Chief Election Commissioner

	K Sudhakaran approaches EC seeking bypoll in Devikulam In his petition, D Kumar had maintained that Raja is a Christian and that he does not belong to the Scheduled Caste. published on : 1st April 2023
	Our responsibility to convince political parties on EVMs: CEC Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said besides technology, the process from the time an EVM is deployed till it is stored back in a warehouse is stringent and transparent. published on : 29th March 2023
	SC order on EC appointments: Rijiju invokes 'Lakshman Rekha' "If the CJI or judges of India sit on every important appointment, who will carry forward the judiciary's work?," asked the Union Law Minister. published on : 18th March 2023
	Overcoming voter apathy a big challenge Political parties and candidates will be intimated about the home voters for transparency while ensuring secrecy when they cast their votes. published on : 15th March 2023
	Vote from home for 80+ in Karnataka polls The Election Commission of India has set up Suvidha portal and Saksham mobile app which can be used by the electorate and candidates. published on : 12th March 2023
	Urban voters, youth must be motivated: CEC He said the election day is considered a holiday, rather than celebrating it as the biggest festival of democracy. published on : 11th March 2023
	BJP, Congress urge CEC to hold single-phase elections in Karnataka They urged the Commission to conduct elections in a single phase instead of two phases. published on : 10th March 2023
	'Landmark judgment to pave way for free and fair elections': Oppn welcomes SC ruling on CEC, ECs The top court ruled that appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will be done by the President on the advice of a committee. published on : 2nd March 2023
	SC says President to appoint CEC, ECs on advise of committee comprising PM, LoP & CJI The bench noted that irrespective of several political parties coming into power there was a lacuna in the law as none of them framed law for appointment of ECs. published on : 2nd March 2023
	Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioner to give up perks and privileges The CEC and ECs are currently entitled to a monthly sumptuary allowance of Rs 34000. There is no income tax payable by the CEC and ECs on this allowance. published on : 20th May 2022
	Call on bypolls on Sept 29: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora Arora said when the EC had decided on holding the bypolls along with Bihar elections then it had no inclination towards some states sending representations to raise issues related to the bypolls. published on : 25th September 2020
	ECI and KCR are doing match fixing, says TPCC chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy Reddy said that Rao had himself claimed that he spoke to the CEC and had arrived at the decision to hold elections in October this year. published on : 7th September 2018
	Facebook to remain EC's social media partner: Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat OP Rawat was asked if the Facebook would continue to be the EC's social media partner in the wake of reports that its user data had been harvested by a company without the users' consent. published on : 27th March 2018
	Andhra Congress approaches CEC against BJP, TDP The Congress submitted a memorandum to CEC for action against the BJP and the TDP for failure to deliver on election promises, including granting special status to the state. published on : 10th March 2018
	Disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was Chief Election Commissioner A.K. Jyoti's gift to Modi: AAP Addressing media, senior AAP leader Gopal Rai also said that the party will launch a campaign against BJP's decisions to allow FDI in retail and the sealing drive in New Delhi. published on : 20th January 2018
	Chief Election Commissioner repaying debt to PM: AAP on MLAs disqualification issue Noting that the EC's order defied the "principles of natural justice", AAP's Delhi unit's chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said the poll panel did not hear the MLAs' case. published on : 19th January 2018