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Was Not Consulted: BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya Declines Party Appointment For Maharashtra Polls
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Tuesday refused to take up the responsibility as "communication chief with the Election Commission of India for Maharashtra assembly polls", stating that he should have been consulted beforehand.
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J&K Orders Transfer Of 7 Police Officers Following Poll Body Directive
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday night appointed four officers from the J&K Police Services (JKPS) as new Senior Superintendents of Police for Srinagar, Baramulla, and Kupwara districts, and as Superintendent of Police (SP) of Handwara.
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Major Admin Reshuffle In Jammu And Kashmir Ahead Of Likely Poll Announcement
A major reshuffle is underway in Jammu and Kashmir Police ranks - new chiefs have been appointed to several districts and senior cops transferred - ahead of the Assembly election expected next month.
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CBI Chief To Poll Body Head, Rahul Gandhi Now Has A Say In Key Appointments
As the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will participate in the appointment process for key officials such as the CBI director, the Chief Election Commissioners, National Human Rights Commission chairperson
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Appoint Counting Staff In Bengal As Per Guidelines: Calcutta High Court To Poll Body
The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure that the counting staff for the Lok Sabha polls is appointed strictly in terms of the guidelines prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Benga
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Election Commission Go Ahead To Delhi Mayoral Polls On April 26
The Election Commission on Wednesday said it has no objection to the MCD mayoral polls scheduled for April 26, even as the office of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena is yet to appoint a presiding officer for the election.
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Poll Body Appoints Observers In States To Monitor, Ensure Fair Elections
The Election Commission today appointed special observers for administrative, security and expenditure monitoring purposes in several states to ensure a level playing field during the upcoming elections.
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AAP Seeks Urgent Appointment With Poll Panel For "Level Playing Field"
The Aam Aadmi Party has sought an urgent appointment with the Election Commission to ensure a level playing field in the Lok Sabha elections, Delhi Minister Atishi said on Saturday.
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"Petitioner Trying To Create Row": Centre Defends Poll Commissioners' Appointment
The government has opposed any stay on the law to appoint election commissioners, arguing that any challenges to the legislation are politically motivated and "created only on basis of unsupported and pernicious statements".
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Election Body Removes West Bengal Top Cop A Day After Appointment
The Election Commission on Tuesday removed Vivek Sahay as West Bengal DGP, less than 24 hours after naming him for the post, and directed the state government to appoint Sanjoy Mukherjee, a year junior to Sahay.
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Bengal Gets New Police Chief After Election Commission Removes Top Cop
Vivek Sahay, an IPS officer of 1988 batch, has been appointed as the police chief of Bengal after the Election Commission removed the state Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar. Mr Sahay was the chief of the Home Guards in the state.
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5 Facts About Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Appointed As Election Commissioner
Former bureaucrat Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was on Thursday appointed as one of the new Election Commissioners, with the other being Gyanesh Kumar, by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
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PM Modi To Chair Key Meet To Appoint 2 Election Commissioners On March 15
The prime minister-chaired high-powered committee will meet on March 15 to finalise the names of new election commissioners, top sources said.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Law To Appoint Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused, for a second time, to ban a contentious new law on the appointment of election commissioners; the court has, though, added the petition to a list of pending cases and said these will be heard in April.
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Actor Pankaj Tripathi Steps Down As Election Commission's National Icon
Actor Pankaj Tripathi, who was appointed as the 'National Icon' of the Election Commission of India, has voluntarily stepped down from his position.
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Was Not Consulted: BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya Declines Party Appointment For Maharashtra Polls
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Tuesday refused to take up the responsibility as "communication chief with the Election Commission of India for Maharashtra assembly polls", stating that he should have been consulted beforehand.
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J&K Orders Transfer Of 7 Police Officers Following Poll Body Directive
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday night appointed four officers from the J&K Police Services (JKPS) as new Senior Superintendents of Police for Srinagar, Baramulla, and Kupwara districts, and as Superintendent of Police (SP) of Handwara.
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Major Admin Reshuffle In Jammu And Kashmir Ahead Of Likely Poll Announcement
A major reshuffle is underway in Jammu and Kashmir Police ranks - new chiefs have been appointed to several districts and senior cops transferred - ahead of the Assembly election expected next month.
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CBI Chief To Poll Body Head, Rahul Gandhi Now Has A Say In Key Appointments
As the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will participate in the appointment process for key officials such as the CBI director, the Chief Election Commissioners, National Human Rights Commission chairperson
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Appoint Counting Staff In Bengal As Per Guidelines: Calcutta High Court To Poll Body
The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure that the counting staff for the Lok Sabha polls is appointed strictly in terms of the guidelines prescribed by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Benga
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Election Commission Go Ahead To Delhi Mayoral Polls On April 26
The Election Commission on Wednesday said it has no objection to the MCD mayoral polls scheduled for April 26, even as the office of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena is yet to appoint a presiding officer for the election.
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Poll Body Appoints Observers In States To Monitor, Ensure Fair Elections
The Election Commission today appointed special observers for administrative, security and expenditure monitoring purposes in several states to ensure a level playing field during the upcoming elections.
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AAP Seeks Urgent Appointment With Poll Panel For "Level Playing Field"
The Aam Aadmi Party has sought an urgent appointment with the Election Commission to ensure a level playing field in the Lok Sabha elections, Delhi Minister Atishi said on Saturday.
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"Petitioner Trying To Create Row": Centre Defends Poll Commissioners' Appointment
The government has opposed any stay on the law to appoint election commissioners, arguing that any challenges to the legislation are politically motivated and "created only on basis of unsupported and pernicious statements".
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Election Body Removes West Bengal Top Cop A Day After Appointment
The Election Commission on Tuesday removed Vivek Sahay as West Bengal DGP, less than 24 hours after naming him for the post, and directed the state government to appoint Sanjoy Mukherjee, a year junior to Sahay.
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Bengal Gets New Police Chief After Election Commission Removes Top Cop
Vivek Sahay, an IPS officer of 1988 batch, has been appointed as the police chief of Bengal after the Election Commission removed the state Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar. Mr Sahay was the chief of the Home Guards in the state.
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5 Facts About Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Appointed As Election Commissioner
Former bureaucrat Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was on Thursday appointed as one of the new Election Commissioners, with the other being Gyanesh Kumar, by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
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PM Modi To Chair Key Meet To Appoint 2 Election Commissioners On March 15
The prime minister-chaired high-powered committee will meet on March 15 to finalise the names of new election commissioners, top sources said.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Law To Appoint Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused, for a second time, to ban a contentious new law on the appointment of election commissioners; the court has, though, added the petition to a list of pending cases and said these will be heard in April.
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Actor Pankaj Tripathi Steps Down As Election Commission's National Icon
Actor Pankaj Tripathi, who was appointed as the 'National Icon' of the Election Commission of India, has voluntarily stepped down from his position.
