CEC, India and delegation visit Uzbekistan
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 28 2021:
Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sushil Chandra, led a three member delegation to Uzbekistan in order to observe the conduct of Presidential elections held on October 24 at the invitation of the Chairman, Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan, (CEC-U) .
As per a press note issued by the Election Commission of India today, the CEC of India and the Chairman, CEC of Uzbekistan Zainiddin M Nizamkhodjaev held a bilateral meeting on electoral cooperation on October 21 wherein he was briefed on the various measures taken to conduct this election including single electronic voters' list, arrangements for in-person voting on poll day and early voting as well as Covid safety arrangements.
Sh Chandra spoke about the recent conduct of elections in India and various avenues for further strengthening electoral ties between the two countries through signing of MoU on electoral cooperation and training and capacity building programs, the statement added.
Under the Uzbekistan Election law, the President is elected for a five year term from a single nationwide constituency.
The election administration follows a three-tier structure comprised of the Central Election Commission, 14 District Election Commissions and 10,760 Precinct Election Commissions.
Only registered political parties can nominate candidates to run in elections.
Five candidates -four men and one woman candidate contested elections for the President of Uzbekistan.
The campaign for elections is funded by the State.
A number of infographics carrying photographs and information about the five candidates was displayed at prominent locations in Uzbekistan.
The Indian delegation visited the 7th and 14th District Election Commissions to obtain an overview of the electoral administration, procedures and initiatives of the CEC of Uzbekistan.
Thereafter, they visited polling stations in Uzbekistan in order to observe various aspects of the election process in detail.
Sushil Chandra took this opportunity to interact with the officials of the Indian Embassy led by the Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan, Manish Prabhat and briefed them about the Electronic Transfer of Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) facilities for voting by service voters.
This was followed by a very active and vibrant interaction on Indian elections with the representatives of the Non-Resident Indian community based in Tashkent.
The CEC also paid floral tribute at the bust of India's second Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri at his memorial in Tashkent.