Ts Krishnamurthy

The coming Lok Sabha election will be marked by "more money, violence and hatred" given the way political parties fight amongst themselves, former chief election commissioner (CEC) T S Krishnamurthy warned today.

There is a reasonable possibility of the Election Commission considering scheduling Telangana Assembly elections along with the four States where polls are due later this year in case the House is dissolved, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said today.

As 17 opposition parties plan to push for the use of ballot papers in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy today strongly argued against the move, recounting incidents of frauds, violence and booth capturing during the era of the old method.

Imposition of President's Rule would have been the right thing to do in Karnataka, where assembly elections resulted in a hung verdict with no party getting absolute majority to form the government, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said. He also suggested other options that India can explore to ensure a simpler, cleaner and more ...

Former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy has pitched for second round of elections in constituencies where the winning margin is less than the None Of The Above or NOTA option and the victorious candidate fails to secure one-third majority.

Former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said today that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are the "real winner" in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections and their "bashing" should stop now.

The BCCI members on Wednesday unanimously proposed the name of former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy to oversee the election process.

The coming Lok Sabha election will be marked by "more money, violence and hatred" given the way political parties fight amongst themselves, former chief election commissioner (CEC) T S Krishnamurthy warned today.

There is a reasonable possibility of the Election Commission considering scheduling Telangana Assembly elections along with the four States where polls are due later this year in case the House is dissolved, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said today.

As 17 opposition parties plan to push for the use of ballot papers in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy today strongly argued against the move, recounting incidents of frauds, violence and booth capturing during the era of the old method.

Imposition of President's Rule would have been the right thing to do in Karnataka, where assembly elections resulted in a hung verdict with no party getting absolute majority to form the government, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said. He also suggested other options that India can explore to ensure a simpler, cleaner and more ...

Former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy has pitched for second round of elections in constituencies where the winning margin is less than the None Of The Above or NOTA option and the victorious candidate fails to secure one-third majority.

Former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said today that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are the "real winner" in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections and their "bashing" should stop now.

The BCCI members on Wednesday unanimously proposed the name of former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy to oversee the election process.