Anup Chandra Pandey takes charge as Election Commissioner of India
News | June 09, 2021 21:40 ISTAnup Chandra Pandey has been appointed as the chief of Election Commission of India on June 09.
Anup Chandra Pandey has been appointed as the chief of Election Commission of India on June 09.
Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday demanded that the present Election Commission be disbanded and the action of its members probed.
Sushil Chandra assumed charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner on April 13. Chandra was appointed as an election commissioner on February 14, 2019, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections
Sushil Chandra on April 13 took charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner.
Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora on January 22 had a meeting with representatives of political parties on upcoming Assembly Elections in West Bengal. He said that most of the political parties showed concerns of the law and order situation during the election. The political parties also requested for deployment of optimal CRPF forces for the peaceful elections.
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that maximum number of electors at a polling station has been reduced from 1500 to 1000 in Assam. "In view of Covid social distancing norms, the Commission has specifically revisited some extant norms. As a result, the maximum number of electors at a polling station has been reduced from 1500 to 1000," he said.
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on November 12 visited Rajghat after the successful bypolls conducted in Bihar.
Chief Election Commissioner, Sunil Arora attended the inauguration ceremony of International Virtual Election Visitors Programme on November 05.
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced schedule for Bihar elections, which will take place in three phases beginning from October 28. "Bihar to vote in three phases.
The Election Commission of Central Tibetan Administration, popularly known as the government-in-exile, on Wednesday (Aug 05) announced the start of the process for 2021 general elections.
Palaniswami, in his message, hailed Seshan as a hardworker and an excellent administrator.
In her condolence message, Sonia Gandhi said Seshan was a seasoned civil servant who went on to serve as the Cabinet Secretary.
Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday condoled the demise of former chief election commissioner (CEC) T N Seshan, describing him as a great administrator.
The Modi government has reduced the tenure of Chief Information Commissioners and all information commissioners in transparency panels across the country to three years. The new RTI rules were notified Thursday night, a move activists call an assault on their independence and autonomy.
CEC Sunil Arora on Tuesday assumed chairmanship of the Association of World Election Bodies (AWEB), an Election Commission statement said.
A voter who claims that the electronic voting machine (EVM) or the paper trail machine did not recorded his or her vote correctly is allowed to cast a test vote under Rule 49 MA of the Conduct of Election Rules.
On a day Lavasa's decision to recuse from the model code of conduct complaints became public, the EC said the 'full commission' would meet on May 21 to discuss the issue of dissent and "related matters".
In a statement, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that diversion of views was not new among the members of the Election Commission and that they not expected to be clones of each other.
Tikka Ram Meena, who on Monday faced the BJP's ire after he issued a statement to this effect, on Wednesday briefed the media that it had been made clear to all political parties that under no cost should the name of Lord Ayyappa be used in election campaign.
More money will be spent, more violence will be there, more hatred will be there, I suppose, Krishnamurthy told PTI when asked about the upcoming general election.
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