S Y Quraishi

The Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bonds scheme is a "great boon for democracy", former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Thursday.

Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi described the decision of the Election Commission for remote electronic voting machine for domestic migrant voters as an "excellent initiative."

Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Wednesday said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on population control policy were "balanced" as he did not point fingers at a particular community.

Islam is not hostile to the concept of family planning and it is mere "propaganda" that Muslims can overtake Hindus in terms of population numbers, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Monday.

Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr S Y Quraishi delivered the commemoration address as the chief guest on Sir Syed Day, the 201st birth anniversary of AMU founder, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.

IOA presidential candidate Randhir Singh has questioned the authority of acting chief V K Malhotra to appoint the new chairman of Election Commission for next week's polls following S Y Quraishi's resignation, which has evoked sharp reaction from rival Abhay Singh Chautala's camp.

Amid a flurry of exit polls predicting the outcome of assembly elections ahead of the March 6 results, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi today said such surveys should at best be on entertainment channels.

Talking tough, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati should think before criticising the EC order to cover her statues and BSP's poll symbols in government parks.

The Election Commission (EC) has formally sounded the poll bugle thus, setting the stage for a high-powered political contest in five states, namely Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. The poll schedule for the states was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi, along with and Election Commissioners V S Samp...

Voicing serious concern over the growing influence of money power in elections, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today appealed to political parties to introspect over it as it was playing havoc with the system.Quraishi said the Commission has seized Rs 70 crore from the five states which went to polls over the past six weeks and out of thi...

The full Election Commission arrived here today to review preparations for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The EC team, headed by Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi, will meet leaders of various political parties to elicit their views on the polls and discuss other issues, including the law and order situation, official sources said. ...

Assuming charge as the new Chief Election Commissioner, S Y Quraishi said that the poll panel would accord priority to restricting the role of money power in elections which has become a major challenge. Quraishi, the 17th CEC, said the Commission had held a series of discussions among expenditure observers to find out the areas it could focus on t...

Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi is not happy with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's new law that makes voting in local elections compulsory in Gujarat.

The Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bonds scheme is a "great boon for democracy", former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Thursday.

Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi described the decision of the Election Commission for remote electronic voting machine for domestic migrant voters as an "excellent initiative."

Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Wednesday said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on population control policy were "balanced" as he did not point fingers at a particular community.

Islam is not hostile to the concept of family planning and it is mere "propaganda" that Muslims can overtake Hindus in terms of population numbers, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi said on Monday.

Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr S Y Quraishi delivered the commemoration address as the chief guest on Sir Syed Day, the 201st birth anniversary of AMU founder, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.

IOA presidential candidate Randhir Singh has questioned the authority of acting chief V K Malhotra to appoint the new chairman of Election Commission for next week's polls following S Y Quraishi's resignation, which has evoked sharp reaction from rival Abhay Singh Chautala's camp.

Amid a flurry of exit polls predicting the outcome of assembly elections ahead of the March 6 results, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi today said such surveys should at best be on entertainment channels.

Talking tough, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati should think before criticising the EC order to cover her statues and BSP's poll symbols in government parks.

The Election Commission (EC) has formally sounded the poll bugle thus, setting the stage for a high-powered political contest in five states, namely Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. The poll schedule for the states was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi, along with and Election Commissioners V S Samp...

Voicing serious concern over the growing influence of money power in elections, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today appealed to political parties to introspect over it as it was playing havoc with the system.Quraishi said the Commission has seized Rs 70 crore from the five states which went to polls over the past six weeks and out of thi...

The full Election Commission arrived here today to review preparations for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The EC team, headed by Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi, will meet leaders of various political parties to elicit their views on the polls and discuss other issues, including the law and order situation, official sources said. ...

Assuming charge as the new Chief Election Commissioner, S Y Quraishi said that the poll panel would accord priority to restricting the role of money power in elections which has become a major challenge. Quraishi, the 17th CEC, said the Commission had held a series of discussions among expenditure observers to find out the areas it could focus on t...

Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi is not happy with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's new law that makes voting in local elections compulsory in Gujarat.