Chief Election Commissioner
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Selection panel comprising PM Modi, Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi to pick next CEC today
India | Feb 17, 2025, 11:52 AM ISTThe law gives power to the selection committee to name a person beyond the five names shortlisted by the search committee headed by the law minister.
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Navin Chawla, former chief election commissioner, passes away at 79
India | Feb 01, 2025, 02:05 PM ISTNavin Chawla, who served as the election commissioner (EC) between 2005 and 2009, and then chief election commissioner from April 2009 to July 2010, passed away on Saturday at an age of 79.
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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar uses 'Shayari' to silence critics
News | Jan 08, 2025, 10:26 AM ISTDuring a press conference, CEC Rajiv Kumar addressed various concerns, including questions about voter turnout and the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). To express his views, he shared some thought-provoking 'shayaris' (Urdu poems) in his signature style.
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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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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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EC holds review meeting for upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls, directs focus on voter facilities
Maharashtra | Sep 28, 2024, 11:41 PM ISTEarlier on Friday, the Election Commission slammed state administration for not complying with the transfer orders it issued in July this year. The EC had asked why over 100 police officials remain in key positions in Mumbai.
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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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What are salary and other perks of Election Commissioner of India? Details here
India | Apr 15, 2024, 05:34 PM ISTThe appointment of an election commissioner is made by the President of India based on the recommendation of a three-member selection committee chaired by the Prime Minister.
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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: 97 crore voters, 10.5 lakh polling booths | Numbers at a glance
India | Mar 16, 2024, 05:58 PM ISTThe Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said 55 lakh EVMs will be deployed across 10.5 lakh polling stations in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At least 1.8 crore first-time voters and 19.47 crore voters between the age group of 20-29 years will also participate in the polls.
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President gives nod to bill for appointment of Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioners
India | Dec 29, 2023, 07:07 PM ISTThe bill also has provisions for a Selection Committee, chaired by the prime minister, leader of the opposition and a Union minister, to make recommendations to the President for appointment of CEC and other ECs.
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Pakistan: Top lawyer bodies demand CEC to step down, says free and fair polls not possible under him
World | Dec 19, 2023, 09:46 PM ISTThe top lawyer bodies stressed the need for a level playing field and equal opportunities for all stakeholders in the February 8 general election. They asked Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja to resign as free and fair polls were "not possible" under him.
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Mizoram election date: Polling to take place on November 7, results on December 3
Mizoram | Oct 09, 2023, 03:10 PM ISTChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar highlighted that the elections in Mizoram, along with Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana, will encompass 8.2 crore male and 7.8 crore female voters, along with 60.2 lakh first-time voters.
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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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CEC appointment panel: Wrong to assume having a judge will ensure transparency, Centre tells SC
India | Nov 23, 2022, 11:48 PM ISTCEC appointment panel: Justice Joseph pointed out to the Solicitor General that CJI is involved in the process of appointment of CBI director, then what does that mean to a democracy.
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TN Seshan: The no-nonsense CEC who changed the face of Indian election system
India | Nov 23, 2022, 04:45 PM ISTTN Seshan: Born on December 15, 1932 in Kerala's Palghat, Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan or famously known as TN Seshan is widely regarded as the man who single-handedly changed the face of Indian election system in the 1990s.
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'Silence of Constitution being exploited': SC calls out Centre over short tenures of CECs
India | Nov 23, 2022, 07:33 AM ISTThe court pointed out that since 2004, no chief election commissioner has completed the six-year tenure and during the 10-year rule of the UPA government, there were six CECs and in the eight years of the NDA government, there have been eight CECs.
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Gujarat Assembly Election 2022: 'CEC intentionally not announcing poll dates', alleges Ashok Gehlot
India | Oct 29, 2022, 02:56 PM ISTGujarat Assembly Election 2022: CM Gehlot challenged the BJP government to restore the old pension scheme for government employees as the Rajasthan government did.