OP Rawat News
The former Chief Election Commissioner said there was no check on black money that has been used in the elections.
Faulty machines or EVM malfunction has been reported from many polling booths across the state.
The Election Commission will hold the 2019 general election under him.
The Supreme Court has ruled that whenever such dissolution takes place, commission should hold elections on first occasion and in no case later than six months, said OP Rawat.
Madhya Pradesh will go to poll in a single phase on November 28 and the counting of votes will be held on December 11
Assembly elections are due in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram later this year.
The Election Commission has laid a special emphasis on making the poll process accessible for all sections, especially the persons with disabilities, those who are aged or infirm.
Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat has reiterated that simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are not possible in the country unless changes are made in Constitution and law.
An AAP delegation led by its chief spokesperson and MLA, Sourabh Bhradwaj, met the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) O P Rawat here and submitted a memorandum on the issue.
The Election Commission was capable of holding the Lok Sabha elections and polls to four state assemblies together in December if the parliamentary elections are advanced, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said on Wednesday.
The portal can be accessed by the general public on the Home Page of the Commission's website - eci.nic.in - by clicking on 'Online RTI'.
Facebook would remain the poll panel's social media partner during the Karnataka assembly elections, CEC Rawat said on Tuesday.
Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat has said that engagement with people through social media remains a priority but not at the cost of data breaches.
AAP on Tuesday dubbed the Election Commission a "Khap Panchayat".
The Election Commission had recommended 20 MLAs of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) be disqualified for holding offices of profit as ‘parliamentary secretaries.’
The appointment of the Election Commissioner was made as a vacancy would have arisen in the three-member poll panel after the retirement of Achal Kumar Jyoti on Monday.
The Centre has been mulling over aligning the upcoming state elections, scheduled to be held in November-December 2018, with the Lok Sabha elections 2019
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