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SC to hear pleas against appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 law on May 14
A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan fixed the date after advocate Prashant Bhushan urged the bench to accord an urgent hearing.
Published on Apr 16, 2025 01:00 PM IST
PTI |
Gyanesh Kumar assumes charge as chief election commissioner
Gyanesh Kumar, in his first message as CEC, said that the first step for nation building is "voting" and urged every eligible citizen to become an elector.
Updated on Feb 19, 2025 10:06 AM IST
PM-led panel finalises name of next CEC, Cong says 'should've deferred meet'
Congress suggested that the government adjourns the meeting to select the CEC until hearing by the Supreme Court.
Updated on Feb 17, 2025 09:01 PM IST
PM-led panel may meet on Monday to pick CEC
PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi will meet on Feb 17 to select the next Chief Election Commissioner, amid concerns over election transparency.
Published on Feb 15, 2025 03:00 AM IST
Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi
‘How can CJI in a democracy …’: VP Dhankhar questions judiciary's powers
The Vice President said that the Chief Justice of India shouldn't be involved in any executive appointment in a democracy like India.
Updated on Feb 15, 2025 05:12 AM IST
Voter turnout manipulation ‘an impossibility’: CEC on poll data change post 5 pm
CEC Rajiv Kumar clarified that voter turnout increase from 5 pm is inbuilt in the process of aggregation and they lead to the final voter turnout percentage.
Published on Jan 07, 2025 03:37 PM IST
Election Rules amendment meant to protect privacy, prevent voter profiling: CEC
The amendment, notified by the law ministry at the recommendation of the EC, restricted default public access to election papers that were earlier accessible.
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 05:39 AM IST
After CEC hearing, PMC insists on construction of Balbharati-Paud Phata Road
The plan has been prepared with environmental considerations to ensure that the ecology and environment are not disturbed. Considering Pune’s transportation needs, this road must be built, says official
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 08:14 AM IST
EC rejects Opposition’s charges, calls vote counting mechanism robust
Kumar said the electoral exercise consisted of different checks and balances, which added to its vitality.
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 12:23 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
CEC member to visit proposed BBPP site on April 5
CEC to visit Pune to assess proposed Bal Bharati Paud Phata Road amid opposition. Activists fear harm to hill environment, while others cite traffic relief.
Updated on Apr 03, 2024 06:10 AM IST
Unease grows as Congress delays announcing candidates for Goa’s 2 Lok Sabha seats
The Congress party’s local leadership said that the names of would be finalised by Sunday (March 31) but that deadline lapsed without any announcement
Published on Apr 01, 2024 07:31 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
Congress CEC approves nominees for key Bihar seats; discusses Odisha
The Congress’s Central Election Committee (CEC) on Sunday approved the candidature of veteran leader and former Union minister Tariq Anwar from Katihar and sitting MP Md Jawaid from Kishanganj in Bihar for the Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on Apr 01, 2024 06:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Devendra Fadnavis dousing the many fires lit by irate Maharashtra allies
Fadnavis, who is seen as the de facto chief of the state BJP and anchor of the ruling alliance, has become the link of party leaders with the central leadership
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 09:04 AM IST
Enjoyed working with Arun Goel, says CEC Rajiv Kumar; explains how ECI functions
CEC Kumar on Saturday announced the polling dates for the Lok Sabha election, held in seven phases beginning April 19
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 06:52 PM IST
A day later, questions persist over Arun Goel’s EC resignation
Five officials HT spoke to said Goel and CEC Rajiv Kumar had their share of differences, including on routine matters
Updated on Mar 11, 2024 12:37 AM IST
Mohali: Students’ tech brilliance unleashed at hackathon
A total of 12 teams made it to the final round on Tuesday, where their presentations were judged by senior technocrats from different IT companies
Updated on Mar 06, 2024 09:18 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali
Act against AAP govt for poll code violation: SAD to ECI
Cheema requests ECI to issue a reprimand to CM Mann and demanded that the public funds spent on the advertisements should be recovered from the AAP
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:47 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Congress' poll panel holds key meet amid Karnataka rumblings
Polling for the 224-member Karnataka legislative assembly will be held on May 10. Last month, the Congress had released its first list of 124 candidates.
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 04:38 AM IST
ECI gives 'agnipariksha' every time after each election: CEC Rajiv Kumar
The CEC was responding to question of people trusting the Commission over ‘free and fair elections' in poll-bound Karnataka.
Updated on Mar 12, 2023 10:38 AM IST
Snehashish Roy
Uttarakhand: CEC Rajeev Kumar treks 18 km to visit remote polling stations
Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar reached Dumak and Kalgoth village, the most remote polling booths of Uttarakhand located in Chamoli district.
Published on Jun 05, 2022 11:30 AM IST
ANI |
CEC Kumar, election commissioner to give up income tax perks, use 1 LTC per year
The decision was taken in the first week of CEC Rajiv Kumar taking charge as a measure to observe austerity in personal entitlements, the commission said.
Published on May 20, 2022 04:09 PM IST
Sharmita Kar | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
CEC was not invited to electoral reform meeting on Nov 16, says law ministry
In a press communiqué, the ministry said that the after the official meeting, a subsequent “informal interaction” was held virtually with the CEC and the two ECs for “ironing out two or three aspects” for the final proposal on electoral reforms
Updated on Dec 19, 2021 04:38 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
CEC meets state heads, discusses key poll issues
The conference was organized to discuss and review various thematic issues related to Electoral Roll, Polling Stations, ongoing Special Summary Revision, IT Applications, timely resolution of grievances, EVMs/VVPATs, training & capacity building of polling staff, media & communication & extensive voter outreach program amongst others.
Updated on Nov 23, 2021 03:11 AM IST
Malavika Murali, Hindustan Times, New Delhi