Archive · 15 Jan 2026
India's Election System Praised as Global Benchmark in Brussels
India's election system was praised in Brussels as a global benchmark.
A team led by Sudharshan Reddy met with EU officials and talked about how India's elections are very transparent and secure.
They mentioned that India has the world's most transparent election system, with over 979 million voters and 20 million people working to make it happen.
The voting machines used are very secure and have never been tampered with.
The officials also talked about how India's elections are fair and follow the rules, making it a model for other countries.
India's election management system was presented as a global benchmark for transparency and legal robustness in Brussels.
The system handles nearly a billion voters across diverse terrains and languages.
India's EVMs are described as standalone, non-networked, and tamper-proof, with 6.2 million units used in the 2024 elections.
Over 817 million VVPAT slips were viewed, with 16 million physically verified and no mismatches found.
All 41 legal challenges to EVMs over the past 35 years have been dismissed by the Supreme Court.
- Who
- Sudharshan Reddy, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer, and EU officials
- What
- Presentation of India's election management system as a global benchmark
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Brussels, Belgium
- Why
- To showcase India's transparent and robust election management system
- Delegation Leader
- Sudharshan Reddy
- Meeting Location
- Brussels
- Number of Voters
- 979 million
- Election Personnel Deployed
- 20 million
- VVPAT Slips Verified
- 16 million
- EVM Units Used
- 6.2 million
- VVPAT Slips Viewed
- 817 million
- Legal Challenges to EVMs
- 41 (all dismissed)