Earlier on Friday, the Election Commission slammed state administration for not complying with the transfer orders it issued in July this year. The EC had asked why over 100 police officials remain in key positions in Mumbai.
Rahul Gandhi won from both Wayanad and Raebareli, but ended up retaining his seat in Uttar Pradesh.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar addressed a press conference ahead of the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha Elections and said that the voters across the country have scripted history in the 2024 polls which concluded on June 1.
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has been tasked with examining the reports submitted by the Uttarakhand government and the petitioners. Following its assessment, the CEC will provide its opinion on the matter, which will likely inform the court's further actions and decisions.
Earlier today, Congress named Sonia Gandhi, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra among 40 others as star campaigners for the upcoming polls.
BJP's top brass including PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath among others met on Saturday to pick candidates for remaining seats in various states.
The upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2024 is set to begin nationwide on April 19 and will continue until June 4. To exercise their voting rights, citizens must ensure their inclusion in the electoral roll prepared by the Election Commission of India and possess a valid voter ID card.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar narrated a few poetries to convey his message to the people and the parties as the election commission announced the schedule for the 18th Lok Sabha elections.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Election Commission has prepared a proforma to make parties to disclose their election promises. However, this aspect also relates to the pending court matter.
The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 introduced in the Rajya Sabha in August this year had proposed to bring the status of the CEC and other ECs on par with the Cabinet Secretary.
Rajesh Sharma, the party's North-East States in-charge, stated that this choice came following a meeting held with AAP's leader Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, where they discussed expanding the organisation and participating in elections in North-Eastern states.
The main competition is anticipated among the currently ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress. In the 2018 elections, BRS secured 88 seats, leading to K Chandrashekar Rao's appointment as the state's chief minister.
The future chief election commissioners and election commissioners will be selected by a three-member panel headed by the prime minister, and also comprise the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and a Cabinet Minister, according to the Bill.
Gujarat Elections 2022: Tomorrow (December 1) is the first phase of elections in Gujarat in which voting will be held on 89 assembly seats. There are 2.39 crore voters in these 89 seats.
CEC appointment panel: Justice Joseph pointed out to the Solicitor General that CJI is involved in the process of appointment of CBI director, then what does that mean to a democracy.
Besides the President and the Vice President elections due shortly, the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and several assembly polls will be held under his watch.
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, who was an ex-officio member of the delimitation panel which gave its final order on restructuring the assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this month, also said there were "lots of problems" with the earlier delimitation and those have been corrected now.
Rajiv Kumar will assume charge on May 15 after incumbent Sushil Chandra demits office on May 14, a notification issued by the law ministry said.
Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday demanded that the present Election Commission be disbanded and the action of its members probed.
The experiment on election process has not only succeeded but has also sustained itself since 1951, said Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on the occasion of 11th National Voters' Day celebrations. 'It has been 70 years since first general election was held in country in 1951. Having earned the epithet of being act of faith, experiment has not only succeeded but has sustained itself,' said CEC Arora.
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