In this study, glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([bmim]PF 6 ), N,N'-bis(2-hydroxyacetophenone)ethylenediamine (BZE) and Nafion to form a MWCNT-BZE-[bmim]PF 6 -Nafion-GCE. The electrochemical behaviour of the modified electrode with respect to silver (Ag(I)) ion detection was studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV). Further, the experimental parameters including pH value of Britton-Robinson Buffer (BRB), Nafion, MWCNTs, BZE and ([bmim]PF 6 ) concentrations and the deposition potential and time were optimized. The detection limit of the modified electrode for Ag(I) ion was found to be 70 ng L −1 (6.49 × 10 -10 mol L -1 ). Repetitive measurements revealed good reproducibility with relative standard deviation (RSD) value 0.4%. The system performance of modified electrode was highly satisfactory and the recoveries for the river water samples were found to be 96-121%. This study proved that, MWCNT-BZE-[bmim]PF 6 -Nafion-GCE is a highly selective and sensitive modified electrode for the detection of Ag(I) ion in river water samples with good recovery value.recoveries of the samples were found in the range of 96-120%. Furthermore, similar recovery values and detection limits were observed in both ICP-MS and DPASV using MWCNT-BZE-[bmim]PF 6 -Nafion-GCE.