New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi favours a collegium type set up to choose the CEC and Election Commissioners who he says should have equal protection under the Constitution in the matter of removal.
Srinagar: Election Commission officials are scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir today where they will consult state government and different political parties to discuss feasible time-table for state elections.Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath Friday
New Delhi: Paid news should be made an electoral offence that attracts disqualification so that it acts as a deterrent, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath today suggested and said inadequacies in legal framework were
Ranchi: Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath yesterday asked security forces to follow standard operative procedures (SOP) during the forthcoming assembly elections in Jharkhand.“The security forces require to follow SOP or do's and don'ts (so
Chennai: A contempt petition has been filed in Madras High Court against Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath and Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar accusing them of 'wilful failure' to provide disabled friendly
Kolkata : West Bengal will get more than the double central paramilitary force personnel in the coming Lok Sabha elections compared to the 2009 poll, Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath said here Sunday.Stating that the
New Delhi: As the row within BJP over selection of seats for Narendra Modi and Rajnath Singh escalated, the party president today tried to steer clear of the issue, saying the Central Election Committee will
New Delhi: An Election Commission team led by Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampat will visit Madhya Pradesh to review preparation for the state assembly election later this year, an official said Monday."The Election Commission will
Bhopal: Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampat and Election Commissioners—H S Brahma and Dr Naseem Zaidi—would pay a two-day visit to the city from August 26 in connection with the ongoing preparations for the Madhya
New Delhi, Jan 11: The Election Commission today said the Assembly elections in three states announced today will not have any bearing on the presentation of the Union Budget.Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said
New Delhi, Nov 30: Senior BJP leader L K Advani today led a delegation of party leaders to meet the Chief Election Commissioner to allege that the Congress was violating the electoral Code of Conduct
New Delhi, Sep 3: The Supreme Court today lifted its ban on iron ore mining operations in Karnataka by companies which had not flouted lease conditions. A three-judge forest bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam
Kuala Lumpur, Jun 25: The ICC's Chief Executives Committee today recommended mandatory use of the controversial Decision Review System in Tests and one-dayers —a move which will set it on collision course with cricket's financial
New Delhi, Jun 10: Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today demitted office at the end of his six-year tenure.At a simple function at the Commission headquarters here he signed his relinquishing order, paving the
New Delhi, Jun 6: Election Commissioner V S Sampath was today appointed the new Chief Election Commissioner who will preside over the next Lok Sabha general elections in 2014.62-year-old Sampath will take over as CEC
New Delhi, March 4: Amid a flurry of exit polls predicting the outcome of Assembly elections ahead of the March 6 results, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi oon Sunday said such surveys should at best
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
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