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Demonetisation was thought to be a way of reducing the misuse of money during elections but the ground reality is different, says OP Rawat, who retired last week as Chief Election Commissioner. More cash was seized after the notes ban compared to previous elections, Mr Rawat told news agency ANI.

Sunil Arora, who was appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind, has taken charge today. He succeeds OP Rawat, who demitted office on Saturday. The Election Commission will hold the 2019 general election under him. Moreover, Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Aru...

In a first, a total for 51,796 poll centres in Rajasthan will use EVM-M3 electronic voting machines with VVPATs in 200 Assembly constituencies, which will help conduct Assembly election in a smooth and transparent manner, a top Election Commission official said on Tuesday.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat said on Saturday the potential threat to democracy is due to rise of all kinds of machination such as data theft, data harvesting, profiling and targeted communication.

Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said on Saturday that the present set of laws were "inadequate" to tackle the menace of black money in elections, and noted that Cambridge Analytica like "machinations" of data theft, data harvesting and fake news pose a potent threat to the electoral process in the country.

The Election Commission today reiterated that holding state elections along with the general election next year will not be possible without any constitutional amendment or legal framework. The terms of assemblies cannot be cut short or President's Rule declared in states to hold elections without a change in the constitution, said Chief Election C...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat today assured that the identity of those exposing electoral malpractices through the commission's mobile app will be protected.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat on Monday said simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha, legislative assemblies and other bodies could be held, provided necessary amendments were made to the Constitution and a sufficient number of electronic voting machines or EVMs were made available.

OP Rawat, who took over as the Chief Election Commissioner today told NDTV, that the poll body had always been "neutral and unbiased", an assertion that comes against the backdrop of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party dragging the poll panel into a controversy after its "opinion" led to the disqualification of 20 AAP lawmakers.

Demonetisation was thought to be a way of reducing the misuse of money during elections but the ground reality is different, says OP Rawat, who retired last week as Chief Election Commissioner. More cash was seized after the notes ban compared to previous elections, Mr Rawat told news agency ANI.

Sunil Arora, who was appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind, has taken charge today. He succeeds OP Rawat, who demitted office on Saturday. The Election Commission will hold the 2019 general election under him. Moreover, Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Aru...

In a first, a total for 51,796 poll centres in Rajasthan will use EVM-M3 electronic voting machines with VVPATs in 200 Assembly constituencies, which will help conduct Assembly election in a smooth and transparent manner, a top Election Commission official said on Tuesday.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat said on Saturday the potential threat to democracy is due to rise of all kinds of machination such as data theft, data harvesting, profiling and targeted communication.

Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said on Saturday that the present set of laws were "inadequate" to tackle the menace of black money in elections, and noted that Cambridge Analytica like "machinations" of data theft, data harvesting and fake news pose a potent threat to the electoral process in the country.

The Election Commission today reiterated that holding state elections along with the general election next year will not be possible without any constitutional amendment or legal framework. The terms of assemblies cannot be cut short or President's Rule declared in states to hold elections without a change in the constitution, said Chief Election C...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat today assured that the identity of those exposing electoral malpractices through the commission's mobile app will be protected.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat on Monday said simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha, legislative assemblies and other bodies could be held, provided necessary amendments were made to the Constitution and a sufficient number of electronic voting machines or EVMs were made available.

OP Rawat, who took over as the Chief Election Commissioner today told NDTV, that the poll body had always been "neutral and unbiased", an assertion that comes against the backdrop of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party dragging the poll panel into a controversy after its "opinion" led to the disqualification of 20 AAP lawmakers.