- Achal Kumar Joti retires as Chief Election Commissioner
He came under attack from the opposition at least twice in his short tenure at the helm of affairs at the poll panel.
Om Prakash Rawat appointed new CEC, Ashok Lawasa made ECThe appointment of the election commissioner was made as a vacancy would have arisen in the three-member poll panel after the retirement of...
Electoral bonds will not solve transparency issues in political funding: Chief Election CommissionerElectoral bonds, which were introduced by the government to make funding to political parties transparent, will allow a political donor to ...
Election Commission hopes electoral bonds are step in 'right direction'Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti also said the electoral bonds do not solve all problems pertaining to transparency in political fundin...
VVPATs to be used in Gujarat, all future elections: CECThe machines run on battery and cannot easily be tampered with, the CEC said at a press conference here.
Election Commission not favouring any party: CEC Achal Kumar JotiChief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti on Monday said EC was not ‘favouring any party’ and it shall not interfere in the poll process...
CEC AK Joti denies taking ‘bungalow favour’ from Gujarat government"I requested the Gujarat government to allow me to keep possession of the house in the Dafnala area of Ahmedabad as I could not have lived ...
Himachal elections on November 9, results by December 18EC has also decided to set up a monitoring committee in the state to check ‘paid news’. WhatsApp messages would also be considered under th...
Size of VVPAT paper slips to be increased: CECThe electors see voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slip for seven seconds, which would be an acknowledgement receipt for the party...
Election Commission hints at holding Gujarat polls in DecemberA team of Election Commission officials headed by the CEC was on a visit of Gujarat to assess the poll preparedness.
HP polls: EC likely to count VVPAT slips of 1 booth in eachChief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti said VVPAT machines would be used for the first time in all the 7,516 booths in 68 assembly co...
Had a satisfying tenure as Chief Election Commissioner: Nasim Zaidi"It was satisfying. I achieved a lot. We initiated several steps... It was really satisfying," he told after a warm send off at his office.
EC Achal Kumar Joti appointed as the next CECJoti, a 1975-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, had joined the three-member poll panel as an election commissioner on May 8...
Election Commission will work for fair and impartial elections: CEC Nasim ZaidiThe CEC urged his colleagues to work in the direction of ensuring integrity and promptness in their work related to mitigating the problems...
Gujarat State Election Commission gives presentation on e-voting to ECIE-voting system allows online voting. It will be used in the elections of six municipal corporations in the state, Joti said.
We'll have what Rahul Gandhi is having!Rahul Gandhi is back with a bang. Looks like his two-month secret sabbatical, meditating at Myanmar (Burma) worked.
- Junior India women lifters bag medals
In the Junior Women's 53kg category, Pramila lifted 76kg in snatch and 101kg in clean & jerk for an overall 177kg to seal the silver medal ...