
New Delhi, Nov 07: Vidisha Maitra, a career diplomat has been elected in a closely contested battle to a key United Nations Committee that controls both the financial and budgetary purse of the world body.
Maitra is posted as a first secretary in the permanent mission to the UN in New York. Maitra was elected to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) by 126 to 46 votes.