Chief Election Commissioner
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No delimitation took place in JandK after 1995: Chief Election Commissioner
News | Jul 09, 2021, 04:52 PM ISTNo 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 | Jun 09, 2021, 09:40 PM ISTAnup 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, 02:18 PM ISTSenior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday demanded that the present Election Commission be disbanded and the action of its members probed.
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Election Commission chief Sushil Chandra tests Covid-19 positive, under home isolation
India | Apr 20, 2021, 12:43 PM ISTSushil Chandra assumed charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner on April 13. Chandra was appointed as an election commissioner on February 14, 2019, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections
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Sushil Chandra takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner
News | Apr 13, 2021, 06:04 PM ISTSushil Chandra on April 13 took charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner.
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WB Election 2021: Political parties show concern of law and order situation, says CEC
News | Jan 22, 2021, 04:27 PM ISTChief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora on January 22 had a meeting with representatives of political parties on upcoming Assembly Elections in West Bengal. He said that most of the political parties showed concerns of the law and order situation during the election. The political parties also requested for deployment of optimal CRPF forces for the peaceful elections.
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Maximum number of electors at polling station reduced from 1500 to 1000 in Assam: Sunil Arora
News | Jan 20, 2021, 06:13 PM ISTChief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that maximum number of electors at a polling station has been reduced from 1500 to 1000 in Assam. "In view of Covid social distancing norms, the Commission has specifically revisited some extant norms. As a result, the maximum number of electors at a polling station has been reduced from 1500 to 1000," he said.
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Chief Election Commissioner explains reason behind slow counting in Bihar
News | Nov 12, 2020, 10:20 PM ISTChief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on November 12 visited Rajghat after the successful bypolls conducted in Bihar.
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Elections in India are virtual festivals of democracy: Chief Election Commissioner
News | Nov 05, 2020, 09:51 PM ISTChief Election Commissioner, Sunil Arora attended the inauguration ceremony of International Virtual Election Visitors Programme on November 05.
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Bihar elections to begin on October 28, in 3 phases
Elections | Sep 25, 2020, 04:07 PM ISTChief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced schedule for Bihar elections, which will take place in three phases beginning from October 28. "Bihar to vote in three phases.
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Tibetan community-in-exile to elect new parliament in 2021
News | Aug 06, 2020, 10:31 AM ISTThe Election Commission of Central Tibetan Administration, popularly known as the government-in-exile, on Wednesday (Aug 05) announced the start of the process for 2021 general elections.
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Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami, DMK chief Stalin condole Seshan's death
India | Nov 11, 2019, 04:55 PM ISTPalaniswami, in his message, hailed Seshan as a hardworker and an excellent administrator.
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Congress leaders remember Seshan's contribution to electoral reforms
India | Nov 11, 2019, 12:16 PM ISTIn her condolence message, Sonia Gandhi said Seshan was a seasoned civil servant who went on to serve as the Cabinet Secretary.
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Fadnavis condoles death of ex-CEC Seshan
India | Nov 11, 2019, 10:29 AM ISTMaharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday condoled the demise of former chief election commissioner (CEC) T N Seshan, describing him as a great administrator.
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CIC tenure cut to 3 years new RTI rules brought in
India | Oct 25, 2019, 05:29 PM ISTThe Modi government has reduced the tenure of Chief Information Commissioners and all information commissioners in transparency panels across the country to three years. The new RTI rules were notified Thursday night, a move activists call an assault on their independence and autonomy.
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CEC Sunil Arora takes charge of World Election body
India | Sep 03, 2019, 01:31 PM ISTCEC Sunil Arora on Tuesday assumed chairmanship of the Association of World Election Bodies (AWEB), an Election Commission statement said.
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Election Commission may revisit penal provision on test vote: CEC Arora
India | Jun 05, 2019, 05:25 PM ISTA voter who claims that the electronic voting machine (EVM) or the paper trail machine did not recorded his or her vote correctly is allowed to cast a test vote under Rule 49 MA of the Conduct of Election Rules.
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Members of EC not supposed to be 'clones' of each other, divergence of views natural: CEC
India | May 18, 2019, 07:27 PM ISTOn a day Lavasa's decision to recuse from the model code of conduct complaints became public, the EC said the 'full commission' would meet on May 21 to discuss the issue of dissent and "related matters".
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'Diversion of views' not new: Chief Election Commissioner over Lavasa dissent row
India | May 18, 2019, 02:42 PM ISTIn a statement, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that diversion of views was not new among the members of the Election Commission and that they not expected to be clones of each other.
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Kerala: No solicitation of votes in name of Sabarimala temple, says EC
Mar 13, 2019, 04:08 PM ISTTikka Ram Meena, who on Monday faced the BJP's ire after he issued a statement to this effect, on Wednesday briefed the media that it had been made clear to all political parties that under no cost should the name of Lord Ayyappa be used in election campaign.