Indian Official Jagjit Pavadia Retains Seat On International Narcotics Control Board

External affairs minister S Jaishankar announced the election win on X.

“Today, India’s nominee Ms Jagjit Pavadia has been re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board at elections held in New York, for the term 2025-2030," he said.

“India secured the highest number of votes amongst all elected member states to the Board,” he said, lauding the permanent mission of India to the UN and the team at the ministry of external affairs.

India won 41 votes out of the 53 voting members of the ECOSOC, the highest among all winning member states. Pavadia had a comfortable win as the runner-up received 30 votes in the competitive election, which saw 24 candidates vying for five seats.