NEW DELHI: Vivek Joshi was appointed as the election commissioner on Monday. He is 1989-batch Haryana-cadre IAS officer.“In exercise of powers conferred by section 4 of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 (Act No. 49 of 2023), the President is pleased to appoint…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection committee has appointed Gyanesh Kumar as India’s next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), replacing Rajiv Kumar, who retires on Tuesday upon reaching the age of 65.Rajiv Kumar, who took charge as CEC in May 2022, oversaw several key elections, including the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 and various state…
NEW DELHI: Former chief election commissioner (CEC) SY Quraishi dismissed claims that a US agency funded efforts to raise voter turnout in India, calling the reports “baseless” and “malicious.” His response follows an announcement by the US department of government efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, which claimed to have cancelled $21 million in funding…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Election Commission of India‘s (ECI) response to the pleas seeking verification of the burnt memory and symbol loading units in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in compliance with its judgement. A special bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta asked the poll panel to…
NEW DELHI: Even as EC drafts a response to questions raised by Rahul Gandhi on Maharashtra voter list, what seems to have caught its attention are the fluctuating numbers claimed by him thrice: 1 crore on Jan 15, 70 lakh on the floor of Lok Sabha on Feb 3 and 39 lakh at Friday’s presser.EC…
Arvind Kejriwal after meeting with EC In an unusual move during the silent period, a day ahead of Delhi elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) met with an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) delegation led by its National Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal along with Delhi CM Atishi. Following the meeting, Kejriwal stated that the ECI had…
The BJP spent Rs 1,737.68 crore during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as detailed in their expenditure report submitted to the Election Commission. The expenditure was split between Rs 884.45 crore for general propaganda and Rs 853.23 crore for candidate-specific costs.The party allocated Rs 611.50 crore towards media advertisements, encompassing print and electronic media, bulk…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal hit out at the Election Commission of India (ECI) calling the CEC Rajiv Kumar’s response over the Yamuna River water row “baffling”. Reiterating his “Yamuna poisoning” charges over the BJP-led Haryana government, in a letter written to EC, he dared the poll panel to take action…
Kejriwal has been instructed to separate ammonia contamination issues from poisoning allegations, stressing the importance of avoiding inflammatory remarks that could cause public unrest. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has given Arvind Kejriwal, national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), another opportunity to provide evidence supporting his allegations that the Yamuna…
NEW DELHI: “Biological warfare“, “mass murder”, “water terrorism”, “genocide” … Is Arvind Kejriwal‘s “poisoned Delhi’s water” salvo against BJP’s Haryana government a sign of desperation or is it a calculated risk to alter the direction of Delhi campaign by deflecting attention from opposition’s relentless attacks over allegations of corruption against him and his Aam Aadmi…
