India heads Asia Association of Election Authorities |
Election Commission of India has announced in a press release that India has been unanimously elected as the new chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-24 following an executive board meeting held in Manila, the Philippines, on May 7. The mission of the Association is to provide a non-partisan forum in Asia to share election practices among election authorities to promote transparent elections with the aim of providing good governance and democracy. The Election Commission of India`s three-member delegation, headed by deputy election commissioner Nitesh Vyas along with the chief electoral officers (CEO) of Manipur and Rajasthan, Rajesh Agrawl, and Praveen Gupta respectively, presented their plan of action for the next two years, said the ECI press release. The team also gave a presentation on `Gender Issues in Elections` that highlighted India`s “concerted and targeted” interventions to break socio-political barriers in electoral and political processes for more inclusive and participative elections.
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