ECI flags off International Election Visitors’ Programme-2026

• IEVP-2026: ECI's flagship outreach to foreign Election Management Bodies (EMBs), diplomats and international democracy organisations to observe Indian polls first-hand.
• Launched on 7 April 2026 at IIIDEM, New Delhi, ahead of the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
• UPSC relevance: GS-II (Indian Polity – ECI, election machinery; IR – soft-power/election diplomacy).