New Delhi, May 11 (PTI) India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024, the Election Commission said on Wednesday.

It said India was elected at the recently held meeting of the executive board and general assembly at Manila, the Philippines on May 7.

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Commission on Elections, Manila was the current chair of AAEA. The new members in the executive board now include Russia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Taiwan and the Philippines.

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