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"First step towards national service is voting," says CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has urged all eligible citizens of India to register as electors and participate in the electoral process. He emphasised that voting is the first step towards national service.
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"Scathing, unruly": Congress MP Reddy writes to CEC over Bandi Sanjay's re
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Recently, there was a cricket match between India and Pakistan. Just like our cricketers met the hopes of the cricket fans, BJP will win the MLC elections and fulfill the hopes of the graduates and teachers," Kumar told reporters, drawing a parallel between the sporting rivalry and polit
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"All of you will be accountable": Congress President tells party state in-
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
He also discussed the organisational challenges in front of the party, and also criticising the centre over the handling of various issues, including Indian deportees being shackled by US, the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and alleged vote rigging in the elections.
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SC adjourns hearing on pleas challenging law appointing ECs
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court adjourned hearings on petitions challenging the law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, which excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel. No new date for the hearing was set.
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Newly appointed CEC Gyanesh Kumar takes charge; says first step for nation
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
He further stated that in accordance with the Constitution, the electoral laws and rules issued therein, the Election Commission always stood with the voters.
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Former CEC Rajiv Kumar bids farewell to ECI, describes it as 'place of wor
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Rajiv Kumar said, "This building is the place of worship of democracy. Through great hard work, it has amassed heritage in the last 75 years. I am very hopeful that in the time to come, this will rise higher than where it stands today. This is going to very capable hands.
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"Disrespectful, discourteous", says Rahul Gandhi's dissent note on Chief E
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
On February 17, the government appointed Gyanesh Kumar as the new CEC, to succeed Rajiv Kumar. According to reports, the Lok Sabha LoP, who is part of the committee, submitted his dissent note, calling the selection process as both "disrespectful and discourteous."
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Congress MP Pramod Tiwari questions urgency in appointment of new CEC
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
He emphasized that in a democracy, elections should not only be fair but also perceived as fair, criticizing the move as a violation of the Supreme Court's authority and the spirit of the Constitution.
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Congress' KC Venugopal criticizes appointment of new CEC, says "regime is
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taking to social media X, the Congress MP in a post wrote that such egregious behavior only confirmed the doubts that the ruling regime was destroying the electoral process of the country.
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Gyanesh Kumar appointed new Chief Election Commissioner, to succeed Rajiv
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India.
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ECI bids farewell to Rajiv Kumar, India's 25th Chief Election Commissioner
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday bid farewell to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Rajiv Kumar, who will be demitting the office on February 18.
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Meeting to elect CEC should have been postponed as petitions pending in SC
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Congress said on Monday that the government should have postponed the meeting of the committee to select the next Chief Election Commissioner in view of the petitions pending before the Supreme Court.
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