India elected unopposed to non-permanent seat in UNSC

India elected unopposed to non-permanent seat in UNSC

India has been elected together of the non-permanent members to the UNSC with an awesome majority of 184 votes out of 192, where the minimum requirement was 128.

India was the only candidate within the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) and is returning to the council after a decade starting January 2021. 

India was an unopposed candidate within the Asia-Pacific group and was endorsed last year in June by the APG after Afghanistan gave up its seat for India.

Three elections were held today at the UN headquarters in ny which opened for the primary time since March 15 in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The 193 members cast their ballots to elect: President of subsequent UNGA (75th UNGA), five UNSC non-permanent members of the UNSC and members of EcoSoc. that don't have a voice during this elite of 15.

“As i discussed , Prime Minister has made a clarion involve reformed multilateralism. The established order of the multilateral system is what some countries would really like to revert to and reinforce. This doesn't reflect current realities. it's also not within the interest of developing countries, which have started playing a serious role within the United Nations and out of doors , but, whose voices haven't found traction in these multilateral bodies. Consequently, there's a requirement to travel beyond 1940s multilateral architecture and supply for greater representation, starting with the UN Security Council . In other words, the multilateral architecture must get contemporary and reflect reality to be relevant”, he had said.

Since India was endorsed by the APG, the Indian mission in ny worked tirelessly to make sure that India’s win was a smooth one. The campaign started from the time of endorsement.

Sources told India Today TV that the mission reached out individually to all or any countries at multiple levels. 

. Each nodal officer reached out at his/her level to the bunch of nations assigned to them, keeping them au courant all the developments and getting feelers of what they're thinking.

The minimum requirement for a seat within the group of 10 may be a 2/3rd majority of the members present at the time of voting.

Voting Process:

The voting process indeed was a singular one. Keeping pandemic in mind, there have been many conversations and virtual meetings that happened to make a decision on the procedure of voting.

The UN headquarters pack up on March 15 this year and lots of member states were apprehensive about holding the elections within the regular place, which is that the main hall of the overall Assembly.

The voting couldn't are rescheduled. Hence, through virtual meetings, consensus was reached on the way to conduct the elections. Every detail was discussed, new procedures and rules were put in situ to make sure a smooth breeze through this hybrid voting process.