Chandigarh, June 11
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar held a series of bilateral meetings with the Heads of various Election Management Bodies (EMBs) on the sidelines of his visit to Sweden to attend the International IDEA Stockholm Conference on Electoral Integrity (June 10-12, 2025).
These engagements aim to further strengthen India’s longstanding partnerships in election management and democratic cooperation. During the bilateral meetings, CEC Gyanesh Kumar held one-on-one discussions with heads and senior officials from several Election Management Bodies (EMBs), covering a wide range of global electoral experiences and innovations.
Later in the evening of Tuesday, CEC Gyanesh Kumar delivered the inaugural keynote address at the opening session of the International IDEA Stockholm Conference on Electoral Integrity.
Details of bilateral meetings:
1. Ms. Marisa Arlene Cabral Porchas, Coordinator of International Affairs and Ms. Norma Irene De la Cruz, Electoral Councilor, National Electoral Institute, Mexico
2. Mr. Mochammad Afifuddin, Chairperson, General Election Commission, Republic of Indonesia (KPU RI)
3. Mr. Purvee Delgernaran, Chairperson, General Election Commission of Mongolia
4. Mr. Mosotho Simon Moepya, Chairperson, Electoral Commission of South Africa
5. Mr. Hanspeter Wyss, Policy Advisor, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland
6. Ms. Angelica Caraman, Chairperson and Mr. Pavel Postica, Deputy Chairperson, Central Election Commission, Republic of Moldova.
7. Mr. Darius Gaizauskas, Head of Information Technology Department, Central Electoral Commission, Republic of Lithuania
8. Mr. Abdool Rahman Mohammad Irfan, Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius.
9. Mr. Vijay Rangarajan, Chief Executive, Electoral Commission of the United Kingdom
10. Ms. Anna-Karina Elbert, Head and Ms. Claudia Isfort, Assistant Head, Federal Returning Officer’s Office, Germany.
11. Mr. Oleh Didenko, Chairperson and Mr. Vitalli Plukar, Deputy Chairperson, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
12. Mr. Drazenko Pandek, State Electoral Commission of the Republic of Croatia.
