Rajiv Kumar
- India
Be visible, accessible, neutral & ethical in functioning: EC to poll observers
New Delhi: Days before it it announces the schedule for assembly elections in five states, the Election Commission on Friday told poll observers to be visible, accessible, neutral and ethical in their…
- Telangana
ECI team begins visit to Telangana to assess poll preparedness
Hyderabad: A high-level team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar is visiting Telangana from Tuesday to assess preparedness for the upcoming Assembly elections. During…
- Telangana
Affidavit tampering: Telangana HC suspends judge who ordered FIR on CEC Rajiv Kumar
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has placed under suspension a city court judge in connection with a “direction” given by him to police for registering an FIR against Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv…
- India
Assam parties expressed reservations over delimitation based on 2001 Census: CEC
Guwahati: The ECI on Tuesday said civil society organisations did not oppose Assam’s delimitation process, but several political parties have expressed reservations over issues like the exercise being done based on 2001…
- India
Election Commission team to visit Assam for delimitation discussions
Guwahati: The Election Commission will meet a variety of stakeholders, including political parties and civil society, and hold discussions before the delimitation exercise of constituencies in Assam, an official statement said on…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Assembly polls: Senior citizens, people with disability to get vote-from-home option
Bengaluru: Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday announced that all senior citizens above 80 and people with disability will get a vote-from-home option in the Karnataka Assembly elections.…
- Bangalore
Flawed reports causes more damage to credibility of poll management bodies: CEC KumarB
Bengaluru: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has flagged “flawed” reports of some agencies and organisations, saying they cause more damage to the credibility of election management bodies as the pioneering work done…
- India
Full Election Commission to visit three NE states next week
Agartala: The full Election Commission, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will undertake a four-day visit to three election-bound northeastern states from January 11, officials said here on Saturday. Tripura Chief…
- India
India’s Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar observes Nepal polls
Kathmandu: A delegation from the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Sunday observed the general elections in Nepal and visited several polling stations. Nepal went to…
- India
India has 2.49 lakh voters aged above 100: CEC Rajiv Kumar
Pune: There are 2.49 lakh voters aged above 100 in India, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday. Besides, 1.80 crore voters are over 80 years of age, Kumar said after…
- India
CEC Rajiv Kumar pays tribute to India’ first voter in his native Himachal village
Shimla: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday visited the Himachal residence of India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi, who died at the age of 106, and paid rich tributes to him.…
- India
CEC stressed on need to be sensitive towards requirements of people with special needs
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday stressed on the need to be sensitive towards the needs of all, especially people with special needs. Addressing the first-ever national conference of…
- India
Morbi bridge collapse a factor in delay in Gujarat poll announcement: CEC
New Delhi: The Morbi suspension bridge collapse was one of the reasons for the delay in announcement of the Gujarat assembly elections, the Election Commission said on Thursday. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)…
- Telangana
EC removes two political parties from Telangana, six from AP
Hyderabad: Election Commission removed 86 non-existent registered unrecognised political parties, out of these six parties were from Andhra Pradesh (AP) and two were from Telangana. Election Commission on Tuesday ordered the delisting…
- India
Have power to register, want authority to de-register parties: EC to Law Min
New Delhi: Amid an ongoing cleanup exercise to identify unrecognised parties involved in corrupt practices, the Election Commission has made a renewed push to get powers to de-register political parties. The election…
