MUMBAI: In a review meeting on the Maharashtra assembly polls on Friday, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar strongly condemned undignified remarks made against female leaders during the election campaign.This comes in the wake of derogatory language used against Congress leader Jayshree Thorat by BJP politician Vasant Deshmukh in a public meeting and also comments made…
CEC Rajiv Kumar (Picture credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has condemned the use of inappropriate language directed at female political leaders during Maharashtra’s election campaign, calling on officials to take swift and decisive action against any candidates making such remarks.In a meeting with election and law enforcement officials, Kumar expressed…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday took a jibe at exit polls – which have had a chequered history regarding the accuracy of their predictions, the case with recent Haryana polls being no different – saying that they are neither based on science nor make public disclosures regarding their methodology, but create a “distortion” by…
NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday questioned the practice of showing winning/losing trends 5 to 10 minutes after the official beginning of counting at 8am on election result days.“Showing winning/losing trends at 8.05am or 8.10am, which is just five or ten minutes after start of counting at 8am is nonsense,” CEC Rajiv…
NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday rejected Congress‘s claims of tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Haryana assembly elections.Speaking to news agency ANI responded to questions being raised by opposition parties over EVMs and said, “the public answers the questions by participating in the voting. As far as the EVMs…
NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday gave an update on preparedness for holding the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls stating that the election commission is working on it as political parties recognised in the state are “battling strongly” for it.“We are committed to conducting polls in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest…
NEW DELHI: Sensing a “pattern” in levelling of unverified allegations and casting of doubts on well-established electoral processes — related to voters list, EVMs, VVPATs or counting — during general elections, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday said these were part of the “mischievous narratives” directed at EC that the poll panel had failed…
NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday reacted to recent social media memes that referred to election commissioners as ‘Laapataa Gentlemen’, Kumar and reassured the public, stating, “We were always here, never went missing.” He humorously added, “Now memes can say the ‘Laapataa Gentlemen’ are back,” indicating that the election commissioners have been…
NEW DELHI: In a letter addressed to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday sought immediate intervention to curb the alleged misuse of police power against party workers and the hindrance of his election campaign. “It is under very compelling circumstances that I am writing to bring to…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday launched a “Myth vs Reality Register” to combat misinformation during the Lok Sabha polls. This initiative aims to provide voters with accurate information and debunk fake news. The microsite, inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, will be regularly…
