Election Commissioner
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar faces ‘go back’ slogans, shown black flags in Kolkata
Kolkata: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced “go back” slogans and was shown black flags on Monday, March 9, when he visited the revered Kalighat temple in south Kolkata. Police personnel present…
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SC fixes April 16 for hearing pleas against appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed April 16 for hearing a batch of pleas challenging the appointment of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023…
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SC rejects plea for stay on appointment of new election commissioners
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed applications seeking a stay on the appointment of two new election commissioners. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said it will…
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Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu take charge as Election Commissioners
New Delhi: Newly appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu took charge of the office on Friday at the ECI headquarters here. CEC Rajiv Kumar welcomed the two newly-appointed Election…
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Newly appointed Election Commissioners to take charge today
New Delhi: Newly appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will take charge of the office on Friday. Earlier, a notification for the appointment of the two Election Commissioners was…
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Row over appointment of EC: SC to hear plea of NGO on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on March 15 a plea of an NGO challenging the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India from a panel meant for…
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Centre tables bill to regulate Election Commissioners’ appointment in RS
New Delhi: The government on Thursday introduced in the Rajya Sabha a contentious bill that seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India with a cabinet minister in the panel for selection…
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Kejriwal slams PM Modi on bill on appointments of CEC, ECs
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a bill that seeks to regulate the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners, claiming…
