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IICDEM-2026: ECI holds Bilateral Meetings with Heads of 32 EMBs

प्रविष्टि तिथि: 22 JAN 2026 7:30PM by PIB Delhi
  1. Chief Election Commissioner of India, Shri Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi held bilateral meetings with Heads of 32 Election Management Bodies (EMBs) on the sidelines of the India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM)-2026 today.
  2. A wide range of global electoral experiences and innovations were discussed during the bilateral meetings. These engagements aimed to further strengthen India’s longstanding partnerships in election management and democratic cooperation.
  3. During the interactions, India offered to collaborate with the EMBs to help them developing technology platforms similar to ECINET in their respective countries as per their own laws. India also offered to provide training support to the election officials of the EMBs through the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM).
  4. While appreciating the ECINET digital platform, many EMBs evinced interest in collaborating with India for adopting similar technological solutions in their respective countries.
  5. The bilateral meetings set the tone for high-level global dialogue on the future of democracy and electoral governance. It will also further India’s overarching theme for the Chairship of International IDEA – ‘Democracy for inclusive, peaceful, resilient and sustainable world’.
  6. Bilateral meetings with the EMBs of the following countries were held today:

 

S. No.

Country Name

 

S. No.

Country Name

1.

Mauritius

17.

Czech Republic

2.

Mexico

18.

Albania

3.

Indonesia

19.

Guyana

4.

Portugal

20.

Uzbekistan

5.

Peru

21.

Fiji

6.

The Philippines

22.

Maldives

7.

South Africa

23.

USA

8.

Tunisia

24.

Zambia

9.

Namibia

25.

Georgia

10.

Mongolia

26.

Kyrgyzstan

11.

Uruguay

27.

Suriname

12.

Estonia

28.

Seychelles

13.

Botswana

29.

Sri Lanka

14.

Cameroon

30.

Kazakhstan

15.

Bhutan

31.

Nigeria

16.

United Kingdom

32.

Ireland
  1. Meetings with the remaining Heads of EMBs will take place tomorrow.

 

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