Former CEC MS Gill Passes Away at 87
Manohar Singh Gill's remarkable contributions to India were not limited to politics and administration. He was also an accomplished writer.
Manohar Singh Gill's remarkable contributions to India were not limited to politics and administration. He was also an accomplished writer.
First, the state government has recommended the name of only Rajiva Sinha for the chair. However, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose refused to clear the name on the basis of a single recommendation.
Justice Joseph specifically questioned the AG on the criteria adopted by the Law Minister in picking four names from the DoPT's database.
In the letter, CEC has recommended a slew of amendments to the Representation of the People (RP) Act.
Rajiv Kumar, the senior-most member of the Election Commission, on Sunday took charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of the country.
Mainstream political parties notwithstanding, this election could actually be a turning point for gender equality in the country, should various other factors fall into place.
The Commission asked the state administration to conduct operations on EVMs and VVPATs in the presence of stakeholders such as political parties and candidates to ensure transparency.
When asked about the EC's stand on inflammatory speeches, Arora said in his review meetings, he tried to find out the status of such cases lodged during previous elections.
This development and its outcome will have a significant bearing given that the high stake Lok Sabha Elections 2019 are just a few weeks away.
The team of observers has been deputed by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora. The observers would be travelling to Bangladesh from 28-31 December.
