Chennai: The Election Commission of India has decided to establish a visiting chair on interdisciplinary approach to electoral studies in the Centre for Curriculum Development at India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi, from 2020-2025. The Chair will be mentored by N Gopalaswami, former Chief Election Commissioner of India.
On Wednesday, he chaired a meeting to finalise the draft document on TN Seshan Visiting Chair at IIIDEM. Umesh Sinha, Secretary-General, ECI, Dharmendra Sharma, Director General, IIIDEM, Mona Sreenivas, Director, IIIDEM and Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo attended the meeting. ENS