Election Commissioner
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Election commissioners’ salary set to see over 2-fold hike soon
India | Jan 17, 2018, 05:49 PM ISTThe three commissioners, including the Chief Election Commissioner, are entitled to a salary which is “equal to the salary of a judge of the Supreme Court”, according to the provisions of a law governing their conditions of service.
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Rajiv Mehrishi to be next CAG, Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner
India | Aug 31, 2017, 10:25 PM ISTRajiv Mehrishi was will be the next CAG while Sunil Arora has been appointed Election Commissioner
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Supreme Court questions Centre on enabling law on appointment of CEC, ECs
India | Jul 05, 2017, 10:37 PM ISTSupreme Court today asked the Centre why no enabling law as mandated under the Constitution for the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners has yet been framed.
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West Bengal Election Commissioner resigns
India | Oct 06, 2015, 09:54 PM ISTKolkata: Apparently under pressure from political parties in the wake of violence-marred civic polls, West Bengal State Election Commissioner S R Upadhyay today resigned even as counting of ballots is yet to be taken up.Upadhyay
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Centre invites applications for CIC appointments
India | Sep 09, 2015, 04:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre today invited applications for appointment as Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commisioners in CIC.The term of Chief Information Commissioner Vijai Sharma ends in December. There is a vacancy of three Information
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Former Gujarat Chief Secretary appointed as Election Commissioner
India | May 08, 2015, 12:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Achal Kumar Jyoti, a former Chief Secretary during the tenure of Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister, was on Thursday appointed as the Election Commissioner, filling one of the two vacancies in the
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Nasim Zaidi set to be next Chief Election Commissioner
India | Apr 08, 2015, 07:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi is set to become the next Chief Election Commissioner later this month. The Law Ministry has initiated the file to appoint the next CEC as present incumbent H S
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Elections to AIADMK's General Secretary post on Aug 29
National | Aug 19, 2014, 02:59 PM ISTChennai: Elections to AIADMK's General Secretary post, held by party supremo and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, will be held here on August 29 with the process starting from tomorrow.The elections, held once in five years,
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Former CEC Quraishi expresses concern over SC verdict
India | Dec 12, 2013, 09:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today expressed concern over the Supreme Court verdict on gay rights and hoped the government will address the issue."I am also concerned about the Supreme Court
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Naseem Zaidi takes over as Election Commissioner
India | Aug 08, 2012, 10:11 AM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 8: Former Civil Aviation Secretary Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi has been appointed Election Commissioner and he took up his new assignment on Tuesday. President Pranab Mukherjee earlier cleared his appointment in the