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Milestones - A Constant Endeavour Chapter 8

Election Commission of India organised the first
Sukumar Sen Memorial Lecture at New Delhi
on January 23, 2020
Conceived as an annual feature, the first Sukumar Sen na ons. Her experience and exper se could act as beacon
Memorial Lecture was delivered on January 23, 2020 by for other democracies. The India Interna onal Ins tute of
Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India, at Pravasi Democracy and Elec on Management (IIIDEM), in
Bhawan, New Delhi. The former President, in his tribute collabora on of Interna onal Founda on for Electoral
to Sukumar Sen, stated, “What India's cons tu onalists Systems (IFES), are currently developing ten interna onal
like Surendranath Banerjea, Jus ce M.G. Ranade and training modules for elec on management. Out of them
Pherozeshah M. Mehta had brought into concep on in the first five viz. Planning for Elec ons, Poli cal Finance,
the last quarter of the nineteenth century, Sen effec vely Voter Registra on, Elec on Technology, and Poli cal
brought to comple on in the 1950s”. While praising the Par es & EMBs were launched on November 17, 2021 by
Elec on Commission he said –“ In my opinion, the Chief Elec on Commissioner Sushil Chandra along with
Elec on Commission of India respected and revered by Elec on Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anup Chandra
the people and feared by the par cipants of elec ons, Pandey in a virtual conference with IFES President
has mostly stood the test of me”. Anthony Banbury joining online from Washington DC.
Interna onal Training Modules for Elec on Management Milestones are not meant for res ng upon. The Elec on
India's long and rich experience in electoral management Commission remains focused on the road ahead.
has dis nguishingly posi oned her in the comity of

International Training Modules
for Election Management
launched on November 17, 2021

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