V S Sampath

• Election Commission to Monitor Social Media, WhatsApp

  Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath today said any offensive material on social media during election period will be strictly dealt with.

• Legal Lacuna in Dealing With Menace of Paid News: Chief Election Commission

  There is a legal lacuna in dealing with the growing menace of 'paid news' in the Indian elections and there is a need to make it an offence under the electoral law, says Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath.

• Protests in Puducherry over detection of suspected explosive device under Union Minister V Narayanasamy's car

  The bandh call given by opposition Congress today to condemn the incident of detection of a suspected explosive device under Union Minister V Narayanasamy's car outside his home in Puducherry last week, was marred by incidents of stone pelting and a lathicharge.

• New Parliament to be constituted before June 1: Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath

  The next general elections would be held in multiple phases next year and be completed in time to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha by June 1, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath has said.

• VVPAT to be used in ten Assembly constituencies in Aizawl city

  Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath today said electronic voting machine with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) would be used in 10 out of 11 constituencies.

• Collecting details of provocative speeches by leaders: Chief Election Commissioner

  Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) V S Sampath today asked officials in poll-bound Rajasthan to collect details of alleged provocative and communal speeches by politicians to determine suitable action against them.

• Chief Election Commissioner likely to visit Mizoram early November

  Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath, two election commissioners and other top officials of the Election Commission (EC) are likely to visit Mizoram in the first week of November, state Chief Electoral Officer Ashwani Kumar said today.

• Schedule for Presidential polls to be announced soon: Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath

  The Presidential election schedule is likely to be announced in a day or two by the Election Commission (EC). V S Sampath, who took over as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) today, said the announcement would be made shortly.

• VS Sampath to be new Chief Election Commissioner

  In keeping with convention and the established procedure, V S Sampath the seniormost election commissioner, will succeed SY Quraishi as Chief Election Comissioner (CEC). Mr Sampath took over as election commissioner in 2009 and is expected to assume office as the CEC on June 10.

• Elections announced in five states, UP set for 7-phase polling

  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...

• V S Sampath to be new EC?

  Sources have told NDTV that V S Sampath, a 1973 batch IAS officer, is likely to be appointed the new Election Commissioner.