Chief Election Commissioner
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Ex-CEC: Lok Sabha polls will see more money, violence & hatred
National | Mar 08, 2019, 05:19 PM ISTMore money will be spent, more violence will be there, more hatred will be there, I suppose, Krishnamurthy told PTI when asked about the upcoming general election.
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EVMs are totally safe, we are not going back to the era of ballot papers, says CEC Sunil Arora
News | Jan 24, 2019, 01:36 PM ISTEVMs are totally safe, we are not going back to the era of ballot papers, says CEC Sunil Arora
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Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora seeks cooperation of political parties for fair, ethical elections
India | Dec 02, 2018, 02:34 PM ISTA 1980-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, Arora has also worked in ministries such as Finance, Textiles and Planning Commission.
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Sunil Arora takes charge as new Chief Election Commissioner, will oversee Lok Sabha polls 2019
Dec 02, 2018, 12:08 PM ISTLok Sabha elections 2019: A CEC of the Election Commission can have a tenure of six years or hold office till the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. The convention is to appoint the senior-most election commissioner as chief election commissioner.
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Sunil Arora likely to be appointed Chief Election Commissioner, to take charge on Dec 2 : Sources
Elections | Nov 26, 2018, 11:20 PM ISTArora, a 1980 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre was appointed Election Commissioner in September last year.
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Election Commission unlikely to reiterate demand for contempt powers
India | Jan 30, 2018, 04:55 PM ISTIn a letter in April, the Commission had urged the law ministry to amend the election laws so that it could use the ‘Contempt of Courts’ Act against such parties.
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CEC OP Rawat opens up on disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs
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EC Om Prakash Rawat to take over as new Chief Election Commission on January 23
India | Jan 21, 2018, 08:37 PM ISTThe government also appointed former finance secretary Ashok Lavasa as an election commissioner.
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Electoral bonds a step in right direction, but will not solve transparency issues in political funding: CEC
Elections | Jan 18, 2018, 09:52 PM ISTThe commission had earlier said changes made in the election laws after the introduction of the bonds would compromise transparency in political fundings.
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Chief Election Commissioner favours collegium to choose Election Commissioners
India | May 31, 2015, 11:24 PM ISTNew 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.He,
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CEC Nasim Zaidi favours collegium to choose ECs
National | May 31, 2015, 01:35 PM ISTNew 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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HS Brahma takes office as Chief Election Commissioner
National | Jan 16, 2015, 06:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hari Shankar Brahma, who today took over as the 19th Chief Election Commissioner, said his priority and “mission objective” is to ensure free and fair conduct of Delhi Assembly polls.“My first priority and
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H S Brahma new Chief Election Commissioner
National | Jan 15, 2015, 06:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Election Commissioner Hari Shankar Brahma was today elevated as the Chief Election Commissioner.He will assume charge tomorrow after present incumbent V S Sampath demitted office today on attaining the age of 65 years.“The
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No regrets on decision on Varanasi: Sampath
National | Jan 15, 2015, 05:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath has no regrets about the decision to go by the district authorities in the high-profile Varanasi constituency where a BJP rally of Narendra Modi was refused
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HS Brahma may be the next Chief Election Commissioner
National | Jan 14, 2015, 09:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government may be all set to appoint Election Commissioner HS Brahma as the next Chief Election Commissioner in place of VS Sampath who demits office on Thursday. If Brahma is elevated, then it
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CEC VS Sampath to demit office tomorrow
India | Jan 14, 2015, 01:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: V S Sampath, Chief Election Commissioner, demits office tomorrow, capping less than six years of an eventful tenure, occasionally marked by controversies, that saw him conduct two Lok Sabha elections and at least
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Driver ferrying Jaitley responsible for putting on beacon light: CEC
National | Nov 13, 2014, 11:55 PM ISTRanchi: Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath today said the driver ferrying Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was responsible for putting on a beacon light when the latter attended a party programme here on Tuesday.
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Paid news should attract disqualification: CEC
India | Sep 28, 2014, 05:33 PM ISTNew 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 | Jul 23, 2014, 07:03 AM ISTRanchi: 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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Money power in polls major issue in Jharkhand: CEC
India | Jul 22, 2014, 07:51 PM ISTRanchi: Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath today said Income Tax officials would work in tandem with police to check money flow during yet-to-be announced assembly elections in Jharkhand.“Use of money power is a major