Chandigarh: The Election Fee of India (ECI) is absolutely ready to host the inaugural India Worldwide Convention on Democracy and Election Administration (IICDEM) 2026 from January 21 to January 23 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The three-day world convention is being organised by the India Worldwide Institute of Democracy & Election Administration (IIIDEM).
An ECI spokesperson mentioned the IICDEM 2026 is poised to turn into the biggest worldwide convention of its form hosted by India within the area of democracy and election administration. Almost 100 worldwide delegates representing over 70 international locations from the world over are anticipated to take part. The convention can even see participation from representatives of worldwide organisations, overseas missions in India, and educational and training specialists within the electoral area.
The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sh. Gyanesh Kumar, together with Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi, will obtain the delegates and flag off the proceedings on the inaugural session on January 21, 2026.
The three-day programme will embody normal and plenary periods of Election Administration Our bodies (EMBs), together with the Inaugural Session, EMB Leaders’ Plenary and EMB Working Group Conferences. As well as, a sequence of thematic periods will deal with world electoral points, mannequin worldwide electoral requirements, and improvements and finest practices in electoral processes.
A complete of 36 thematic group periods will probably be held through the convention. These periods will probably be led by Chief Electoral Officers of States and Union Territories and supported by nationwide and worldwide educational specialists. The deliberations can even contain participation from main educational establishments, together with 4 Indian Institutes of Expertise (IITs), six Indian Institutes of Administration (IIMs), twelve Nationwide Regulation Universities (NLUs) and the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC).
Throughout IICDEM 2026, the Election Fee of India can even maintain over 40 bilateral conferences with Election Administration Our bodies from totally different international locations to strengthen cooperation and trade views on key challenges confronted by EMBs globally. On this event, the Fee will formally launch ECINET, ECI’s one-stop digital platform for all election-related info and companies.
An exhibition showcasing the dimensions and complexity of conducting elections in India will probably be organised alongside the convention. The exhibition can even spotlight current initiatives taken by the Election Fee of India to strengthen the 2 core pillars of elections, particularly preparation of electoral rolls and conduct of elections.
As well as, the docuseries “India Decides,” which chronicles the making of the world’s largest democratic train, the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, will probably be showcased on the primary day of IICDEM 2026.
