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New York, May 10: In a vote that could give a boost to its case for permanent seat in an expanded Security Council, India was elected to the newly established Human Rights Council getting 173 out of 191 votes in the United Nations General Assembly.
India got maximum number of votes in the Asian group, showing the vast support it enjoys among the member States.
Also elected from the Asian group were Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, China, South Korea and Indonesia.
In terms of votes, Pakistan was way down at sixth position getting 149 votes.
Interestingly, India got far more votes that both Japan and China whose tally was 158 and 146 respectively.
Closest to India was Indonesia, which got 165 votes followed by Bangladesh with 160 votes.