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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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Election Commission Is Behaving Like A "Biased Umpire": Derek O'Brien
A day after the Trinamool Congress wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner demanding that the number of voters in the first two phases be made public, party leader Derek O'Brien has questioned the neutrality of the poll panel.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Put On Hold Appointment Of Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court refused to put a hold on the appointment of two Election Commissioners - Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu - whose names were finalised yesterday. The court will hear the matter next week.
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2 Poll Commissioners Picked, Congress Says "6 Names, 10 Mins Before Meet"
Bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been chosen for the two vacant posts in the top panel of Election Commission of India, Congress's leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told the media this afternoon.
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PM-Led Panel To Meet On Poll Body Vacancies, Days After An Exit Sparked Row
A three-member panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet at noon to hold discussions on candidates for two vacant posts on the top panel of the Election Commission of India.
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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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"We Don't Take Dictation": Poll Body On Congress' "Match-Fixing" Charge
"EC does not take dictation from anybody. As a commission, our process depends on two foundations - disclosure and participation," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said at a press conference in Guwahati.
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Experts Divided After Poll Body's Decision On Shiv Sena Name, Symbol
Two former chief election commissioners have supported the Election Commission's order on the Shiv Sena symbol dispute, saying it applied the time-tested principles to arrive at the decision but a constitution expert feels the verdict is "flawed".
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"Election Commission Should Be Dissolved": Uddhav Thackeray On Sena Order
Uddhav Thackeray today said the Election Commission "should be dissolved" and election commissioners should be elected by the people, two days after losing the name and symbol of the Shiv Sena, the party founded by his father Bal Thackeray.
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"Enormous Powers On Fragile Shoulders Of Election Commissioner": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Constitution has vested enormous powers on the "fragile shoulder" of the chief election commissioner and the two election commissioners and it wants a CEC of strong character like late T N Seshan.
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Himachal To Vote On Nov 12, Results Dec 8; No Gujarat Announcement Today
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said they considered various factors, including rules, the gap between dates of the two states' assembly terms, and weather, to arrive at the decision.
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Election Commission Team To Reach Goa Today, Check Poll Preparations
The full bench of the Election Commission comprising the Chief Election Commissioner and two other commissioners will reach Goa this evening to take stock of poll preparedness in the state, sources said.
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Karnataka Panchayat Polls To Be Held On December 22 and 27
Elections for Karnataka's more than 5,700 gram panchayat will be held in two phases next month, the State Election Commission announced today. The polls will be held on December 22 and 27 and the results declared on December 30, State Election Commissioner B Basavaraju said, adding that the model code of conduct had come into immediate effect.
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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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Election Commission Is Behaving Like A "Biased Umpire": Derek O'Brien
A day after the Trinamool Congress wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner demanding that the number of voters in the first two phases be made public, party leader Derek O'Brien has questioned the neutrality of the poll panel.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Put On Hold Appointment Of Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court refused to put a hold on the appointment of two Election Commissioners - Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu - whose names were finalised yesterday. The court will hear the matter next week.
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2 Poll Commissioners Picked, Congress Says "6 Names, 10 Mins Before Meet"
Bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been chosen for the two vacant posts in the top panel of Election Commission of India, Congress's leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury told the media this afternoon.
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PM-Led Panel To Meet On Poll Body Vacancies, Days After An Exit Sparked Row
A three-member panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet at noon to hold discussions on candidates for two vacant posts on the top panel of the Election Commission of India.
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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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"We Don't Take Dictation": Poll Body On Congress' "Match-Fixing" Charge
"EC does not take dictation from anybody. As a commission, our process depends on two foundations - disclosure and participation," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said at a press conference in Guwahati.
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Experts Divided After Poll Body's Decision On Shiv Sena Name, Symbol
Two former chief election commissioners have supported the Election Commission's order on the Shiv Sena symbol dispute, saying it applied the time-tested principles to arrive at the decision but a constitution expert feels the verdict is "flawed".
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"Election Commission Should Be Dissolved": Uddhav Thackeray On Sena Order
Uddhav Thackeray today said the Election Commission "should be dissolved" and election commissioners should be elected by the people, two days after losing the name and symbol of the Shiv Sena, the party founded by his father Bal Thackeray.
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"Enormous Powers On Fragile Shoulders Of Election Commissioner": Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Constitution has vested enormous powers on the "fragile shoulder" of the chief election commissioner and the two election commissioners and it wants a CEC of strong character like late T N Seshan.
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Himachal To Vote On Nov 12, Results Dec 8; No Gujarat Announcement Today
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said they considered various factors, including rules, the gap between dates of the two states' assembly terms, and weather, to arrive at the decision.
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Election Commission Team To Reach Goa Today, Check Poll Preparations
The full bench of the Election Commission comprising the Chief Election Commissioner and two other commissioners will reach Goa this evening to take stock of poll preparedness in the state, sources said.
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Karnataka Panchayat Polls To Be Held On December 22 and 27
Elections for Karnataka's more than 5,700 gram panchayat will be held in two phases next month, the State Election Commission announced today. The polls will be held on December 22 and 27 and the results declared on December 30, State Election Commissioner B Basavaraju said, adding that the model code of conduct had come into immediate effect.
