States »SoutPosted at: Apr 4 2021 6:14PM

Polling to go live in 26 countries on Tuesday

Kottayam, Apr 04 (UNI) Kottayam district will represent Kerala in the International Virtual Election Visitors Programme 2021 through which polling proceedings will be telecasted live in 26 countries online on April 6.
Kottayam district will be allotted 15 minutes in the programme which will be held on the polling day from 1500 to 1630 hrs, District Collector M Anjana told media on Sunday.
IEVP, being organised by the Election Commission of India for foreign election management bodies or organisations to get an overview of the large canvas of the Indian electoral process on voter facilitation, transparency and accessibility of the electoral system.
It will also showcase the proceedings in the selected districts of Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry where the elections will be held on that day.
Anjana said the presentation of each state will focus on different areas related to elections. Kerala will present details on ensuring Covid prevention in the electioneering process, she said.
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