Cec Report

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  Chief Election Commissioner Gets Z-Category Security Amid Threats: Report

  The Union government has provided Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with a Z-category security cover of armed commandos in view of potential threats, official sources said today.

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  Assembly Elections In Andhra, Arunachal, Sikkim And Odisha From April 19

  Assembly elections will be held in four states simultaneously with the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, which will start from April 19, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar told reporters today.

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  "Let People Decide": Imran Khan Demands Early Pak Elections After Ouster

  Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that general elections must be held in the country under the supervision of a neutral chief election commissioner (CEC), reported local media.

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  On Massive UP Rallies Amid Covid Surge, Election Commission's Response

  Election rallies underway in Uttar Pradesh and the violation of distancing norms there are the responsibility of the state government and the Election Commission will take over only after poll dates are announced, CEC Sushil Chandra said today

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  "No Impropriety", As Top Election Officials Summoned By PM's Office: Report

  Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and fellow Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anoop Chandra Pandey recently held an "informal interaction" with the Prime Minister's Office to bridge gaps in understanding of key electoral reforms.

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  Congress Finalises 14 Names For Delhi Assembly Elections: Report

  The Congress party has finalised 14 candidates for the ensuing Delhi Assembly elections, sources said on Monday, adding that these names were finalised at the recently held meeting of the party's Central Election Committee (CEC).

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  On VVPATs, Election Body Chief's Logic Involves A "Blood Test"

  The Election Commission, which has been accused by the opposition of being soft on leaders of the ruling BJP who violate the Model Code of Conduct, has denied the allegation.

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  Nawaz Sharif Blames Imran Khan For Shehbaz Arrest: Report

  Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in an 'emergency meeting' of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central executive committee (CEC) on Monday alleged that the party president Shehbaz Sharif was arrested on the instruction of incumbent Prime Minister Imran Khan.

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  Allegations With Little Facts: New Election Commission Chief OP Rawat's Dig At AAP

  OP Rawat, who took over as the Chief Election Commissioner today told NDTV, that the poll body had always been "neutral and unbiased", an assertion that comes against the backdrop of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party dragging the poll panel into a controversy after its "opinion" led to the disqualification of 20 AAP lawmakers.

• 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.

• Advani writes to Prime Minister, demands change in selection process of Election Commission

  Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the process of appointing the Election Commission must be revised.

• CBI opposes Yeddyurappa's anticipatory bail plea

  A special court has adjourned the hearing on the anticipatory bail applications of former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, in the illegal mining case to May 29. The CBI has opposing the bail pleas. When the applications filed by Yeddyurappa and others came up for hearing before the CBI court, the investigating agency opposed them on the gr...

• PM, Chief Election Commissioner exchange letters about Salman Khurshid

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reportedly replied to SY Quraishi's letter in which the Chief Election Commissioner is said to have complained that Law Minister Salman Khurshid was trying to "undermine the authority of the Election Commission" with his public utterances.

• Reddys slammed for illegal mining in Andhra

  The somewhat-fragile BJP government in Karnataka has been dealt another blow: an expert committee has ruled that cabinet ministers, the Reddy brothers, have been running an illegal mining empire across the border in Andhra Pradesh, and that their mining licenses should be cancelled.The report of the Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC), set up b...