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  EC holds review meeting for upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls, directs focus on voter facilities

  Maharashtra | September 28, 2024 23:41 IST

  Earlier 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 | August 16, 2024 15:50 IST

  Kumar 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 | April 15, 2024 17:34 IST

  The 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 | April 09, 2024 13:37 IST

  All 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 | March 20, 2024 23:56 IST

  A 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 | March 16, 2024 17:58 IST

  The 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 | December 29, 2023 19:07 IST

  The 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 | December 19, 2023 21:46 IST

  The 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 | October 09, 2023 15:10 IST

  Chief 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

  October 09, 2023 15:05 IST

  The 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 | November 23, 2022 23:48 IST

  CEC 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 | November 23, 2022 16:45 IST

  TN 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 | November 23, 2022 7:33 IST

  The 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 | October 29, 2022 14:56 IST

  Gujarat Assembly Election 2022: CM Gehlot challenged the BJP government to restore the old pension scheme for government employees as the Rajasthan government did.

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  Rajiv Kumar assumes charge as new EC chief; will oversee 2024 Lok Sabha, presidential polls

  India | May 15, 2022 13:53 IST

  Besides the President and the Vice President elections due shortly, the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and several assembly polls will be held under his watch.

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  EVMs pride of India, provide accurate and timely results: CEC Sushil Chandra

  India | December 27, 2022 3:23 IST

  So far, EVMs have been used in four parliamentary elections and 37 Assembly polls, and they have established their credibility due to their accuracy, said Chandra.

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  Special News | All parties in UP want polls on time: ECI

  News | December 30, 2021 18:40 IST

  Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra on Thursday said that representatives of all political parties who met him during his visit to Lucknow, have said that the Assembly elections should be conducted on time following all Covid-19 protocols.

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  No delimitation took place in JandK after 1995: Chief Election Commissioner

  News | July 09, 2021 16:52 IST

  No delimitation has taken place in Jammu and Kashmir after 1995, informed Chief Election Commissioner of India Sushil Chandra while briefing a press conference in Jammu on July 09.

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  Anup Chandra Pandey takes charge as Election Commissioner of India

  News | June 09, 2021 21:40 IST

  Anup Chandra Pandey has been appointed as the chief of Election Commission of India on June 09.

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  Disband present EC, probe actions of its members: Anand Sharma 

  India | May 03, 2021 14:18 IST

  Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday demanded that the present Election Commission be disbanded and the action of its members probed.