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- Andhra Pradesh
Stage set for counting of votes in Andhra Assembly, LS polls
Amaravati: All arrangements are in place for the counting of votes in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, Chief Electoral Officer M.K. Meena said on Monday. The counting of votes polled in state Assembly…
- India
Voters should know about feasibility of assurances by parties, says CEC
Chennai: The voters have a right to know about the feasibility of fulfilling poll assurances made by political parties, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday and made it clear that the…
- Telangana
CEC flags off cycling event in Hyderabad for voter awareness
Hyderabad: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar flagged off a cycling event-cum-walkathon as part of a voter awareness programme at Durgam Cheruvu on Wednesday. Day 2- Hon'ble CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar & Hon'ble…
- Delhi
Environment ministry sets up new panel replacing SC’s Central Empowered Committee
Delhi: The Union Environment Ministry has set up a new Central Empowered Committee (CEC), replacing an ad hoc expert panel with the same name which assisted the Supreme Court in matters of…
- World
Gaza ready to hold municipal elections: Poll body
Ramallah: The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) said it is ready to hold municipal elections in the Gaza Strip. The Commission told Xinhua news agency that it is following the developments related…
- Opinions
CEC says ‘vacuum’ in J-K, what it means beyond gap between last elections and now?
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made a significant comment about the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. He observed: “There is vacuum that needs to be filled,” and it immediately got translated into the widening duration between the…
- Hyderabad
Owaisi welcomes SC ruling on appointment of CEC, ECs
Hyderabad: IMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court ruling that the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners will be done by the President on the advice…
- India
‘Can’t be a pliable EC’: SC rules panel of PM, LoP, CJI for appointment of CEC, ECs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that appointment to the posts of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the Election Commissioners (EC) should be done by the President on the advice…
- India
Ex law min Moily, ex CEC Quraishi support SC observation on CEC, EC appointment
New Delhi: Former Union law minister M Veerappa Moily and ex-chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Wednesday supported a consultative mechanism to appoint the CEC and election commissioners, while another former…
- Photos
BJP CEC meeting in Delhi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP National President JP Nadda arrives to attend the Central Election Committee meeting of BJP, at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Wednesday, Nov. 9,…
- India
‘One Nation, One Election’ is for legislature to decide: CEC
Pune: Highlighting that ‘One Nation, One Election’ is for the legislature to decide, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday noted that the commission can handle the decision administratively. “This definitely involves…
- Telangana
Munugode by-poll: ECI notice to Komatireddy over bank funds transfer
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India on Sunday issued a notice to BJP’s Munugode Assembly by-poll candidate Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy to explain the fund transactions from his and family owned accounts. The…
- India
EC mulling postal ballots for overseas voters
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has said that its contemplating postal ballots for overseas voters, an official statement said on Friday. During his recent visit to South Africa and interaction…
- India
BJP CEC to meet next week to finalise more Assembly polls candidate
New Delhi: The BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) will meet next week for the second time to finalise candidates for Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. In its first meeting on Thursday,…