Addressing a press conference in Kochi after reviewing preparations for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, the CEC said maintaining the purity of electoral rolls is fundamental to a healthy democratic system.
The West Bengal chief minister sounds poll bugle, saying her party, the Trinamool Congress, will go it alone in the upcoming assembly elections and "will win with even a larger margin".
The conference was chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
Manohar Singh Gill's remarkable contributions to India were not limited to politics and administration. He was also an accomplished writer.
First, the state government has recommended the name of only Rajiva Sinha for the chair. However, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose refused to clear the name on the basis of a single recommendation.
Justice Joseph specifically questioned the AG on the criteria adopted by the Law Minister in picking four names from the DoPT's database.
In the letter, CEC has recommended a slew of amendments to the Representation of the People (RP) Act.
Rajiv Kumar, the senior-most member of the Election Commission, on Sunday took charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of the country.
Chandra has been serving in the Commission as Election Commissioner since 15 February 2019.
The poll panel also issued a blanket ban on bike rallies, an instrument of canvassing during election, after the model code of conduct comes into force.
