Election Body On 'Dissent' Report: "Unanimous Decisions Of Full Commission"

In its first statement following a report in the Indian Express that indicated critical problems within the Election Commission of India (ECI), the poll body today said all decisions taken by it in the last one year were unanimous and that "differing views and observations are a normal part of deliberation in any institution." The report had said two election commissioners "objected on record" several decisions taken by the poll body allegedly without their knowledge. The ECI's top three officers are Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.