New Delhi, Nov 5 (TIWN) The Election Commission of India is organising an International Virtual Election Visitors Programme for foreign election management bodies (EMBs) from November 5-7 in the context of the ongoing Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections.

"Bihar has an electorate of over 72 million, one of the largest in the world to vote so far amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This provides us with an opportunity to share our best practices and experience of the conduct of our poll process during the pandemic period," said the ECI in a statement.  Delegates from over 40 countries across the world including Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malawi, Maldives, Moldova, Mongolia, Mauritius, Nepal, the Philippines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Zambia, besides three international organisations -- International IDEA, International Foundation of Electoral Systems (IFES) and Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB).  The programme for IEVP 2020 comprises an online briefing session on November 5 which would provide the participants an overview of the large canvas of Indian electoral process, the new initiatives taken by the ECI on voter facilitation, transparency and accessibility of electoral system; and ECI's response to the changing needs of training and capacity building.