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Parties will have to reasons to voters for fielding candidate with crimina
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 22 (ANI): Parties will have to give reasons for fielding a candidate with a criminal record instead of a clean candidate, says Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra after taking stock of poll preparedness in Goa ahead of assembly election due early next ye
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Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, his team will visit Uttarakhan
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 20 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and his team will undertake a two-day tour of Uttarakhand from December 23.
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EC delegation on three-day visit to Goa from today, to review preparedness
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 20 (ANI): A high-level team of the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra will embark on a three-day visit to Goa from Monday to take stock of the poll preparedness ahead of the upcoming state Assembly polls.
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Separate informal interaction held with CEC, ECs on electoral reforms, off
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New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): The Law Ministry clarified on Saturday that a separate informal interaction was held virtually with the Chief Election Commissioner and the two Election Commissioners on certain issues "requiring further finetuning" and a letter sent by Legislative Depar
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Punjab polls: EC has zero tolerance towards abuse of money, power, says CE
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 17 (ANI): Election commission has zero tolerance towards abuse of money, power or government machinery, said Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra after taking note of poll preparedness ahead of 2022 Punjab Assembly polls.
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Chief Election Commissioner flags off Voter Awareness Vans in Punjab
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 16 (ANI): As part of a voter awareness campaign, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra and two Election Commissioners flagged off Voter Awareness Vans in Punjab on Thursday.
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Webcasting to be arranged in all polling stations except those in border d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 16 (ANI): To bring about transparency in elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra on Thursday said the Election Commission of India (ECI) has assured all political parties that webcasting will be arranged in all polling stations except
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Income tax officers should deal with black money with a heavy hand: CEC
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New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers should deal with the menace of black money with a heavy hand, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said on Thursday while interacting with the 74th batch of IRS officers.
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CEC addresses virtual seminar on 'Story of World's Largest Democracy's Ele
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New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India addressed a virtual seminar on "Story of World's Largest Democracy's Election" on Tuesday and mentioned that the election commission of India (ECI) sets up polling booths within walking distances with the aim of
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Women's participation in elections has exceeded that of men: Chief Electio
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New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Taking note of the historical perspective of barriers and challenges faced by women in participation in elections in the country, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that today seven decades and 17 general elections later, women's participati
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Instructions issued for preparations in poll-bound states, says CEC Sushil
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New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Ahead of Assembly polls scheduled to be held next year in seven states of the country, Chief Election Commissioner of India Sushil Chandra on Friday said that the Commission has issued instructions for preparations in poll-bound states.
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CEC Sushil Chandra pays four-day visit to Uzbekistan as International Obse
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sushil Chandra led a three-member delegation to Uzbekistan from October 21 to October 25 to observe the conduct of the Presidential Election as an International Observer, informed the Election Commission of India.
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