EVMs are totally safe, we are not going back to the era of ballot papers, says CEC Sunil Arora
News | January 24, 2019 13:36 ISTEVMs are totally safe, we are not going back to the era of ballot papers, says CEC Sunil Arora
EVMs are totally safe, we are not going back to the era of ballot papers, says CEC Sunil Arora
A 1980-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, Arora has also worked in ministries such as Finance, Textiles and Planning Commission.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: A CEC of the Election Commission can have a tenure of six years or hold office till the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. The convention is to appoint the senior-most election commissioner as chief election commissioner.
Arora, a 1980 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre was appointed Election Commissioner in September last year.
In a letter in April, the Commission had urged the law ministry to amend the election laws so that it could use the ‘Contempt of Courts’ Act against such parties.
The government also appointed former finance secretary Ashok Lavasa as an election commissioner.
The commission had earlier said changes made in the election laws after the introduction of the bonds would compromise transparency in political fundings.
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