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Will Work With Birth, Death Registration Bodies To Update Voter List: Poll Body
Amid a debate on the purity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission said on Thursday that the regular updating process of the voter list will be strengthened in close coordination with the birth and death registration authorities.
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Poll Body Calls Meet To Discuss Linking Aadhaar And Voter Cards
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has called a discussion with top government officials and the chief executive of the Aadhaar body to discuss linking of the unique identity number with voter cards, sources said today.
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Supreme Court Defers Hearing On Pleas Against Poll Body Chief Appointment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the pleas against the appointments of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023 law.
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Ex Haryana Chief Secretary Vivek Joshi Takes Charge As Election Commissioner
A mechanical engineer from IIT-Roorkie who has served as the chief secretary of Haryana, Vivek Joshi on Wednesday assumed charge as an election commissioner.
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Supreme Court Live: Hearing Of Pleas On Appointment Of Poll Chief Today
The Supreme Court is hearing pleas on the appointment ofChief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners (ECs) under the 2023 law today.
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Why Gyanesh Kumar's Appointment As Poll Chief Sparked Row: Explained
Gyanesh Kumar, who was named as an Election Commissioner last year, has been appointed the next Chief Election Commissioner of India.
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Gyanesh Kumar Takes Over Ahead of Top Court Hearing On Poll Chief Selection
Gyanesh Kumar takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner ahead of Supreme Court hearing on new selection process
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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Demits Office
Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the crucial Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, demitted office on Tuesday as the 25th chief election commissioner after a nearly three-year tenure.
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"Midnight Decision Disrespectful": Rahul Gandhi Note On Poll Chief Selection
Rahul Gandhi slammed the centre's 'midnight decision' to appoint Gyanesh Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner, calling his nomination a 'violation of the Supreme Court order (by) removing the Chief Justice from the selection committee".
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Gyanesh Kumar Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner
Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the senior of the two election commissioners after Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar, will succeed him, the government announced today.
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All About Gyanesh Kumar, New Chief Election Commissioner
Gyanesh Kumar - named as an Election Commissioner in March last year - has been appointed the next Chief Election Commissioner of India, replacing the outgoing Rajiv Kumar.
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"Can't Operate In Ego": Congress On Meet To Select New Poll Body Chief
The Congress has objected to the selection of a Chief Election Commissioner when the law for appointment to post has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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Remote Voting For NRIs, AI, Biometrics: Outgoing Poll Panel Chief's Wishlist
Exiting Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday called for remote voting mechanisms for NRIs and migrant workers, biometric authentication to cast votes, and non-disclosure of votes (to guard against post-poll violence) for each candidate.
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"Not An Iota Of Fact": Ex-Poll Body Chief Rejects DOGE's India Funds Claim
Former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi on Sunday rejected a report that US agency funding was used for raising voter turnout in India when he headed the poll body.
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Rajiv Kumar's Term Ends, New Election Body Chief To Be Named Soon: Sources
The selection of a new Chief Election Commissioner - who will oversee the conduct of elections in Bihar and, probably next year's Bengal and Tamil Nadu polls also, as well as in Assam and Kerala - will begin in a few days, sources told NDTV Friday.
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Will Work With Birth, Death Registration Bodies To Update Voter List: Poll Body
Amid a debate on the purity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission said on Thursday that the regular updating process of the voter list will be strengthened in close coordination with the birth and death registration authorities.
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Poll Body Calls Meet To Discuss Linking Aadhaar And Voter Cards
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has called a discussion with top government officials and the chief executive of the Aadhaar body to discuss linking of the unique identity number with voter cards, sources said today.
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Supreme Court Defers Hearing On Pleas Against Poll Body Chief Appointment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the pleas against the appointments of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023 law.
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Ex Haryana Chief Secretary Vivek Joshi Takes Charge As Election Commissioner
A mechanical engineer from IIT-Roorkie who has served as the chief secretary of Haryana, Vivek Joshi on Wednesday assumed charge as an election commissioner.
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Supreme Court Live: Hearing Of Pleas On Appointment Of Poll Chief Today
The Supreme Court is hearing pleas on the appointment ofChief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners (ECs) under the 2023 law today.
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Why Gyanesh Kumar's Appointment As Poll Chief Sparked Row: Explained
Gyanesh Kumar, who was named as an Election Commissioner last year, has been appointed the next Chief Election Commissioner of India.
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Gyanesh Kumar Takes Over Ahead of Top Court Hearing On Poll Chief Selection
Gyanesh Kumar takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner ahead of Supreme Court hearing on new selection process
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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Demits Office
Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the crucial Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, demitted office on Tuesday as the 25th chief election commissioner after a nearly three-year tenure.
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"Midnight Decision Disrespectful": Rahul Gandhi Note On Poll Chief Selection
Rahul Gandhi slammed the centre's 'midnight decision' to appoint Gyanesh Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner, calling his nomination a 'violation of the Supreme Court order (by) removing the Chief Justice from the selection committee".
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Gyanesh Kumar Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner
Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the senior of the two election commissioners after Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar, will succeed him, the government announced today.
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All About Gyanesh Kumar, New Chief Election Commissioner
Gyanesh Kumar - named as an Election Commissioner in March last year - has been appointed the next Chief Election Commissioner of India, replacing the outgoing Rajiv Kumar.
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"Can't Operate In Ego": Congress On Meet To Select New Poll Body Chief
The Congress has objected to the selection of a Chief Election Commissioner when the law for appointment to post has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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Remote Voting For NRIs, AI, Biometrics: Outgoing Poll Panel Chief's Wishlist
Exiting Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday called for remote voting mechanisms for NRIs and migrant workers, biometric authentication to cast votes, and non-disclosure of votes (to guard against post-poll violence) for each candidate.
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"Not An Iota Of Fact": Ex-Poll Body Chief Rejects DOGE's India Funds Claim
Former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi on Sunday rejected a report that US agency funding was used for raising voter turnout in India when he headed the poll body.
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Rajiv Kumar's Term Ends, New Election Body Chief To Be Named Soon: Sources
The selection of a new Chief Election Commissioner - who will oversee the conduct of elections in Bihar and, probably next year's Bengal and Tamil Nadu polls also, as well as in Assam and Kerala - will begin in a few days, sources told NDTV Friday.
