Rajiv Kumar
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'Where is this shadowy figure?': Sanjay Raut takes dig at former CEC amid Rahul's 'vote chori' claim
India | Aug 17, 2025, 12:18 PM ISTHighlighting Sena vs Sena row in 2023, Raut alleged former CEC Kumar promoted ‘defections’ by recognising Eknath Shide’s faction as the real Shiv Sena. He also said Kumar helped the BJP and its allies win the 2024 assembly election in Maharashtra.
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CEC Rajiv Kumar turns to 'shayari' to respond to critics: 'Kar na sakein ikraar toh...'
India | Jan 07, 2025, 04:41 PM ISTChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, while addressing a press conference to announce the schedule for the Delhi Assembly elections and bypolls to two assembly constituencies, recited 'shayaris' to respond to critics.
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CEC Rajiv Kumar spends night at migrant worker's house at 15,000 feet after emergency landing: VIDEO
India | Oct 17, 2024, 12:32 PM ISTCEC Rajiv Kumar had recently announced the Assembly Elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. He was on a visit to Adi Kailash, Uttarakhand when his chopper suffered turbulence due to bad weather on Wednesday.
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Congress Questions EVMs, EC Steps In to Explain Differences with Pagers
Originals | Oct 16, 2024, 11:56 PM ISTRecently, Congress leader Rashid Alvi made some bold claims about electronic voting machines (EVMs) in India. He suggested that because Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a close relationship with Israel, the EVMs could be manipulated—just like Hezbollah's pagers, which allegedly turned into explosive
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CEC Rajiv Kumar's helicopter makes emergency landing in Pithoragarh due to bad weather
India | Oct 16, 2024, 04:37 PM ISTThe District Magistrate spoke to Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar after the incident. Kumar and other officials were safe and sound as the chopper made a safe emergency landing at Pithoragarh village.
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Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: EC team in Ranchi to review poll preparedness
Jharkhand | Sep 23, 2024, 12:59 PM ISTJharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: Assembly elections in Jharkhand are due later this year. In 2019, the elections to 81 assembly seats were held in five phases between November 30 and December 20, and the results were declared on December 23.
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Assembly polls 2024: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar pens heartwarming note for J-K youth
India | Aug 16, 2024, 03:50 PM ISTKumar penned the note while announcing the dates of the Assembly Elections 2024 in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls will be held in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1 and final counting on October 4.
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ECI committed to conducting Assembly Election in Jammu and Kashmir at earliest: CEC Rajiv Kumar
Jammu and Kashmir | Aug 16, 2024, 04:45 PM ISTA delegation led by CEC Rajiv Kumar is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir where they are meeting the political parties and security forces regarding the conduct of Assembly Elections.
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Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1: A step-by-step guide for first-time voters to find their polling booth
India | Apr 19, 2024, 12:20 PM ISTLok Sabha Elections 2024: Polling will be conducted in 7 phases, beginning on April 19 and concluding on June 1, with vote counting slated for June 4. Concurrently, four states – Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Sikkim – will also conduct their state elections.
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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar gets 'Z' category CRPF security cover: Sources
India | Apr 09, 2024, 01:37 PM ISTAll eyes are on Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as he is shouldering a big responsibility to conduct free and fair Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls in four states. Considering the threat to him, the Centre increased its security for his safety in the election season.
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FACT CHECK: Did the Chief Election Commissioner dodge a question on PM Modi? Here's the truth
Fact Check | Mar 20, 2024, 11:56 PM ISTA video circulating online claims Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar dodged a question about alleged Model Code of Conduct violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. The video, cropped from a press conference on March 16, 2024, suggests Kumar avoided addressing the
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: How to check your name in voters list? A step-by-step guide
India | Mar 19, 2024, 09:10 PM ISTThe 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.
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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar at his poetic best in message to people, political parties
India | Mar 16, 2024, 10:51 PM ISTChief 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.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 to be held from April 19 in seven phases, results on June 4 | Details
India | Mar 17, 2024, 07:21 AM ISTThe Election Commission announced the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on Saturday. With this, the Model Code of Conduct came into force with immediate effect. Check DETAILS of state-wise poll schedule.
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Will disclose details on electoral bonds data 'in time': Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar
India | Mar 14, 2024, 06:52 AM ISTAs per the Supreme Court's direction, the State Bank of India (SBI) has made available the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India before the close of business hours on March 12.
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Lok Sabha elections: 'Parties have right to make promises in poll manifesto', says CEC Rajiv Kumar
Tamil Nadu | Feb 24, 2024, 05:20 PM ISTLok 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.
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Telangana Election Date: State to vote on November 30, results to be declared on December 3
Hyderabad | Oct 09, 2023, 03:05 PM ISTThe 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.
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Ahead of 2024 LS polls, ECI hints of allowing e-postal ballot for overseas 15 lakh Indian voters
India | Jun 10, 2023, 12:02 AM ISTThe top EC official said that the time has come when the fifth largest economy of the world invoked technology-driven methodology to facilitate eligible overseas Indian voters to participate in elections through an electronically transmitted postal ballot system (ETBPS).
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State govts should not give 'freebies' beyond fiscal capabilities: Former NITI Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar
Business | Aug 14, 2022, 02:00 PM IST"Non-merit freebies which are the nature of giving out gifts, consumer durables. Those are to be looked at carefully and in any case should not be undertaken by the governments who have fiscal constraints," Rajiv Kumar told in an interview.
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Rajiv Kumar assumes charge as new EC chief; will oversee 2024 Lok Sabha, presidential polls
India | May 15, 2022, 01:53 PM ISTBesides the President and the Vice President elections due shortly, the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and several assembly polls will be held under his watch.