To learn about the electoral process in the Indian democratic system, 13 foreign Government employees of five different countries- Bangladesh, Egypt, Kyrgyz Republic, Namibia and Russia reached Dehradun on February 14.
They would see the overall the election process and polling from close quarters during the polling under various assembly constituencies in the district on Wednesday. They will be shown election process in Dharmpur Assembly constituency where Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) is being used for the first time. The chief electoral officer of Uttarakhand, Radha Raturi informed the members of foreign delegation about assembly election preparedness with the direction of Election Commission of India in a meeting held in the provisional state capitalon Tuesday. She said that ECI has taken several measures to complete the assembly election unbiased, transparent and free and fair in the state. Electronic Voting Machine and postal ballet paper are used for polling of the assembly election. Those are living outside the state can also vote through postal ballet. VVPAT is being used for the first time in Dharmpur Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dehradun district apart from BHEl Ranipur constituency in Haridwar district and Rudrapur constituency in Udham Singh Nagar district. Several steps were taken to motivate the voters to exercise their vote after reaching polling station concerned, she added. The foreign observers watched the dispatch of polling teams for polling stations on Tuesday and will also be viewing the polling process slated to take place on Wednesday.