The Election Commission of India (ECI) invited the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, to participate in the India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) 2026, organised by the India International Institute of Democracy & Election Management (a global knowledge and capacity-building centre established by the ECI) between January 21 and 23 , 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. A team comprising Jasmine Joseph, Manish, and Isha Ahlawat (Assistant Professors of Law) represented NLSIU at the Conference.

The NLSIU team participated in several discussions, including on ‘Purity of Electoral Rolls,’ ‘Technology-driven Voter Registration,’ ‘Artificial Intelligence and Elections,’ ‘Counting and Tabulating Results,’ and ‘Tackling Misinformation and Disinformation in Elections,’ and engaged with a range of stakeholders from the Election Commission of India and other institutions. Jasmine Joseph also made a presentation titled ‘Technology-driven Voter Registration: A Legal and Constitutional Perspective.’

About the Conference

IICDEM 2026 was the largest global conference of its kind hosted by India in the field of election management and democracy, attended by nearly 1,000 participants including 60 international delegates representing 42 Election Management Bodies (EMBs), Ambassadors/High Commissioners of 27 countries, senior officers of the ECI, and 36 Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) from across India representing all 28 States and 8 Union Territories. The Conference was held to mark India’s assumption of the Chairship of the Council of Member States of International IDEA for the year 2026, anchored in the theme ‘Democracy for an inclusive, peaceful, resilient and sustainable world.’ Shri Gyanesh Kumar, Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner, India presided over the gathering.

During IICDEM, 36 thematic groups, led by CEOs of States/UTs, supported by leading academic institutions, national and international academic experts, contributed to in-depth deliberations on cross-cutting global electoral themes, model international electoral standards, and best practices and innovations in electoral processes.

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