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Delhi govt opposes plea challenging appointment of Delhi Chief Secy as Ele
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Delhi Government on Wednesday opposed and sought dismissal of the petition challenging the notification appointing Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Dev as Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of NCT of Delhi for conducting the elections to
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CEC Sushil Chandra laments lack of representation of women in Parliament
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): Highlighting the under-representation of women in Parliament, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra on Saturday said the first Lok Sabha had 15 women MPs and the 17th Lok Sabha has 78, but progress is still slow.
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Disruptions, walkouts, hunger strikes do not augur well for robust parliam
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Frequent disruptions, walkouts, hunger strikes do not augur well for a robust parliamentary democracy like ours, said Chief Election Commissioner of India Sushil Chandra on Saturday, while addressing Sansad Ratna Award function organized by the Prime Poi
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Opposition seeks Pak Chief Justice, Election Commissioner's intervention i
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 14 (ANI): Calling Imran Khan government's decision to prevent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) members from participating in the no-confidence resolution unconstitutional, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has asked the Chief Justice of
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Election Commission is ready for One Nation, One Election: Sushil Chandra
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): One Nation One Election is a good suggestion, but this will need a change in the Constitution and it is to be decided in parliament. The Election Commission is fully prepared and is capable of conducting simultaneous elections, said Chief Election Commis
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No question of tampering with EVMs: CEC Sushil Chandra
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Responding to the allegation levelled by Samajwadi Party on Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), Sushil Chandra, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), said that there is no question of EVM tampering as the Election Commission of India (ECI) has always maintained t
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'EC is afraid of central govt': Manish Sisodia on poll body not declaring
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday attacked the Election Commission for not declaring the date of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election and alleged that the poll body is afraid of the Central government.
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Delhi civic poll announcement deferred after Centre raises issues
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Delhi Election Commissioner SK Srivastava on Wednesday said it has deferred the announcement of Municipal Corporation election dates after the Central government raised a few issues that are yet to be legally examined by the Election Commission.
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Women voters' participation exceeds that of men in assembly polls: Chief E
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Women voters have exceeded men electorates in the recently held Assembly elections, said Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on Monday.
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WB civic polls violence: State EC meeting with Governor postponed for toda
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): State Election Commissioner (SEC) Saurab Das's meeting with West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday to brief him on the alleged failure of the constitutional duty to hold polls to Howrah Municipality yesterday has been postponed to 3.30 pm. Read More
West Bengal Governor 'calls upon' State EC Saurab Das on civic poll violen
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 27 (ANI): West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has 'called upon' State Election Commissioner Saurab Das on Monday to brief him on the civic poll 'violence and lawlessness'.
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Congress giving communal colour to Punjab polls, complains BJP to EC
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday led a delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to call on the Chief Election Commissioner in the national capital on Monday to complaint against the Congress after its leader claimed that a "Hindu can ne
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