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Counting of votes to begin from 8 am on June 4; EC issues handbook to poll
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The counting of votes for the General Election as well as the State Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will start at 6 am on Sunday, it added. Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu had reviewed the
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Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar cast vote in De
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Election Commissioner Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar, accompanied by their families, exercised their voting rights in Delhi during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday.
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Lok Sabha elections: ECI reviews poll preparedness in Punjab, Haryana, Cha
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Deputy Election Commissioners Hirdesh Kumar and Ajay Bhadoo, held an inter-state meeting on Tuesday to review poll preparedness in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh ahead of the upcoming the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
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ECI introduces 'Myth vs Reality Register' to combat misinformation in 2024
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
It was launched today by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi.
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SC declines to stay appointment of 2 ECs; says it will lead to chaos, unce
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to put on hold the two Election Commissioners' appointments under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for Election Commissioners.
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ECI welcomes newly appointed election commissioners
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday welcomed the two newly-appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu who joined the Commission today, a spokesperson of the poll body said.
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Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu to take charge as Election Commissione
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The newly-appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will take charge of the office today.
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Sukhbir Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar appointed new election commissioners
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Ministry of Law and Justice, issued an official statement on Thursday that said, "In exercise of powers conferred by Section 4 of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service, and Term of Office) Act, 2023 (Act No. 49 of 2023), t
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Adhir Chowdhury dissent on EC selection, Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Sandhu to
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Retired IAS officer Gyanesh Kumar (1988-batch IAS) from Kerala retired as secretary of the cooperation ministry in February. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, former Chief Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand, will be the Election Commissioner, sources said.
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SC agrees to hear pleas challenging Election Commissioners' Act dropping C
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing on March 15 pleas challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel of Election Commissioners.
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Congress leader Jaya Thakur moves SC, urges court to restrain Centre from
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A plea was filed in the Supreme Court to restrain the central government from appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners as per Sections 7 and 8 of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and terms o
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Election Commission of Pakistan appoints returning officers for senate ele
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to the report, the election watchdog on Sunday issued a notification saying that the ECP Director General Training Saeed Gul will be the Returning Officer (RO) in the federal capital, whereas provincial election commissioners Aijaz Anwar Chohan, Sharifullah, Shamshad Khan, and Muha
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