlighted the importance of innovation in strengthening the democratic and electoral process, an official said.Addressing officer trainees of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and the Royal Bhutan Service (RBS) at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIDEM), Gyanesh Kumar called upon officials to exploit the potential of innovation in public services.Gyanesh Kumar is himself credi…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday celebrated the 16th National Voters’ Day (NVD-2026) with the theme “My India, My Vote — Citizen at the Heart of Indian Democracy”, even as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar hailed India as the world’s largest and most transparent democracy.Earlier, addressing the event, President Droupadi Murmu described voting as a reflection of citizens’ faith in the democratic process, according to an official stat…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Heads of 42 election management bodies from around the world participated in a high-level plenary session on Wednesday as part of the ongoing India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) 2026 at Bharat Mandapam. The session served as a key platform for in-depth discussions on the pressing global challenges confronting election administration in the modern era. The proceedings were initiated by Chief Election Commissioner of India Gyanesh K…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner of India and Chairperson of International IDEA, Gyanesh Kumar, engaged in back-to-back diplomatic meetings on Wednesday at Nirvachan Sadan, underscoring India’s growing role in global democratic discourse and electoral cooperation. In the morning session, Kumar met May-Elin Stener, the Ambassador of Norway to India.The discussions likely focused on strengthening bilateral ties in areas of mutual interest, including sustainable development and e…