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  Paper trail machines will dismiss all doubts over EVM’s credibility, claim ex-CECs

  India | March 21, 2017 11:27 IST

  Former Chief Election Commissioners S Y Quraishi and H S Brahma called for a quick rollout of the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines in all polling stations across the country to silence them.

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  Rejecting objections by political parties, former CECs swear by reliability of EVMs

  National | March 17, 2017 15:22 IST

  Requesting political parties not to pass their "unhappiness of the loss" on to the EVM machines, former chiefs of the Election Commission of India have vouched for the reliability of these machines.

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  Former CEC Quraishi praises PM Modi for talking about electoral reforms

  National | January 28, 2017 17:17 IST

  SY Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner, today lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being “vocal on electoral reforms” in the country.

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  ‘Make me brand ambassador instead’: Kejriwal to EC after censure over ‘bribe’ remarks

  National | January 23, 2017 20:17 IST

  Days after being censured by the Election Commission for his bribe remarks in poll-bound Goa, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal today said he was trying to end corruption and should be made a brand ambassador by the poll panel.

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  Political funding 'loosely governed' under law: CEC

  National | December 15, 2015 19:44 IST

  New Delhi: In a strong pitch for bringing about electoral reforms and an overhaul of laws governing political funding in the country, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi today said that almost eighty per cent of

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  Bihar polls to be completed before Nov 29: CEC

  National | August 08, 2015 21:39 IST

  Patna: The Election Commission is yet to announce the dates of Bihar Assembly elections, but Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi today said the poll process in the state will be completed before November 29.Zaidi's announcement

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  After 30 years, power consumption growth slows in China

  World | July 23, 2015 14:43 IST

  Beijing: For the first time in 30 years, energy-hungry China is seeing its slowest growth in power consumption.China Electricity Council released a report,  "A Brief on 2015 January-June Electricity Industry" that showed a slower growth rate of

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  CEC Nasim Zaidi favours collegium to choose ECs

  National | May 31, 2015 13:35 IST

  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. 

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  J&K polls: EC officials to visit Srinagar today

  National | October 18, 2014 11:04 IST

  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

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  Paid news should attract disqualification: CEC

  India | September 28, 2014 17:33 IST

  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

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  Do's & don'ts for security forces during assembly polls

  India | July 23, 2014 7:03 IST

  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

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  Contempt plea filed in Madras HC against CEC, TN CEO

  India | May 07, 2014 8:06 IST

  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

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  Central forces in Bengal to be more than double over 2009: CEC

  India | April 07, 2014 10:12 IST

  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

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  CEC to take final decision on LS seat allocation: Rajnath

  National | March 10, 2014 15:51 IST

  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

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  EC team to visit MP

  National | August 26, 2013 14:50 IST

  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

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  CEC on two-day Bhopal visit to review MP poll preparation

  National | August 21, 2013 13:50 IST

  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

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  Assembly polls not to come in way of Union Budget: CEC

  National | January 12, 2013 19:02 IST

  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

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  BJP lodges strong protest with CEC over cash transfer scheme

  National | November 30, 2012 14:52 IST

  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

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  SC allows mining in Karnataka on leases cleared by CEC

  September 03, 2012 13:49 IST

  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

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  ICC CEC recommends mandatory use of DRS, BCCI opposes

  Cricket | June 25, 2012 21:51 IST

  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