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'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...06 May, 2026, 11.27 AM IST- 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...23 Apr, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
- '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...23 Apr, 2026, 11.03 AM IST
- 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...11 Apr, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
- 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...09 Apr, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
- 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...09 Apr, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
- 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...08 Apr, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
- Bengal: 'Mastermind' of judicial officers' gherao in Malda arrested from Bagdogra airportWest Bengal Police apprehended advocate Mofakkarul Islam at Bagdogra airport. He is accused of orchestrating the gherao of seven judicial o...03 Apr, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
- 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...19 Mar, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
- 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
- PIL in SC seeking to include CJI in selection committee for CEC, EC appointmentIt seeks direction to the Centre to include the Chief Justice of India in the selection committee for the appointment of the CEC and ECs wh...02 Jan, 2024, 12.32 PM IST
- 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, ...12 Dec, 2023, 11.47 PM IST
- Rajya Sabha passes bill to regulate service terms of CEC and EC amid oppn walkoutThe Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to regulate the appointment and service terms of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Comm...12 Dec, 2023, 07.17 PM IST
- 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...18 Sep, 2023, 04.37 PM IST
- Supreme Court to hear PIL to treat two ECs on par with CEC on December 1A bench of Chief Justices Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud listed the PIL, filed by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhya...10 Nov, 2017, 05.41 PM IST
- Should there be law for collegium-based selection of election commissioners?The original draft Constitution had provided that the chief election commissioner and election commissioners would be appointed by the Pres...17 Jul, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
- Chawla was evasive on CEC suggestion to bar ex-ECs from joining politicsMr Chawla had excused himself from joining the CEC in proposing that members of the EC should be debarred from joining a political party or...07 Feb, 2009, 02.37 AM IST
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