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Name the Indian elected to the International Narcotics Control Board by the UN Economic and Social Council on 23 April 2014 and re-elected by the Council for a 5-years term (2020-2025) on 7 May 2019.

A

Syed Akbaruddin

B

Sudhir Rajkumar

C

Jagjit Pavadia

D

Yasmin Ali Haque

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Explanation: Jagjit Pavadia has been re-elected with the highest number of votes by the UN Economic and Social Council to a five-year term on the International Narcotics Control Board in May, 2019.
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