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  • indians urged to vote in informed ethical manner

    Indians urged to vote in 'informed, ethical manner'

    Politics | March 05, 2014 12:47 IST

    New Delhi: The Election Commission Wednesday urged people to "exercise their right to vote" in the coming Lok Sabha election "in an informed and ethical manner".Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath also appealed to political parties

  • money power causing concern cec

    Money power causing concern: CEC

    Politics | March 05, 2014 12:06 IST

    New Delhi: The use of money in elections is a matter of concern, the Election Commission said Wednesday, adding that it will take steps to curb it in the April-May Lok Sabha polls."The use of

  • mizoram church leaders oppose voting counting dates for

    Mizoram Church leaders oppose voting, counting dates for state polls

    India | October 05, 2013 20:46 IST

    Aizawl: Church leaders here have objected to the dates fixed for polling and counting of votes for the Mizoram Assembly elections, saying it will cause inconvenience to community members and hurt their sentiments. A four-member

  • evms cannot be manipulated says chief election commissioner

    EVMs cannot be manipulated, says chief election commissioner

    Politics | January 05, 2013 20:41 IST

    Agartala, Jan 5: The electronic voting machines (EVM) are secure for the purpose they serve as they cannot be manipulated, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) V.S. Sampath said here Saturday."Manipulation of EVMs is not possible. None

  • v s sampath is the new chief election commissioner

    V S Sampath is the new Chief Election Commissioner

    India | June 06, 2012 21:35 IST

    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

  • cec refuses to change uttarakhand poll date

    CEC Refuses To Change Uttarakhand Poll Date

    India | December 25, 2011 21:13 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 25: Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi today expressed inability to consider changing the poll date (Jan 30) in Uttarakhand as the political parties in the state have cited bad wintry weather conditions

  • quraishi rules out as impractical right to recall

    Quraishi Rules Out As 'Impractical' Right To Recall

    India | November 12, 2011 8:39 IST

    Kolkata, Nov 12: Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi on Friday ruled out social activist Anna Hazare's demand for right to recall saying this was not practical in a country like India.“We have made it

  • sacked gill reacts philosophically

    Sacked Gill Reacts Philosophically

    India | July 12, 2011 19:10 IST

    New Delhi, July 12: M S Gill, who was dropped from the Union Cabinet today, today reacted philosophically saying he was comfortable without being a minister. “I am comfortable in my own skin. The rest is

  • quraishi replaces chawla as new chief election commissioner

    Quraishi Replaces Chawla As New Chief Election Commissioner

    India | July 28, 2010 9:00 IST

    S Y Quraishi, Election Commissioner, was on Tuesday appointed the new Chief Election Commissioner in the place of Navin Chawla, who demits office on Thursday.The notification elevating 63-year-old Quraishi as head of the three-member election

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