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"Executive Controlling Everything": Top Court On Poll Body Chief Selection
- Thursday May 14, 2026
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
The top court was hearing a matter related to the appointment process of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
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Top Court Flags Tyranny of Elected' On Plea Against Poll Panel Appointments
- Thursday May 7, 2026
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra
Hearing petitions challenging the new law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), the bench questioned why successive governments failed to create an independent selection mechanism.
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'Can We Direct Parliament?' Top Court On Panel To Pick Poll Body Chief
- Wednesday May 6, 2026
- India News | Asian News International
The bench also said that its judgment, which allows the Chief Justice of India to be on the selection panel, was an arrangement made in the absence of a law.
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Top Court Refuses To Delay "Most Important" Hearing In Poll Body Selection Case
- Wednesday May 6, 2026
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra
In March 2023, Supreme Court ruled the CEC and other Election Commissioners should be selected by a panel comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India.
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Signed By 73 Opposition MPs, A Fresh Attempt To Remove Poll Body Chief
- Friday April 24, 2026
- India News | Reported by Prashant
The notice to remove the poll body chief, signed by 73 Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha, was moved under Article 324(5) of the Constitution.
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Inside 15-Minute Meet Between Trinamool Congress And Poll Body Chief
- Thursday April 9, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh
The meeting lasted roughly 15 minutes but has resulted in a significant political controversy with sharply differing accounts from both sides.
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www.ndtv.com
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193 Opposition MPs Seek Removal Of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Friday March 13, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
As many as 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs have signed a notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said on Thursday.
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Consulting With Parties On Impeaching Poll Body Chief Over SIR: Trinamool
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- India News | Reported by Shreya Ghosh, Edited by Debanish Achom
The Trinamool Congress will speak to other parties to discuss the possibility of making a move to impeach Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, party MP Kalyan Banerjee told reporters today.
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'SIR To Be Extended Nationwide Soon': Poll Body Chief Gyanesh Kumar
- Sunday January 25, 2026
- India News | Asian News International
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on January 23 that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will soon be rolled out across all remaining states.
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'Not Even President...': Plea Against Lifetime Immunity To Poll Officers
- Monday January 12, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Bhargava, Edited by Manjiri Chitre
The petition argued that the law "harms free and fair elections" and asked the court to immediately stay the provision.
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Gyanesh Kumar Assumes Chair Of International Poll Body For 2026
- Thursday December 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday assumed the chairship of the Council of Member States of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for the year 2026 at Stockholm.
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Mamata Banerjee Accuses Poll Body Of Bias Over Staffing, Polling Booth Plans
- Monday November 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his "immediate intervention" into two recent issues.
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"No Tolerance": Poll Body Chief After Bihar JDU Pick Anant Singh's Arrest In Murder Case
- Sunday November 2, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday reiterated the Election Commission of India's zero tolerance towards violence. He assured the voters of Bihar that officials are ready to conduct free and fair elections.
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Bihar Voter List Revision In Accordance With Law: Election Body Chief
- Sunday October 5, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Voter list revision before polls in accordance with law, says Chief Election Commissioner amid Opposition's offensive
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IAS Association Condemns "Personal Attacks" On Poll Body Chief's Family
- Friday August 22, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The IAS association has come out strongly against the trolling of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's family online after allegations of 'vote theft' by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Executive Controlling Everything": Top Court On Poll Body Chief Selection
- Thursday May 14, 2026
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
The top court was hearing a matter related to the appointment process of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
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www.ndtv.com
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Top Court Flags Tyranny of Elected' On Plea Against Poll Panel Appointments
- Thursday May 7, 2026
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra
Hearing petitions challenging the new law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), the bench questioned why successive governments failed to create an independent selection mechanism.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Can We Direct Parliament?' Top Court On Panel To Pick Poll Body Chief
- Wednesday May 6, 2026
- India News | Asian News International
The bench also said that its judgment, which allows the Chief Justice of India to be on the selection panel, was an arrangement made in the absence of a law.
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www.ndtv.com
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Top Court Refuses To Delay "Most Important" Hearing In Poll Body Selection Case
- Wednesday May 6, 2026
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra
In March 2023, Supreme Court ruled the CEC and other Election Commissioners should be selected by a panel comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India.
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www.ndtv.com
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Signed By 73 Opposition MPs, A Fresh Attempt To Remove Poll Body Chief
- Friday April 24, 2026
- India News | Reported by Prashant
The notice to remove the poll body chief, signed by 73 Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha, was moved under Article 324(5) of the Constitution.
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www.ndtv.com
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Inside 15-Minute Meet Between Trinamool Congress And Poll Body Chief
- Thursday April 9, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashwine Kumar Singh
The meeting lasted roughly 15 minutes but has resulted in a significant political controversy with sharply differing accounts from both sides.
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www.ndtv.com
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193 Opposition MPs Seek Removal Of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Friday March 13, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
As many as 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs have signed a notice seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Consulting With Parties On Impeaching Poll Body Chief Over SIR: Trinamool
- Tuesday February 3, 2026
- India News | Reported by Shreya Ghosh, Edited by Debanish Achom
The Trinamool Congress will speak to other parties to discuss the possibility of making a move to impeach Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, party MP Kalyan Banerjee told reporters today.
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www.ndtv.com
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'SIR To Be Extended Nationwide Soon': Poll Body Chief Gyanesh Kumar
- Sunday January 25, 2026
- India News | Asian News International
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on January 23 that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will soon be rolled out across all remaining states.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Not Even President...': Plea Against Lifetime Immunity To Poll Officers
- Monday January 12, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Bhargava, Edited by Manjiri Chitre
The petition argued that the law "harms free and fair elections" and asked the court to immediately stay the provision.
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www.ndtv.com
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Gyanesh Kumar Assumes Chair Of International Poll Body For 2026
- Thursday December 4, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday assumed the chairship of the Council of Member States of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for the year 2026 at Stockholm.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mamata Banerjee Accuses Poll Body Of Bias Over Staffing, Polling Booth Plans
- Monday November 24, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his "immediate intervention" into two recent issues.
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www.ndtv.com
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"No Tolerance": Poll Body Chief After Bihar JDU Pick Anant Singh's Arrest In Murder Case
- Sunday November 2, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday reiterated the Election Commission of India's zero tolerance towards violence. He assured the voters of Bihar that officials are ready to conduct free and fair elections.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bihar Voter List Revision In Accordance With Law: Election Body Chief
- Sunday October 5, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Voter list revision before polls in accordance with law, says Chief Election Commissioner amid Opposition's offensive
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www.ndtv.com
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IAS Association Condemns "Personal Attacks" On Poll Body Chief's Family
- Friday August 22, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The IAS association has come out strongly against the trolling of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's family online after allegations of 'vote theft' by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders.
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www.ndtv.com