Mauritius Electoral Commissioner in Goa to witness counting

Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius, Mohammad Irfan Abdool Rahman, has arrived in Goa to witness the process of counting of votes on Saturday for the Goa Assembly polls, an official statement said on Friday.

"Rahman is in Goa to witness the counting process of the votes polled on the February 4 Goa Assembly election on the invitation of Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi under International Election Visitor Programme, 2017 organised by Election Commissioner of India in cooperation with United Nations Development Assistance Plan," press release by the state government said.

"He (Rahman) is leading a two-member delegation to Goa. The other member of the delegation is Dharmajay Mulloo, Principal Electoral Officer, Election Commission of Mauritius," the release added. Rahman paid a visit to the office of the Chief Electoral officer in Panaji and had an interaction with the Chief Electoral Officer Kunal.

"A detailed presentation was given to the visiting dignitary on Election Management of General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Goa, 2017," the release said. "The presentation included several initiatives taken up during the conduct of elections like enforcement of model code of conduct and expenditure control guidelines through flying squads, monitoring of commercial establishments, effective closure of bars and liquor shops, monitoring of casinos and cash transactions," it said.