A delegation of diplomats from 16 countries, including the US, Norway and Singapore, arrived here on Wednesday to observe the ongoing assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
The delegation visited a polling station in Ompora area of Budgam district soon after their arrival in the valley, officials said here.
Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, Akshay Labroo, who is also the District Election Officer, briefed the observers on the voting process during their visit to the polling station.
The delegation comprised diplomats from Delhi-based missions of the US, Mexico, Guyana, South Korea, Somalia, Panama, Singapore, Nigeria, Spain, South Africa, Norway, Tanzania, Rwanda, Algeria and the Philippines, people familiar with the matter said.
Most of the embassies are represented by their Charge d’affaires and deputy chief of missions, they said.
Others are represented by political officers at minister-counselor and counselor ranks.