'Democracy in Bengal being held at gunpoint': Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan slams Mamata Banerjee for refusing to resign after defeatUnion Minister Dharmendra Pradhan criticizes West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She refused to resign after her party's election d...
Chip, chip, chipping away: Are GoI & Election Commission rewriting poll rules unilaterally and putting democracy in peril?A proposed change to Lok Sabha seats and issues with voter roll revisions raise concerns. Independent institutions, like the Election Commi...
'Why have an election': Kapil Sibal slams EC, calls Bengal poll an ‘experiment in disenfranchisement’Former law minister Kapil Sibal has launched a sharp critique against the Election Commission, labeling the West Bengal polls an "experimen...
Election Commission trims electoral rolls by 10.2% across 12 states, UTsThe Election Commission has significantly cleaned up voter lists. Over 60 lakh deceased voters were removed from nine states and three Unio...
Election Commission of India meet turns tense; observer removed after clash with CEC Gyanesh KumarA senior election observer was removed from his post after a heated exchange with the Chief Election Commissioner. The incident occurred du...
TMC alleges CEC Gyanesh Kumar said 'get lost'; EC counters with shouting chargeA ten-minute meeting between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission turned stormy, with the TMC alleging the Chief Election Com...
War of words erupts between TMC and Election Commission after brief, tense meetingA meeting between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission concluded on a sour note. TMC leaders alleged the Chief Election Commi...
SC to hear pleas against appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 law on May 14The Supreme Court will hear petitions against the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners on May 14. The ...
SC fixes April 16 for hearing pleas against appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 lawThe Supreme Court will hear petitions on April 16 regarding the appointment of the CEC and ECs under the 2023 law. Advocate Prashant Bhusha...
SC to hear pleas against CEC, ECs appointments on Feb 19The Supreme Court of India is set to prioritize the hearing on February 19 regarding the legality of the recent appointments of the chief e...
PM-chaired selection panel to meet early next week to name next Chief Election CommissionerPrime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a selection committee to finalize the next chief election commissioner, with the panel expected to m...
Bill restores SC Judge status of ECs; gives litigation shieldSeveral ex-CECs had termed as 'retrograde', the Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, ...
Govt likely to emphasise EC stature same as SC judgesThe Indian government is considering ways to ensure that the status of the chief election commissioner remains equivalent to that of Suprem...
Centre objects to Election Commission's plea for full autonomyThe election watchdog's bid for an independent secretariat along the the lines of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha also stands rejected.
Plea in SC to protect Election Commissioners from removalThe PIL has also sought direction to the Centre to provide an independent secretariat to the ECI and declare its expenditure as charged fro...
- Amend statute to protect ECs from removal: CEC
The CEC said since 1993, the Commission has become a regular multi-member body with three members all enjoying equal powers and status.
- Chawla was evasive on CEC suggestion to bar ex-ECs from joining politics
Mr Chawla had excused himself from joining the CEC in proposing that members of the EC should be debarred from joining a political party or...