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Opposition MPs have collected signatures to submit a notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in both Houses of Parliament. Around 180 MPs have signed the notice amid allegations that the poll panel favoured the ruling BJP

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced protests by Trinamool Congress activists showing black flags and “Go Back” posters outside Kolkata’s Kalighat temple during his visit. Demonstrators raised slogans against him and the Special Intensive Revision as the Election Commission began meetings with political parties

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee began an indefinite sit-in protest at Esplanade East, Kolkata, against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ list. The demonstration, located close to the Chief Electoral Officer’s office, coincides with the arrival of the Election Commission’s full bench in the city.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey remarked former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi saying You were not an election commissioner but 'Muslim commissioner'  following Quraishi 's comments on Waqf (Amendment) Act

Gyanesh Kumar replaced Rajiv Kumar. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu is the other election commissioner.

His term will run till January 26, 2029, days before the EC is expected to announce the schedule of the next Lok Sabha election

Directs the Maharashtra Chief Secretary to hand over Rashmi Shukla's charge to the next senior-most IPS officer in the cadre

The poll panel also dubbed Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's allegations as an attempt to "surreptitiously give credence to irresponsible, unfounded and uncorroborated mala fide narratives".

According to the Supreme Court order, the Election Commission will have to publish the details shared by the bank on its official website by 5 pm on March 15.

The breakdown of voting members includes at least 162 from the provincial assembly in Sindh, 353 in Punjab, 65 in Balochistan, and 115 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, all contributing to the election of the new president.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta issued notice to the Centre on a plea filed by an NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, and listed the matter along with other pending petitions on the issue for hearing in April.

He said the team inquired about the progress of the second special brief revision of the voter's list and stressed on making the electoral roll error-free.

A vacancy will arise in the poll panel early next year when Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey demits office on February 14 on attaining the age of 65 years.

CEC Rajiv Kumar informed that the total number of 80 plus year-old electors in Karnataka stands at 12.15 lakh.

SC’s proposal to include CJI in the committee that appoints the poll panel chief will ensure fair and transparent mechanism.

New Delhi: Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was on Thursday appointed as the next chief election commissioner. He will assume charge on May 15 after incumbent Sushil Chandra demits office on May 14, a notification issued by the Law Ministry said. Putting the notification in public domain, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju extended his best wishes to […]

Hyderabad: This article is in continuation of the last article on Constitutional and Statutory Bodies. Election Commission of India Part XV, Article 324 of the Constitution of India deals with the office of the Election Commission. The Article details the composition, constitution and functions of the Election Commission of India. Composition of Commission According to […]

The interaction was part of a two-day training program of ITS officers at India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM). The interaction was held at Nirvachan Sadan here.

Chandra was appointed as an Election Commissioner on February 14, 2019, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

"We are very hopeful by 2024 Lok Sabha elections you will see a lot of fundamental differences the way ECI is working, including e-voting," said Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora