By-polls in Kerala, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh rescheduled to Nov 20
The adjustment in by-poll dates aims to ensure higher participation and smoother conduct of the polls across the three states, the ECI said.
The adjustment in by-poll dates aims to ensure higher participation and smoother conduct of the polls across the three states, the ECI said.
The development comes days after the Congress wrote a letter to the poll body, accusing Shukla of clear bias against opposition leaders.
Issuing notice to the Central government and the poll panel, a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra tagged the petition along with already pending matters on the same issue.
In the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections, voting for 57 constituencies spread across eight States and Union Territories (UTs) was held on Saturday.
The poll panel has brought to the notice of political parties the existing legal provisions that govern the regulatory framework against the use of misinformation and impersonation using deep fakes.
During every election, some small fries are caught ferrying cash, liquor etc. but effective action like disqualification of the candidate or deregistration of the political party is never taken against parties and candidates at whose behest the electoral laws are broken. Also, all political parties, when in power, have tried their best to hide the identities of their donors, so that allegations of quid-pro-quo cannot be proved against the Government.
The SC has said that the Constitution has vested enormous powers on "fragile shoulder" of the Chief Election Commissioner.
The officers concerned have also been advised to notify all news bureaus, media houses and radio and television channels on the advisory.
Comprehensive planning, reviews and follow-ups by the Election Commission of India (ECI)involving the active participation of enforcement agencies have led to record seizures in the ongoing Assembly elections in the poll-bound states of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
The conference is organized by Election Commission of India at New Delhi under 'Cohort on Election Integrity' led by ECI, which was established as a follow on to the ‘Summit for Democracy’ held in December, 2021.
