Panaji: Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius, Mohammad Irfan Abdool Rahman, on Friday appreciated the standardisation of election management in India.
Mr. Rahman is in Goa to witness the Saturday’s Assembly election vote counting process. He was invited by Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi, under International Election Visitor Programme, 2017, organised by Election Commissioner of India in co-operation with United Nations Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP).
Mr. Rahman also appreciated the constant improvement and use of modern information technology and social media tools, in conduct of election and in voter education.
He leading a two-member delegation to Goa, with Dhananjay Mulloo, Principal Electoral Officer, Election Commission of Mauritius.
Mr. Rahman also paid a visit to the office of the Chief Electoral officer in Altinho on Friday, with the Chief Electoral Officer Kunal. The official was also given a detailed presentation on election management of Goa Assembly polls.
The presentation included several initiatives taken up during the Assmbly elections, like enforcement of model code of conduct and expenditure control guidelines through flying squads, monitoring of commercial establishments, effective closure of bars and liquor shops, monitoring of casinos and cash transactions, and usage of Voter Verification Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and its awareness to voters, among others.
