His appointment was announced by the government in a press statement. Sushil Chandra retired as the chief election commissioner in May this year after which Rajiv Kumar took charge.
Gujarat Assembly Election 2022: The term of Gujarat assembly ends on February 18, 2023.
ECI on officials posting in Gujarat: Citing a letter the EC shot off to the Gujarat chief secretary on Friday (October 21), sources said despite reminders the chief secretary and the Director General of Police failed to send compliance reports on transfer and posting of certain category of officials
Shiv Sena symbol freeze news: ECI has asked both the groups to furnish, latest by 1 pm on Oct 10, the names of their groups by which they may be recognised by the Commission and to this end, give three options in the order of preference, anyone of which may be approved by the Commission.
Gujarat polls 2022: CEC asserted that the Gujarat Assembly terms ends on February 12, 2023 and the Election Commission will decide dates for the elections after taking all aspects into consideration.
Hate speech news: In a written response, the ECI said it is pertinent to point out at the outset that hate speech has not been defined under any existing law in India.
The Commission in its report found that promises made in the manifestos of political parties include items such as- land, gold coins, cash, land and constructed homes, free cattle.
In a recent interaction with the Legislative Secretary in the Law Ministry, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made this push for the reform first proposed in 2004.
Sources in the ECI said the process of delimitation of Assembly seats is expected to begin by the end of November and the process would take around 14 months to complete.
Indian Railways has one of the largest railway networks in the world. As per the report submitted by the ministry of railways, on an average, Indian Railways carry 22.24 million passengers and 3.04 million tonnes of freight each day.
Deputy Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena, who heads the committee to look into the issue, told a press conference that the poll panel is examining three aspects of the matter -- MCC, law and media. He said the committee had written to Doordarshan and All India Radio seeking details of the source of the video feed.
These observers would oversee the deployment and other security related issues in the said states.
On the claim by the Congress of duplication of voter IDs, Lavasa said the ECI has already instructed Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer to initiate a scrutiny and they should be able to submit a report about it in the next 15 days.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Sources in the ECI said the meeting is not restricted to the issue of electronic voting machines but is part of its annual calendar to meet stakeholders.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: "Over the next 18 months, there are important elections beyond the US in Brazil, India, and the EU, and these will all be real tests for Facebook," Zuckerberg said during a recent investor call.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: The “National Consultation on Accessible Elections,” will be having three technical sessions over the course of the two days. The best practices on ‘Accessible Elections’ that were practiced in six states during their last Assembly Elections will be shared in the meeting.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) told the Supreme Court on Monday that it is in favour of barring convicted persons from contesting polls for life and stopping their entry into judiciary and the executive. Currently, this ban is for six years.
New Delhi: The poll expenditure reports of 16 % of Lok Sabha MPs for 2014 general elections do not match with those of their parties, according to a report by an election reform advocacy group
New Delhi: In a bid to provide a one-stop centre to voters for new registrations, modifications and deletions in the electoral roll, the Election Commission has decided to create a national-level roll which can be
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