Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday left the South Block after he attended a meeting for the appointment of the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India. The current CEC, Rajiv Kumar, is set to retire on February 18.
The committee, composed of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will deliberate on the appointment of the new CEC.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar praised the efforts of officials, security forces, and others for ensuring peaceful Delhi elections and emphasized strict action on any violations to maintain fairness in the process.
"A lot of discussion was held on technology - there are opportunities as well as challenges regarding social media, AI and cyber security. All of these were discussed. So, a Delhi declaration was signed...All election management bodies here decided to constitute a working group so that they
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday highlighted the need for a clean social media space and said that the entire social media space is polluted. He added that if we have environmental pollution outside, equally serious social media pollution we have inside and that needs anti-p
The party has requested that the webcasting link be shared with the candidates and recognized political parties, enabling them to monitor the voting process and ensure free, fair, and transparent elections.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said that the poll body will issue an instruction to the Cabinet Secretary that there should be "no Delhi-specific announcement in the Union budget.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday dismissed claims of tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), asserting that the Supreme Court has vouched for the reliability of these devices. He termed the allegations as baseless and said that EVMs are a foolproof mechanism for cou
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar confirmed that an announcement regarding the Delhi elections will be made today at 2 PM. The press conference will address all questions related to the election process and its timeline.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar held a review meeting on Tuesday with central observers deployed for the Maharashtra Assembly elections and directed them to be accessible to all candidates and parties without any favouritism. Any complaints in this regard shall be viewed seriously.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar strongly condemned undignified remarks made against female leaders during the election campaign, sources in the Chief Electoral Office of Maharashtra told ANI on Friday.
Former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kriti Somaiya wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday, seeking action against Samajwadi Party Maharashtra Chief Abu Azmi for using provocative speech during his recent election campaign.