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Leap of Faith Journey of Indian Elections

Interna onal Training Modules for Elec on Management: President Anthony Banbury joining online from
India's long and rich experience in electoral management Washington DC.
has prominently placed her in the comity of na ons. Her
Integrated Elec on Complex in Delhi:
experience and exper se could act as beacon for other
On April 29, 2022 an Integrated Elec on Complex (IEC)
democracies. The India Interna onal Ins tute of
was launched in Bakhtawarpur in Delhi by the then Chief
Democracy and Elec on Management (IIIDEM), in Elec on Commisioner Sushil Chandra and Elec on
collabora on of Interna onal Founda on for Electoral
Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey. Spread over an area
Systems (IFES), is currently developing ten interna onal
of 12865 sq m, the state of art complex is a result of
training modules for elec on management. Out of them project collabora on between Chief Electoral Officer,
the first five viz. Planning for Elec ons, Poli cal Finance, Delhi, and Delhi Tourism and Transporta on Development
Voter Registra on, Elec on Technology, and Poli cal Corpora on (DTTDC) for warehousing and management
Par es & EMBs were launched on November 17, 2021 by of EVMs and VVPATs of NCT of Delhi. Having a storage
the then Chief Elec on Commissioner Sushil Chandra along capacity of one lakh EVMs and 45,000 VVPATs, the IEC can
with the then Elec on Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and cater to needs of all 11 districts of Delhi. The facility could
Anup Chandra Pandey in a virtual conference with IFES act as a model for the rest of India.

Launch of Integrated Election Complex with state-of-art infrastructure to store EVM-VVPATs for all 11 districts of Delhi

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