Chief Election Commissioner
- India
EC vows free, fair polls in West Bengal: CEC Kumar
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, April 20, asserted that the Election Commission will leave no stone unturned in holding free, fair and transparent polls in West Bengal where…
- India
CEC Gyanesh Kumar is compromised, working for BJP, claims TMC leader
West Bengal: All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) National Spokesperson Saket Gokhale alleged that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar is “compromised” and openly working for the ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),…
- India
EC-Trinamool meet ends on bitter note, CEC tells party leaders to ‘get lost’
New Delhi: The meeting between a Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday, April 8, culminated on an acrimonious note, with the TMC saying the…
- India
Parliament rejects Oppn bid to remove chief poll commissioner, gives no reason
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Monday, April 6, rejected the impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, with no reasons cited for…
- India
Opposition MPs accuse CEC Gyanesh Kumar of executive bias, mass disenfranchisement
New Delhi: The notices moved by the opposition MPs in Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar have accused him of “acting under the thumb of the executive”, besides…
- India
SP backs Oppn move to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar, says Akhilesh
Mumbai: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has said his party supports the demand to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that he was indulging in “dishonesty”. Opposition MPs have submitted…
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From custodianship to command: Judicial review and electoral integrity
The conduct of elections in India is constitutionally entrusted to the Election Commission of India (ECI) under Article 324 of the Constitution. This power, described as plenary in form, has nonetheless been…
- India
Delhi: Mamata confronts police, asks for sensitivity towards SIR-affected families
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, February 2, confronted the security personnel deployed outside Delhi’s Banga Bhawan and said she was in the national capital for justice to…
- India
SIR rollout in remaining states soon: CEC Gyanesh Kumar
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday, January 24, said the special intensive revision (SIR) of voters’ lists in the remaining states will be rolled out soon as he described…
- Hyderabad
Chief Election Commissioner arrives in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, arrived in Hyderabad on Friday, December 17, on a three-day visit. Kumar landed in Hyderabad at noon to undertake official engagements, including interacting with…
- Hyderabad
Chief Election Commissioner to meet Telangana BLOs on Dec 21
Hyderabad: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will hold an interaction meeting with BLOs from Telangana here on December 21. Kumar will arrive in the city on December 19 as part of his…
- India
EC should have ordered probe instead of ‘shouting’ at Rahul: Ex-CEC
New Delhi: Coming down hard on the Election Commission for its response on “vote theft” allegations, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday said the poll body should have ordered…
- India
Election Commission launches ECINET for unified access to electoral data
Hyderabad: Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, on Saturday, May 24, announced ECINET, an integrated dashboard which will unify the commission’s 40 existing mobile and web applications, and offer single-window access…
- India
Congress targets govt over appointment of new Chief Election Commissioner
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday slammed the government for “hastily” appointing the new chief election commissioner, saying it undermines the spirit of the Constitution and free elections. Congress leader Manickam Tagore…
- India
Gyanesh Kumar appointed as CEC; Vivek Joshi election commissioner
New Delhi: Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was appointed as the next chief election commissioner on Monday, the law ministry said. Kumar is the first CEC to be appointed under a new law…
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