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Election Commission
International IDEA - 30 years of supporting Democracy Worldwide
CEC Gyanesh Kumar to assume Chairship of International IDEA on December 3, 2025 on Behalf of India
प्रविष्टि तिथि:
01 DEC 2025 6:05PM by PIB Delhi
- As a global acknowledgement of free, fair and transparent elections held by the Election Commission of India and all the election staff of the country, CEC Gyanesh Kumar is set to assume the Chairship of International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) on December 3, 2025 at Stockholm, Sweden, on behalf of India.
- International IDEA, established in 1995, is an inter-governmental organisation with a current membership of 35 countries and the United States and Japan as Observers. (List of Member Countries and respective electorate in Annexure).
- International IDEA also holds an observer status in the UN General Assembly since 2003.
- India is a founding member of International IDEA and has participated actively in governance processes and collaborated on electoral research, capacity building and training programmes.
- As the world’s largest democracy with more than 90 crore electors, India will leverage its extensive experience in electoral administration when it assumes the Chairship of International IDEA for 2026, contributing to the strengthening of Election Management Bodies across the world.
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PK/GDH/RP
ANNEXURE
India to Chair International IDEA - 2026 (35 Member and 2 Observer Democracies)
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Sl. No.
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Country
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Registered Electors
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Sl. No.
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Country
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Registered Electors
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1
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India (to chair IIDEA - 2026)
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991,000,000
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20
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Dominican Republic (Member)
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8,145,548
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2
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United States (Observer)
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234,504,358
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21
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Tunisia (Member)
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7,853,447
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3
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Indonesia (Member)
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204,421,612
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22
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Sweden (Member)
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7,775,390
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4
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Brazil (Member)
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155,557,422
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23
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Benin (Member)
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6,769,817
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5
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Japan (Observer)
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103,880,749
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24
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Switzerland (Member)
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5,585,212
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6
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Mexico (Member)
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98,214,289
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25
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Finland (Member)
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4,540,437
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7
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Philippines (Member)
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68,431,965
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26
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Norway (Member)
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4,058,875
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8
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Germany (Member)
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60,490,603
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27
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Costa Rica (Member)
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3,491,078
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9
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France (Member)
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43,328,470
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28
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Panama (Member)
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2,757,823
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10
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Spain (Member)
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37,467,458
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29
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Uruguay (Member)
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2,727,120
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11
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Canada (Member)
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28,525,638
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30
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Mongolia (Member)
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2,089,935
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12
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South Africa (Member)
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27,782,081
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31
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Namibia (Member)
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1,449,569
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13
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Peru (Member)
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25,287,954
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32
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Botswana (Member)
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1,038,275
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14
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Ghana (Member)
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18,774,159
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33
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Mauritius (Member)
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1,002,857
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15
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Australia (Member)
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18,098,797
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34
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Estonia (Member)
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966,129
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16
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Chile (Member)
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15,779,102
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35
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Cabo Verde (Member)
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392,899
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17
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Netherlands (Member)
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13,589,128
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36
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Luxembourg (Member)
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286,711
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18
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Portugal (Member)
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10,850,215
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37
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Barbados (Member)
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266,330
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19
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Belgium (Member)
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8,368,029
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Total
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2,225,549,481
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Source:https://www.idea.int/datatools/data/country?country=239&database_theme=293
Total electors across International IDEA member and observer countries = 2,225,549,481 (222.5 Crores)
(रिलीज़ आईडी: 2197112)
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