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How Rajiv Kumar fared as Chief Election Commissioner: The hits and the misses
February 18, 2025 2:31 am
Kumar, who will demit office on Tuesday, focused on improving the transparency of the finances of political parties. However, the latter stages of his tenure were also marked by the Opposition’s allegations of electoral roll manipulation.
‘Nothing can go wrong’: Election chief defends poll and voter data in wake of criticism by Rahul Gandhi
February 13, 2025 9:34 am
Speaking at an event to release the EC’s Lok Sabha 2024 Atlas, the CEC said behind the publication, which includes statistics of last year’s general elections, was the EC’s databases.
Yogendra Yadav writes: As CEC Rajiv Kumar retires, his legacy casts a dark cloud
February 04, 2025 12:12 pm
With Kumar’s departure, the Supreme Court has a choice: Allow the next CEC to be appointed through a government-dominated process or insist on an independent process.
In a first, Union govt sets up committee to shortlist candidates for Chief Election Commissioner's post
January 28, 2025 10:40 am
The Search Committee would shortlist names to be considered by the Selection Committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Cabinet Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
Congress candidate to EC: Odisha Gov campaigning for daughter-in-law
October 24, 2024 1:28 am
“Raguwar Das, Governor of Odisha... has been found campaigning for his daughter-in-law, Purnima Das, who is contesting from 48. Jamshedpur East, a seat the Odisha governor himself held five times on a BJP ticket,” the letter said.
Exit poll expectations create huge distortion, pollsters need to introspect, says CEC Rajiv Kumar
October 15, 2024 6:18 pm
The CEC also questioned early trends shown on TV channels within 15-30 minutes of the start of vote counting.
Step towards restoring democracy: Parties welcome J&K poll dates
August 17, 2024 7:43 am
Congress reiterates statehood demand; better late than never, says NC’s Omar
In a bid to tackle ‘urban apathy’, polling stations to be set up in housing societies in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat
August 17, 2024 5:10 am
There are 20,629 polling stations at 10,495 locations. Polling booths will be set up in Faridabad housing societies as well.
Maharashtra polls later, J&K security among reasons: CEC Rajiv Kumar
August 17, 2024 5:49 am
The J&K elections are being conducted after 10 years and as per an SC judgment have to be done by September 30.
As election chief lands in Kashmir, parties from NC to BJP are on same page – don’t delay assembly polls anymore
August 16, 2024 1:20 pm
With J-K without representation in its legislative assembly since June 2018, all political parties have been pushing for “restoration of democracy” – a demand they reiterated on Thursday.
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