India elected unopposed as a non-permanent number of UN Council

Bagging 184 votes out of the 193-member General Assembly, India got elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Council Assembly for a term of 2 years. Apart from India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council election.

The country has been elected for the Council earlier for the years 1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 1991-1992, and most recently in 2011-2012.

It is a victory as India was the sole candidate from the Aisa-Pacific group, vying for the one seat. Its candidature was endorsed by the 55 member Asia group, including China and Pakistan during the month of June last year.

Update by Anamika Singh