Tag: Sunil Arora

Ominous suggestion

There is something almost ominous in the suggestion of the Chief Election Commissioner to “revisit” a rule that provides for prosecution of a voter if a complaint of EVM or VVPAT malfunction turns out to be false.

June 8, 2019

EC members not clones of each other, can have differing views: CEC on Ashok Lavasa dissent row

According to reports, Ashok Lavasa had opted out of the decision making meetings on MCC since May 4 claiming his 'minority decisions were going unrecorded'.

May 18, 2019

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa skips poll code meets over clean chits to PM, Shah: Reports

According to reports, Lavasa has opted out of the decision making meetings on MCC since May 4 claiming his 'minority decisions were going unrecorded'.

May 18, 2019

Political parties in Kashmir urge ECI to hold simultaneous polls for assembly and Lok Sabha in J&K

The 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, 2019

Lok Sabha elections will be held on time, informs CEC

When 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, 2019

No going back to ballot papers, EVM not football, can’t be tampered with: CEC hits back at ‘hackathon’ event

Reiterating the Election Commission's stand that EVMs cannot be tampered with, the CEC said the electronic voting machines are being used for over two decades in India during elections.

January 24, 2019

Sunil Arora takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner today

A 1980-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre, Arora had worked in ministries such as finance, textiles and also at the Planning Commission.

December 2, 2018

Sunil Arora set to be new Chief Election Commissioner

A former Rajasthan-cadre IAS officer of 1980 batch, Sunil Arora (62) will take over as the new CEC on December 2, a day after incumbent CEC OP Rawat demits office on attaining 65 years of age

November 26, 2018

Rajiv Mehrishi appointed CAG, Sunil Arora as Election Commissioner

Rajiv Mehrishi, who retired as Union Home Secretary on Wednesday, was on Thursday appointed the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India and former Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sunil Arora as Election Commissioner. Senior IAS officer Rajiv Gauba took charge as the Union Home Secretary on Thursday. Mehrishi is a 1978-batch Rajasthan cadre Indian …

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August 31, 2017