ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Key Points

1. Shri Gyanesh Kumar, CEC, to assume Chairship of International IDEA in 2026.
2. CEC will take over the Chairship on December 3, 2025, in Stockholm, Sweden.
3. International IDEA was established in 1995.
4. International IDEA has 35 member countries.
5. India is a founding member of International IDEA.
6. IIIDEM has signed MoUs with 28 countries.
7. IIIDEM has trained 3169 officials from 142 countries.