Page 21 - Election Commission

As Narendra Modi's image takes a global beating, even India gets singed

The image of India as a seriously flawed democracy is also likely to get deeply etched in international psyche and that may take a very long time to undo

Seshan's legacy

Election Commission's independence must be maintained

Office of profit case: President rejects disqualification of 11 AAP MLAs

EC observed that holding the office of co-chairperson of a District Disaster Management Authority does not attract disqualification as MLA

EC working on guidelines to allow postal ballot for octogenarians, divyangs

The move comes days after the Law Ministry amended Conduct of Election Rules allowing 'absentee voters' of essential services, senior citizens of more than 80 years of age and people with disabilities

Law Min mulls giving EC statutory backing to collect voters' Aadhaar data

Sources said the Law Ministry is considering the proposal to tweak the electoral law.

Election Commissioner Lavasa's wife under I-T dept scanner for tax evasion

Ashok Lavasa was appointed election commissioner on January 23, 2018, after he retired as the Union Finance Secretary in the previous year

EC to announce dates of assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana today

The poll panel has convened a press conference this noon

Politics, funded by business: Electoral trusts biggest donors in 2016-18

During the two years, various sectors of business houses donated Rs 985.18 crore, constituting 93 per cent of the total contribution to political parties from known sources

Aadhaar integration can weed out fake voters: UIDAI's Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Aadhaar cannot be a sufficient condition for voter registration, said Ajay Bhushan Pandey

EC seeks legal backing to collect voters' Aadhaar data to check duplication

In a letter to the Law Ministry, the commission has proposed that provisions of the Representation of the People Act be amended to allow the EC to seek Aadhaar numbers of new, existing voters

SC to hear tomorrow plea against PM Modi, Amit Shah for poll code violation

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it would hear the petition of Dev tomorrow

Election Commission examining bribe charge against Cong candidate Raghavan

Raghavan has alleged that the video was fabricated and that there was a larger conspiracy to frame him during the election season

We need EC to step up to the plate and see us through free, fair elections

It can expect sharp public scrutiny

EC chides Niti Aayog's Rajiv Kumar for comments on Congress' Nyay scheme

It said Kumar is a bureaucrat and his remarks were prima facie violative of the model code of conduct for elections

Sunil Arora's big test: Will Chief Election Commissioner match expectations

Arora brings with himself circumspection but is also quick at decision making when the situation demands

EC asks political parties to stop using armed forces images for campaigns

The instructions came after the photograph of a hoarding displaying pictures of the IAF pilot as well as senior BJP leaders was circulated on social media and came to the EC's notice

Amid cyclone Gaja relief work, EC cancels Tiruvarur bypoll in Tamil Nadu

The order signed by chief election commissioner Sunil Arora and fellow commissioner Ashok Lavasa said a fresh date will be announced in due course

Ensure election law is not violated in campaigning: EC to Twitter, Facebook

Instead of writing to the two parties, the EC preferred to write to Twitter and Facebook, urging them to ensure that election law is not violated

Sunil Arora succeeds O P Rawat as new Chief Election Commissioner

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

Incoming CEC Sunil Arora: The man who turned Indian Airlines around

One of his abiding regrets is the Centre's move to merge Indian Airlines with Air India, just when he had succeeded in making it profitable and capable of competing with low-cost carriers of the time