New Election Commissioners

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  Opinion | Know Your Alphabet: A Random A-Z List For 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

  'A' is for appointments, namely, the new rules for selecting Election Commissioners; 'B' is for Brij Bhushan Singh; and 'C', for Constitution.

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  Lok Sabha Polls 2024: App Launched To Help Voters Know About Candidates' Criminal Backgrounds

  Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the poll watchdog has launched a new mobile application called Know Your Candidate (KYC) that will enable voters to find out if any electoral candidate in their constituency has criminal antecedents.

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  Ex-Bureaucrats Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Appointed Election Commissioners

  Former IAS officers Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu were on Thursday appointed as election commissioners, ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls.

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  5 Points About Gyanesh Kumar, New Election Commissioner

  Former bureaucrat Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed Election Commissioner by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is also the panel's member, announced the name today after a meeting.

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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-Chaired Key Meet To Appoint 2 Election Commissioners On March 14

  The prime minister-chaired high-powered committee on selecting election commissioners will now meet on March 14 to finalise the names of two new ECs, top sources said.

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  Petition In Supreme Court To Restrain Centre From Appointing Poll Officers

  The appointment of two Election Commissioners, expected later this week, faces a new challenge in the Supreme Court.

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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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  Supreme Court Refuses To Stay New Law On Appointment Of Election Commissioners

  The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the new law that provides for appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners by a panel excluding the Chief Justice of India.

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  Bill To Appoint Top 3 Poll Officers Passed In Lok Sabha, Clears Parliament

  With most Opposition members outside the House after a spree of suspensions, the Lok Sabha today passed a Bill to establish a new mechanism for appointment of Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners.

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  Opinion: Does Centre's Bill Aim To Weaken Election Commission?

  In the recent monsoon session, the Centre presented a bill in Rajya Sabha recommending a new formula to select the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).

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  Former Bureaucrat Arun Goel Joins Office As Election Commissioner

  Former bureaucrat Arun Goel, assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner of India on Monday.

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  Arun Goel Takes Charge As Election Commissioner

  Former bureaucrat Arun Goel on Monday assumed charge of his new responsibility as an Election Commissioner.

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  Rajiv Kumar, New Chief Election Commissioner, Takes Charge

  Former finance secretary Rajiv Kumar on Sunday took charge as the 25th chief election commissioner (CEC).