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...
14 Feb, 2025, 04.46 PM IST
Search committee set up to shortlist names for next CEC: SourcesA search committee led by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has been set up to shortlist candidates for the next chief election commissi...
27 Jan, 2025, 06.16 PM IST
"EVM batteries have signatures of party representatives": CEC Rajiv Kumar discards Congress allegationsChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar addresses concerns about varying EVM battery levels, asserting the safety and robustness of Electro...
16 Oct, 2024, 07.38 AM IST
"We will reveal this one day and show how people are misled": CEC Rajiv on SC's verdict on voter turnout dataKumar commited to addressing concerns about the integrity of the electoral process and stated, "What's the play here, why are doubts create...
25 May, 2024, 12.08 PM IST
Centre accords Z-category VIP security cover to CEC Rajiv Kumar "in view of potential threats"The Union government has provided Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with a Z-category VIP security cover of armed commandos due to po...
09 Apr, 2024, 03.23 PM IST
Why did the Central govt increase CEC Rajiv Kumar's security?The Central government has upgraded Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar's security to the 'Z' category, deploying armed commandos from ...
09 Apr, 2024, 03.20 PM IST
Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held after Lok Sabha polls: CEC Rajiv KumarCEC Rajiv Kumar stated that Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections will be held after Lok Sabha polls due to security concerns. The Election ...
18 Mar, 2024, 06.17 PM IST
Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, DMK allots two seats to its alliesThe ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu finalized its seat-sharing agreement with two alliance partners for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The IUML...
25 Feb, 2024, 06.45 AM IST
CEC Rajiv Kumar begins review of preparedness for Lok Sabha poll in Tamil NaduThe CEC would meet the Chief Electoral Officers of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala besides the officials from the enforcement agencies bef...
23 Feb, 2024, 11.40 AM IST
Polls in J-K will be held at 'right time' keeping security situation in mind: ECThe polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held when the commission deems it the "right time" keeping in mind the security situation and other ...
10 Oct, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Announcement of freebies by parties comes with tadka of populism: CEC Rajiv KumarChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has criticized political parties for announcing freebies and populist schemes just before elections...
10 Oct, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
Rajasthan assembly polls: CEC Rajiv Kumar urges voters to exercise their franchiseA delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI) spearheaded by CEC Rajiv Kumar arrived in Rajasthan on September 29 to review prepar...
01 Oct, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar signs MoU with poll authority of Seychelles to expand 'cooperation'The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, has signed a MoU with the Electoral Commission Chairperson of Seychelles, Danny Luca...
27 Sep, 2023, 10.14 AM IST
Indian delegation led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar visits BhutanChief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday (today) held productive discussions with the Chief Election Commissioner of B...
27 Apr, 2023, 12.14 AM IST
EC reveals reason why it kept Karnataka election date on Wednesday, May 10Urging voters to come out and vote in large numbers, Rajiv Kumar said that the EC has kept the polling day specifically in midweek as it ha...
29 Mar, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
CEC:‘Deep fake’ narratives being served as fact, impacting pollsIn his keynote address at the ECI’s two-day international conference on ‘Use of Technology & Elections Integrity’, the CEC underlined the i...
24 Jan, 2023, 12.01 AM IST
Presidential election on July 18, results on July 21, says Election CommissionThe total number of electors will be 4,809, including 776 MPs and 4,033 MLAs. The voting process will take place in Parliament, premises of...
09 Jun, 2022, 04.45 PM IST