Chief Election Commissioner News
Speaking at a two-day conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) from all States and Union Territories at IIIDEM, Gyanesh Kumar stressed the need for election officers to be accessible to political parties.
The Law Ministry announced that Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner, succeeding the outgoing Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar.
The selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi met in Delhi on Monday evening to decide the successor of outoging Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.
The party’s demand came shortly after a meeting of the three-member selection committee, which included LoP Rahul Gandhi, alongside PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
The panel could meet either on Sunday or Monday ahead of the retirement of incumbent Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on February 18.
Navin Chawla, whose removal from the poll panel was recommended in 2009 over allegations of bias, passed away on Saturday.
There were three people on board the helicopter apart from the pilot. They are all safe and waiting for the weather to clear up to return to Munsiyari.
Political Parties have puts forth big demand before Kashmir Election Commission ahead of Lok Sabha Election. According to latest report, political parties have asked EC to conduct Lok Sabha Elections with Vidhan Sabha Elections.
This bill is slated to replace the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.
According to a bill listed for introduction in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, future chief election commissioners and election commissioners will be selected by a three-member panel headed by the prime minister and comprising the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Cabinet minister.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar pointed out that ECI completed the milestone of having conducted 400 assembly polls in just concluded polls in three northeastern states -- Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland.
The bench delivered its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking a collegium-like system for the appointment of election commissioners and the Chief Election Commissioner.
Assembly elections of 9 states are going to be held in India next year in 2023. A good news has come for the voters who voted in this festival of democracy. The Election Commission is now going to bring a new facility for the people living far away from the village. Election Commission is going to bring 'Remote Voting System'. In this, migrant voters will not have to go to their home state to cast their vote.
Nepal votes to elect a new parliament and provincial assemblies from today
More than 17.9 million eligible voters will elect a 275-member House of Representatives
There are over 22,000 polling centres in Nepal
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been banned from contesting elections. The Election Commission of Pakistan has disqualified Imran Khan.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been banned from contesting elections. The Election Commission of Pakistan has disqualified Imran Khan.
Chief Election Commissioner wrote a letter to Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju to cap the cash donations to political parties
The CEC proposed to bring down anonymous political donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000 to cleanse election funding through black money
The poll panel's letter has recommended various amendments to the Representation of the People Act
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