Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday commotion and acrimony in legislatures are matters of concern, adding that this issue has been discussed with the presiding officers from time to time and the presiding officers have been urged to conduct House proceedings with dignity and decorum and ac
The training session was attended by polling staff, including Presiding Officers (PO), P1, P2, and P3 personnel, who received vital instructions on the operation and management of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs).
Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi refused to appoint a presiding officer for MCD ward committee elections which are scheduled for September 4, citing concerns over an "undemocratic process and insufficient notice" for filing nominations.
The District Election Authority Doda conducted a comprehensive training session for presiding officers in the Conference Hall of the DC Office here and said that the role of presiding officers is vital to maintain the integrity of the electoral process.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is leading an Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, met Presiding Officers of the legislatures of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Egypt, and Uzbekistan on Friday.
"I had gone to cast my vote at the polling booth where my name is registered. This was at St Mira's English Medium School in Rasta Peth. After reaching there I found that someone else had voted on my name. After objecting with the presiding officer at the centre, I was allowed to cast a vote
After the mayoral polls in Delhi were delayed, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said that he didn't appoint the presiding officer because of the 'absence of inputs" from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in judicial custody.
The scheduled election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Delhi has been postponed as the nomination of the Presiding Officer, which is mandatory, has not taken place, the MCD Secretary informed in an official notice.
According to the ECP, the candidates for Pakistan's top constitutional office can submit nomination papers with the presiding officers in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta by March 2 before 12 pm (local time).
Following the Supreme Court's criticism of the municipal poll officer for "defacing" the ballot paper in the Chandigarh Mayor polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) presented CCTV footage on Monday, claiming that the BJP Presiding officer openly destroyed and invalidated votes.
High drama was witnessed in the Chandigarh Mayoral poll results after the presiding officer declared eight votes of Congress and AAP councillors invalid, resulting in the victory of the BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar in the mayoral elections.