India as Non-Permanent Member of UNSC

India has been elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for a two-year term.

  • India, the only endorsed candidate from the Asia-Pacific States, won 184 votes out of the 192 ballots cast in the elections. India’s two-year term as the non-permanent member of the UNSC began from January 1, 2021.
  • It is India’s 8th term as non-permanent member at the UNSC. Previously, India was elected for 1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 1991-1992 and most recently in 2011-2012.
  • Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections for the non-permanent membership.

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