Now that the elections are over and we have a definite verdict with the UPA continuing it’s rule for another five years, it is time to give an applause to the Election Commission.
This herculean effort that lasted a month and enfranchised a fifth of humanity will definitely go down in Indian history as [...]
Navin Chawla takes over as the Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday succeeding Mr. N Gopalaswami. He will remain in office till June 29 2010. He is the first CEC to take charge in middle of Lok Sabha polls and will oversee the remaining four phases of the polls.
You might recall that appointment of Mr. Chawla [...]
BJP candidate from Philibit and grandson of Indira Gandhi, Mr. Varun Gandhi has come under Election commission’s (EC) radar. Cracking the whip, the Election Commission moved against him for his anti-Muslim speeches while campaigning for the Lok sabha elections.
Varun Gandhi’s speech in which he threatened to cut the hands of those who would raise [...]
The Election Commission (EC) is taking a very strict view of anyone breaking the model code of conduct while canvassing for the Lok Sabha elections. The code of conduct was imposed once the poll dates were announced by the commission.
The latest politician to be served notice by the EC is Mulayam Singh Yadav, the leader [...]
Chief Election Commissioner, N. Gopalaswamy, announced the dates for the Lok Sabha elections this afternoon. The elections will be held in five phases and first phase will begin on April 16 and conclude on May 13. The dates of the phases are Phase one on April 16 (124 constituencies), phase two on April 23 (141 [...]
The UPA Government today rejected Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami’s recommendation for removal of Navin Chawla as Election Commissioner. Mr. Chawla is expected to become the CEC in a day or two.
CEC’s recommendation rejected, Navin Chawla to stay, Indian Express, Mar 1 2009
A Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said President Pratibha Patil has accepted [...]
The Election Commissioners appear to be at war with the active backing of the two main political parties, BJP and Congress.
The first salvo was fired by the present Election Commissioner, when he proposed to dismiss his potential successor just months before the next election accusing him of partisanship. The successor vehemently denied the accusations [...]
Election Commissioner, Mr. Quraishi, announced today that the Lok Sabha elections will be conducted between April 8 and May 15.
LS polls between April 8 and May 15: Quraishi, PTI News, Jan 28, 2009
General election in India is the largest electoral exercise in the world involving 671 million voters -that is three times the population of [...]
