Page 3 - Latest Updates on Election Commission of India
Ex-bureaucrat Arun Goel takes charge as new Election Commissioner of India
Welcoming Goel to Election Commission, Rajiv Kumar said his administrative experience will further strengthen the Commission's endeavours in making the electoral process more inclusive, participative
 "Ex-bureaucrat Arun Goel takes charge as new Election Commissioner of India")
Nadda, union ministers, CMs to address 89 BJP rallies in Gujarat on Friday
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan will address three and four rallies, respectively
 "Nadda, union ministers, CMs to address 89 BJP rallies in Gujarat on Friday")
EC puts in place multi-layered monitoring mechanism for Assembly polls
The Commission visited Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh in Sept for reviewing electoral preparedness and dedicated teams also visited various regions of the two states in October to oversee preparations
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EC now a 'branch of BJP', conducts polls on its signals: Mehbooba Mufti
Mufti slamming the Centre over the issue of Kashmiri Pandits said that the government is there to "disrupt everything".
 "EC now a 'branch of BJP', conducts polls on its signals: Mehbooba Mufti")
LIVE: 2 injured in clash between student groups in JNU: Delhi Police
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Samajwadi Party to submit proof of deletion of voters' names to EC today
The delegation will carry specific instances of the missing names and also hand over the voters' lists of booths where the names were struck off at the last moment, said senior party leaders.
 "Samajwadi Party to submit proof of deletion of voters' names to EC today")
Gujarat Assembly elections to be held in 2 phases, results on Dec 8
EC rubbishes Opposition parties' charge that it delayed announcing dates
 "Gujarat Assembly elections to be held in 2 phases, results on Dec 8")
Gujarat elections to be held in two phases on Dec 1, 5; result on Dec 8
Gujarat has a 182 member assembly and the BJP had pulled off its sixth consecutive victory winning 99 seats in the last polls, while the Congress put up a spirited fight by bagging 77 seats
 "Gujarat elections to be held in two phases on Dec 1, 5; result on Dec 8")
Election Commission to announce Gujarat poll schedule at 12 pm today
The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Gujarat assembly polls at 12 noon on Thursday
Gujarat elections 2022: EC likely to announce poll schedule this week
The Election Commission is likely to announce schedule for the Gujarat Assembly polls this week.
EC doesn't have jurisdiction to regulate issues like freebies: Congress
Such issues are part of the dialectics of a vibrant democratic system and depend on wisdom, discernment and analysis of the electorate which should never be taken to be less than acute, said Congress
 "EC doesn't have jurisdiction to regulate issues like freebies: Congress")
Substantiate claims on deletion of voter names, says EC to Akhilesh Yadav
The Election Commission has asked Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to substantiate his allegation against the poll authority of mass deletion of voters from Yadav and Muslim communities
 "Substantiate claims on deletion of voter names, says EC to Akhilesh Yadav")
ECI asks Gujarat chief secy to transfer 51 officers, send compliance report
The ECI had earlier sought an explanation from the state Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP) for failing to file a compliance report on the transfer of officials
Proposed amendment to election promises should be withdrawan: Yechury
CPI(M) chief Sitaram Yechury has written to CEC Rajiv Kumar saying that EC's move regarding the amendment to the Model Code of Conduct on promises made in election manifestos was unwarranted
 "Proposed amendment to election promises should be withdrawan: Yechury")
Himachal goes to polls on November 12; announcement for Gujarat later
A new actor in Himachal Pradesh is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Constant social media monitoring to check fake news in upcoming polls: EC
The Election Commission on Friday said its teams will constantly monitor social media platforms to check fake news in the upcoming assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh and respond immediately
Centre's 'colonial settler project' initiated: Mehbooba on latest ECI order
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti flayed the Election Commission's order for registration of new voters in Jammu, charging that the Centre's "colonial settler project" has been initiated in the region.
 "Centre's 'colonial settler project' initiated: Mehbooba on latest ECI order")
'Mashaal' will reach every home, says Aaditya Thackeray on new poll symbol
Former Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray has said that the new symbol of a 'Mashaal' given to their group by the Election Commission for next month's bypoll will be taken to every home
 "'Mashaal' will reach every home, says Aaditya Thackeray on new poll symbol")
"No freebies": Govt, Supreme Court and Election Commission in concert
While challengers can promise the moon, the govt knows that the economic situation is tight and might even worsen before 2024. It would like to restrict the Opposition's ability to promise freebies
EC's Sena order doesn't mean Thackeray faction weak or demoralised: NCP
The NCP said the EC's order on the use of the Shiv Sena party name and election symbol in an upcoming Assembly bypoll was surprising
 "EC's Sena order doesn't mean Thackeray faction weak or demoralised: NCP")
