Rajiv Kumar is the new chief election commissioner of India. He assumed charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India at Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi today.
May 15, 2022After assuming charge as CEC, Kumar said that he was honoured to have been given the responsibility to lead one of the finest institutions gifted by the Indian Constitution - the institution that reinforces India's democracy.
May 15, 2022An Election Commission of India team led by Chandra is in Goa to review preparatory work for the upcoming polls.
December 22, 2021"The Commission wanted to know about the law and order situation in the state. Secondly, it had queries on the recent flood situation in Bengal. And finally, the present Covid situation in the state. If the Commission is satisfied on these three areas, it might think of announcing the poll dates,"
September 1, 2021The BJP has already announced the names for seats going for polls in first two phases.
March 13, 2021Other officers of the Commission, including Secretary-General Umesh Sinha, DECs, Directors and Senior Principal Secretaries were also present on the occasion.
September 3, 2020Sharif in his letter has urged the prime minister for considering over these three nominees without further delay.
November 30, 2019Seshan was famous for his style of functioning and ruthlessly enforcing the model code of conduct which led the game-changing electoral reforms in the 1990s.
November 11, 2019The Commission asked the state administration to conduct operations on EVMs and VVPATs in the presence of stakeholders such as political parties and candidates to ensure transparency.
March 4, 2019When asked about the EC's stand on inflammatory speeches, Arora said in his review meetings, he tried to find out the status of such cases lodged during previous elections.
March 1, 2019In his complaint to the CEC, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Kuldeep Singh Rathore has sought orders to restrain the BJP from initiating any such activity in Himachal.
February 23, 2019Ahead of the full meeting of the Election Commission, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Friday appeared to hint at the possibility of holding Assembly elections in Telangana along with the polls due in four other states in December this year.
September 7, 2018A former CEC, who declined to be named, said the EVMs have been subjected to criticism from the very beginning on one ground or another.
August 5, 2018Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat on Saturday assured that the identity of those exposing electoral malpractices through the commission's mobile app will be protected.
June 2, 2018One cannot bar the use of modern technology over fear of its misuse, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said on Tuesday to a query on harvesting of voter data by political parties and candidates’ apps. Rawat also urged information technology professionals in Bengaluru — India’s IT hub — to help prevent any “malicious, divisive or …
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March 27, 2018Calling Election Commission (EC) a ‘khap panchayat’, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday rebutted the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat’s claim that 20 legislators were disqualified for holding office-of-profit, “as they did not seek hearings on the issue”. Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader Raghav Chadha termed Rawat’s claim “false”. Chadha said …
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January 24, 2018Om Prakash Rawat on Tuesday assumed charge as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) succeeding A K Joti, who demitted office on Monday after completing his tenure. Rawat said the Commission would pursue vigorously its commitment and maintain its standard to hold free, fair, inclusive and credible elections throughout the country. Rawat, a former Madhya …
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January 24, 2018