An international 11 member delegation from Sri Lanka and Philippines has come to Bhopal to see all the processes of Lok Sabha Elections-2024 and understand the various stages related to it. This delegation reached the voting material distribution site in Bhopal on 6th May in the morning, saw the voting material distribution process and sought detailed information about it.

During this, Joint Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Khatri, Collector and District Election Officer Kaushalendra Vikram Singh, CEO District Panchayat Rituraj Singh were present along with the delegation.

The international delegation was given step-wise detailed information about the entire election process by Collector Singh and Master Trainer. They were also given information about other election related processes including EVM, VVPAT, polling team formation, voting material distribution, monitoring and security related arrangements.

Various questions related to the election process were asked by the members of the international delegation, and were resolved by Collector Singh. The international delegation met and discussed with the polling parties at the material distribution site and sought various information related to the process.

Members of international delegation

The international delegation including Socorro B Inting, Associate Commissioner of the Philippines ‘Commission on Elections’ in the International Delegation, Director Celia B Romero and Executive Assistant Leslie NC Conquilla have come to Bhopal. Similarly, Justice Wewage Priyasath Gerard Dep, Chairman of Sri Lanka’s ‘Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Make Recommendations for Election Law Reforms’, Commission Member Sundaram Arumainayagam, Commission Member Alisandaralage Senanayake, Commission Member Ahmed Lebbe Mohammed Salim, Commission Member Nimalka Fernando, Commission Member Vitharanage Deepani Samantha Rodrigo, Commission Member Alan Carmichael Vere Tambinayagam David along with Commission Secretary Madhava Devasurendra have also come to Bhopal.