New Delhi, March 4: The Mode Code of Conduct, which came under attack recently from ministers in trouble and from government which hurriedly dropped a controversial move to give it a statutory backing, needs to
Gurgaon, Feb 22: “You love democracy and hate politicians, this is not possible”—quipped Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi on Tuesday as he heaped praised on the country's political leaders, noting that because of their
New Delhi, Jan 13: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has ruffled feathers in the Election Commission by stating that his ministry had administrative control over the poll body, prompting its chief S Y Quraishi to
New Delhi, Jan 1: After the episode involving the demand over his predecessor's removal, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi feels there is need for a constitutional amendment to give protection to the Election Commissioners
New Delhi, Dec 30: Government has floated a proposal to bar from elections candidates facing charge sheet for heinous offences one year before elections. Disclosing this, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi expressed the hope
New Delhi, Dec 26: Team Anna's demand for incorporating Right to Reject a candidate in Parliament and assembly elections is an “interesting possibility”, feels Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi.He, however, finds that their plea
New Delhi, Dec 25: Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi today expressed inability to consider changing the poll date (Jan 30) in Uttarakhand as the political parties in the state have cited bad wintry weather conditions
Shimla, Dec 12: Taking a jibe at Anna Hazare, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today said his demands like right to recall or reject elected representatives should be decided in Parliament and “not at
New Delhi, Oct 16: Amid a campaign by Team Anna for polls reforms, the Election Commission has disfavoured any proposal to include the ‘Right to Reject' or ‘Right to Recall' clauses in election rules, saying
New Delhi, Apr 11: The Election Commission today dismissed the charge of bias in its actions and made it clear that steps for the conduct of fair and free polls are "not directed against anyone"."It
New Delhi, Apr 8: Calling Tamil Nadu a "challenging case", the Election Commission today said it cannot "close its eyes to rampant malpractices" there and rejected the charge levelled by DMK and PMK that it
New Delhi, Mar 25: Noting that elections have become the biggest source of corruption, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today said the incidents of paid news were on the rise during polls. "Election has
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