Election Commission of India recently hosted International Virtual Election Visitors Programme (IEVP) 2021 for Election Management Bodies (EMBs) /Organisations from 26 countries and three International Organisations during the elections for Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
The International Virtual Election Visitors Programme (IVEP) provides participants with a broad picture of the Indian election process, ECI’s new initiatives in voter facilitation, the transparency and accessibility of the electoral system, ECI’s response to the changing needs of training and capacity building, and the the new formats necessitated by COVID-19 and provides insights about the elections in the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.
The Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) is the world's largest international organization in the field of election management. It currently comprises 118 Election Management Bodies (EMBs) from 108 countries. Since its establishment in 2013, A-WEB has indeed wholeheartedly pursued its mission and vision, as articulated in the A-WEB Charter. A-WEB was established in 2013 in South Korea. It is the largest association of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) worldwide. The Purpose of A-WEB is to achieve sustainable democracy around the world.