Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius, Mohammad Irfan Abdool Rahman, has arrived in Goa to witness the process of counting of votes tomorrow for the Goa Assembly polls, an official statement said today.
"Rahman is in Goa to witness the counting process of the votes polled on the February 4 Goa Assembly election on the invitation of Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi under International Election Visitor Programme, 2017 organised by Election Commissioner of India in cooperation with United Nations Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP)," press release issued by the state government said.
"He (Rahman) is leading a two-member delegation to Goa. The other member of the delegation is Dharmajay Mulloo, Principal Electoral Officer, Election Commission of Mauritius," the release added.
Rahmantoday paid a visit to the office of the Chief Electoral officer in Panaji and had an interaction with the Chief Electoral Officer Kunal.
"A detailed presentation was given to the visiting dignitary on Election Management of General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Goa, 2017," the release said.
"The presentation included several initiatives taken up during the conduct of 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," it said.
Rahman was also briefed about Voters Verification Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine usage in all the polling stations and awareness generation for its usage by general voters.
He was also informed about the usage of electronically transmitted postal Ballot System (ETPBS) for all the service voters of Goa, management of 40 pink polling stations by all women officials, including women security officials, management of Divyang polling stations by all persons with disability officials, extensive use of social media for propagation of message of participation and ethical voting.
"The visiting dignitary appreciated the innovative steps taken in conduct of elections in Goa. A general discussion over prevailing election system was held," the release said.
"The visiting dignitary appreciated the standardisation of processes in election management in India and constant improvement and use of modern information technology and social media tools in conduct of election and in voter education," it added.
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