Bhandari, 70, was declared re-elected for a fresh nine-year term at the
ICJ after Britain withdrew its candidate Christopher Greenwood from the
race about an hour before the scheduled voting.
In what was described by India as one of its "biggest diplomatic victories" in the multilateral arena, Bhandari received 183 of the 193 votes in the General Assembly and secured all 15 votes in the Security Council to fill the final vacancy on the Hague-based International Court of Justice after separate but simultaneous elections were held at the UN headquarters here.
Read more: India's nominee Bhandari re-elected to ICJ after UK pulls out
In what was described by India as one of its "biggest diplomatic victories" in the multilateral arena, Bhandari received 183 of the 193 votes in the General Assembly and secured all 15 votes in the Security Council to fill the final vacancy on the Hague-based International Court of Justice after separate but simultaneous elections were held at the UN headquarters here.
Read more: India's nominee Bhandari re-elected to ICJ after UK pulls out
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