Pakistan, a nominee of the World Health Organisation for INCB, suffered a defeat. 

India has been made member of the prestigious bodies even though it is not a member of the 54-strong United Nations Economic and Social Council which elects the two bodies. 

India, along with seven other countries, was elected as programme coordinators to the un aids programme uncontested. 

The election to INCB are fought by individual candidates nominated by the governments and Madan Mohan Bhatnagar was the successful Indian candidate. 

The first round of secret ballot saw the victory of Austrian Rainer Wolfgang Schmid and Robert Lousberg of the Netherlands. In the second round Jacques Franquet of France and Rosa Masriadel Castillo of Peru were elected. 

Bhatnagar was elected in the third round defeating Germany's nominee. 

Among the candidates nominated by the World Health Organisation, Hamid A Ghodse of Iran, was declared elected. 

In the second round, Brazil's Elisaldo Carlini Won, defeating nominees of Pakistan and the joint candidate of Canada and Chile. 

Others were Burundi and Kenya from Africa, the Philippines from Asia, Russia from Eastern Europe, and Brazil from Latin America and Caribbean group and Germany and Spain from Western Europe and others groups. Norway was elected to complete Finland's term ending December 31 next year. .