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Recent Initiatives Chapter 9

India A-WEB Journal of Elec ons:
India A-WEB Centre currently publishes a half yearly A-
WEB India Journal of Elec ons, which features
contributors from various democra c na ons.

First Sukumar Sen Memorial Lecture:
The first ever memorial lecture ins tuted by Elec on
Commission of India was dedicated to the memory of first
Chief Elec on Commissioner of India Sukumar Sen.
A brainchild of the then Chief Elec on Commissioner,
Sunil Arora, the first Sukumar Sen Memorial Lecture was
delivered on January 23, 2020 by Pranab Mukherjee, Mehta had brought into concep on in the last quarter of
former President of India, at Pravasi Bhawan, New Delhi. the nineteenth century, Sen effec vely brought to
The former President, in his tribute to Sukumar Sen, comple on in the 1950s”. He also praised the
stated, “What India's cons tu onalists like Surendranath ins tu onal integrity of Elec on Commission of India as
Banerjea, Jus ce M.G. Ranade and Pherozeshah M. one having stood the test of me.

Election Commission of India organised the first Sukumar Sen Memorial Lecture at New Delhi on January 23, 2020

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