Gyanesh Kumar takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner
Gyanesh Kumar took over as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Wednesday and said the Election Commission of India was, is and will always be with the voters.
Gyanesh Kumar took over as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Wednesday and said the Election Commission of India was, is and will always be with the voters.
Congress MP KC Venugopal strongly criticized the appointment of the new Central Election Commissioner and said that the decision went against the spirit of the Constitution.
Kumar had joined ECI as Election Commissioner on September 1, 2020 and assumed charge as the 25th CEC of India on May 15, 2022.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday lifted the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) with immediate effect following the results of the Delhi legislative assembly polls and also the bye-elections in Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwah defeated Siodia by a margin of 675 votes.
BJP candidate Pravesh Verma has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of violating the model code of conduct (MCC) in the New Delhi assembly constituency.
"Out of 981 nominations filed, 719 have been accepted. January 17 was the last date for filing nominations, while the scrutiny took place on January 18," the Election Commission stated.
The PM also hails the country's highest poll body for further empowering the people by leveraging technology.
A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar asked the Central government and the oil panel to file their reply before the week commencing on March 17.
A total of 155 cases registered under violation of Model Code ofConduct (MCC) in the first week of its enforcement in the national capital ahead of the assembly elections, the Delhi Police said on Tuesday.
