EC teams starts state-wide review of poll preparedness
Bharati landed at Andal airport in West Burdwan around 12.30 p.m. and proceeded by road to Birbhum, where he is scheduled to hold a meeting at the District Magistrate’s office.
Bharati landed at Andal airport in West Burdwan around 12.30 p.m. and proceeded by road to Birbhum, where he is scheduled to hold a meeting at the District Magistrate’s office.
District Electoral Officers and senior police officers from various districts joined the meeting virtually.
The meeting was also attended by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Assam and other senior officials of the Commission.
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday held a meeting with a delegation from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) led by its state president Palla Srinivasa Rao at the Nirvachan Sadan here.
Punjab State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhuri has informed that 191 contesting candidates are left in the fray after the last date of withdrawal of nominations for the General Elections to the Municipal Councils of Tarn Taran (District Tarn Taran), Dera Baba Nanak (District Gurdaspur) and Talwara (District Hohiarpur).
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that adequate arrangements have been made for smooth polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls and urged voters to participate in the festival of democracy in maximum numbers.
In an intriguing turn of events amid the counting of votes in Pakistan, a prominent netizen claimed that the country's chief election commissioner 'disappeared' and could not be found, only to clarify shortly after that he was back at his office.
“We find the Constitution bench did not pass any order on the appointment. We are not inclined to issue notice, accordingly, the matter is dismissed,” the bench said.
The apex court told the Centre that it wanted to understand the process that was followed in the appointment of the former bureaucrat as Election Commissioner even as it was hearing a case regarding the procedure for such appointments.
Arun Goel had on Friday taken voluntary retirement from the post of Secretary, Heavy Industries.
