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TMC's Mahua Moitra echoed the demand of some other opposition leaders that the Lok Sabha should be dissolved as the last elections were held on "faulty" voter list.

'Conflict of interest in CEC may compromise FCAA cases': Retired bureaucrats write to CJI

The signatories, in an open letter, pointed out that there were no independent members in the panel.

Gyanesh Kumar Becomes India's New Chief Election Commissioner | Key Challenges Ahead

Gyanesh Kumar has officially taken charge as India's new Chief Election Commissioner. His tenure, lasting until January 2029, comes at a crucial time with electoral concerns raised by opposition parties. Appointed under the new EC law, Kumar will oversee key elections, including Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal polls. Watch to learn about his priorities and the challenges ahead!

Election Commission Honors Voters For Making World's Largest Elections A Success | Lok Sabha Polls

At a press conference in New Delhi, the Commission salutes all voters for their vital role in the world's largest elections, ensuring a resounding success. Watch the video to know more!

Biggest learning is that poll process should be completed before summer: CEC Rajiv Kumar

Over 68,000 monitoring teams and 1.5 crore polling and security personnel involved in the world's largest electoral exercise, says CEC

Congress names candidates for 3 Jharkhand LS seats

Three more names were finalised for the state in the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting held in New Delhi while talks on seat-sharing are on among INDIA bloc partners, Congress Legislature Party leader Alamgir Alam told PTI over phone from Delhi.

Totaliser technology ready but time to implement idea not come yet, says CEC

A technology to link a number of EVMs and hide booth-wise voting patterns is ready with the Election Commission.

Lok Sabha elections: GST e-way bills analytics to be tracked real time, says EC

There is an unusual spike in demand for some goods and services, the Election Commission said while announcing poll dates.

Election Commission will disclose all details on electoral bonds in time: CEC Rajiv Kumar

SBI is the authorised financial institution to issue the electoral bonds. "The SBI was supposed to submit the data by March 12. They have given to us the details in time. I will go back and look at the data (and) would definitely disclose it in time," Kumar told reporters.

Arun Goel Resigns Before Lok Sabha Elections: Understanding Election Commissioner Appointment Law

Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigns just before the expected announcement of the 2024 Lok Sabha election schedule, leaving the Election Commission of India with only Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. Learn about the process of appointing new commissioners, including the roles of committees and criteria for appointment. Explore constitutional provisions for their removal and speculate on the next Chief Election Commissioner. Stay updated with Moneycontrol

Imran Khan's party demands CEC's resignation over alleged poll rigging

The 71-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party demanded the CEC’s resignation, asserting that he had “no right to stay in the position for a single day,” the Dawn newspaper reported.

Lok Sabha polls CEC ECs to visit Andhra Pradesh Monday to review preparations

It is usual for the CEC and ECs to tour states ahead of assembly or Lok Sabha elections to meet political parties, senior police and administrative officials and the poll machinery on the ground.

President gives assent to bill for appointment of CEC, ECs

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.

Karnataka Elections: Congress accuses BJP of restricting ad campaigns in Karnataka

Congress leaders also demanded the transfer of employees, working at Chief Electoral Office in Karnataka for more than six years. The party leaders submitted a list of such employees to the poll panel for immediate action.

SC decision to bring more credibility to the Election Commission

The collegium system is already followed for appointments to the higher judiciary, the Central Information Commission and the Central Vigilance Commission

President to appoint CEC, ECs on advise of committee comprising PM, LoP & CJI: SC

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph, in a unanimous verdict, held that this norm will continue to hold good till a law on the issue is made by Parliament.

Allahabad HC issues fresh notices to political parties, CEC on caste-based rallies

A bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Jaspreet Singh passed the order recently on an old PIL filed by local lawyer Motilal Yadav. The petitioner had sought a ban on caste-based rallies in Uttar Pradesh.

Finance Ministry collaborates with Capacity Building Commission for Capacity Enhancement Plan on infra projects execution

The Finance Ministry's Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) has framed a Capacity Enhancement Plan (CEP) in collaboration with the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) to drive relevant capacities across ministries, state governments, and the extended ecosystem of infrastructure execution in the country.

All political parties want UP polls be held as per schedule ensuring COVID-19 protocol: CEC Sushil Chandra

For this, special arrangements, including enhancing the number of polling booths and increasing the voting time by an hour will be made, he said.

CEC hopeful concept of remote voting will see the light of day by next LS polls

Addressing an event, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said, the EC had early this year started a research project for enabling remote voting, in consultation with IIT Madras and eminent technologists from IITs and other leading institutions.

Not going back to ballot paper: CEC

"We are not going back to the days of ballot paper. (The) EVMs have been in use in our country for more than two decades. And it has been a consistent policy of the ECI (Election Commission of India) for quite sometime and I think it will remain the same," Arora said.

Not going back to era of ballot papers; won't get bullied: CEC

"However, I would like to make it very, very clear once more. In fact, it is not I, it is the entire ECI, it is the ECIs of the past, and it will be the ECIs of the future... we are not going back to the era of ballot papers," Arora said.

Centre doubles funds for furnishing CJI, CEC official bungalows

As per the existing norms, the Chief Justice of India gets Rs 5 lakh for furnishing works at his official residence, but the fund has now been doubled to Rs 10 lakh.

Webcasting from some booths during Chhattisgarh elections: CEC

Webcasting -- live broadcasting through the Internet -- of the polling process will be done from select polling stations in critical areas such as Naxal-affected districts to ensure free and fair elections

Need legal framework for simultaneous polls: CEC O P Rawat

"If the term of some state assemblies needs to be curtailed or extended, then a constitutional amendment will be required... Logistics arrangements with regard to 100 per cent availability of VVPATs (paper trail machines) will be a constraint," he told reporters to a question on whether simultaneous elections can be held anytime soon.