Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Sushil Chandra, led a three-member delegation to Uzbekistan to oversee the presidential election, that was held on October 24, 2021.

Key Points

• Indian delegation was present in Uzbekistan, from October 21-25 to oversee the presidential election, as an international observer.
• President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, won the election with more than 80% of the vote. He has been re-elected for a second five-year term.
• During the visit of Indian delegation, CEC Sushil Chandra and election commission of Uzbekistan led by Zainiddin Nizamkhodjaev, held a meeting on electoral cooperation.
• CEC highlighted the recent conduct of elections in India, and several avenues to strengthen electoral ties between both the countries by signing a MoU on electoral cooperation and training & capacity-building programmes.
• During the trip, Indian delegation visited some of the district-level election commissions for observing the initiatives taken there by the Uzbekistan CEC.
• They also visited polling stations and examined several aspects of the conduct of elections such as voters’ lists, early voting mechanisms and identification of voters.

India-Uzbekistan election cooperation

Election Commission of India (ECI) organises “International Election Visitors Programmes (IEVP)” during the poles. Uzbek delegates have been participating in the event regularly.