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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajiv Kumar | A bureaucrat for all seasons

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has been in the spotlight after the abrupt resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel, who was scheduled to succeed Mr. Kumar next year as CEC. Mr. Kumar superannuated as Finance Secretary in February 2020 and in less than 45 days, he was appointed as the chief of the Public Enterprises Selection Board — the body …

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10 months ago

‘Differences’ with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar may have led to Arun Goel’s resignation

The Hindu

The sudden and unexpected resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel barely a week before the announcement of the Lok Sabha election came as a surprise to many, but insiders in the poll body have pointed out that apparent differences emerged between the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and the EC during their West Bengal visit to oversee the preparations for …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Ex-finance secretary Rajiv Kumar assumes charge as election commissioner, replaces Ashok Lavasa

Firstpost

Kumar, a retired 1984-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, will have a five-year tenure and retire in 2025. He will preside over the next Lok Sabha polls in 2024 New Delhi: Former bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday assumed charge as the new election commissioner. During the span of more than 36 years of service, Kumar has worked in various …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Ex-finance secretary Rajiv Kumar appointed new Election Commissioner after Ashok Lavasa's resignation

Firstpost

A 1984-batch IAS officer from Jharkhand cadre, Kumar will take over post 31 August. He is likely to preside over the 2024 Lok Sabha polls New Delhi: Retired bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar was appointed the Election Commissioner on Friday in place of Ashok Lavasa, who has resigned. President Ram Nath Kovind cleared Kumar’s appointment with effect from the date of his …

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4 years, 11 months ago

India’s 1st CEC carried out a ‘great and fateful experiment’, writes Ashok Lavasa

Hindustan Times

Sukumar Sen, India’s first chief election commissioner and conducted the first general elections of Independent India in 1951-52. The first Sukumar Sen Memorial Lecture, instituted by the Election Commission of India in memory of the first chief election commissioner of the country was delivered on January 23 by former President Pranab Mukherjee. With the adoption of the principle of Universal …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s son, linked firm under ED scanner for FEMA violations

The Hindu

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s son Abir and a firm linked to him have come on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate for alleged violations of forex regulations, officials said on Tuesday. They said the agency has filed a case under the Foreign Exchange Management Act to probe Abir Lavasa and about Rs 7.25 crore funds raised early this year by …

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5 years, 6 months ago

‘May Endanger Life’: EC Refuses to Disclose Lavasa’s Dissent Note

The Quint

The EC has refused to disclose under the RTI Act the dissent notes of its Commissioner Ashok Lavasa on decisions pertaining to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speeches which were alleged to have violated model code, saying it was exempted information which may "endanger the life or physical safety" of an individual. The poll body was responding to Pune-based RTI activist …

Lavasa Dissent Note

5 years, 7 months ago

Lok Sabha Election: Congress terms EC's refusal to make Ashok Lavasa's dissent notes public a 'constitutional travesty'

Firstpost

On Tuesday, the poll panel rejected with a majority vote Lavasa’s demand that dissent notes should be recorded in its orders on model code violations that happened during the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, days after the simmering tension within the EC over the issue came out in the open. New Delhi: A day before the counting of the votes polled …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Dissent will not be part of EC orders

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Rejecting the demand of election commissioner Ashok Lavasa, the ‘Full Commission’ of Election Commission of India on Tuesday ruled that dissents and minority views in EC orders with regard to Model Code of Conduct violations will not be made public and only majority view will be announced in the final order. “In the meeting of the Election Commission …

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5 years, 7 months ago

I still say transparency is important, says Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa

India Today

On a day Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and fellow commissioner Sushil Chandra turned down his demand to incorporate minority view in orders relating to model code violations, Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa Tuesday said he still believes that transparency is important and such cases should be dealt in a time-bond manner. "In the meeting of the Election Commission held today …

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5 years, 7 months ago

ECI to take up issues raised by Ashok Lavasa

The Hindu

The Election Commission on Tuesday is expected to take up issues pertaining to the model code of conduct that were raised by Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa after his dissenting opinions were not recorded in the orders passed on speeches by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah. May 21, to discuss this and related matters.” Mr. Lavasa wrote …

Election Lavasa

5 years, 7 months ago

EC to re-examine clearance to PMO, NITI Aayog for alleged poll code violation

Live Mint

New Delhi: The Election Commission has decided to re-examine the clearance it had given to Prime Minister's Office and NITI Aayog for alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct during the Lok Sabha elections, said sources. The Commission had last week dismissed a Congress complaint alleging that the PMO misused the NITI Aayog for gathering information on Gondia, Wardha …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Election Commission to re-examine PMO, NITI Aayog for violation of MCC

India TV News

The Election Commission has decided to re-examine the clearance it had given to Prime Minister's Office and NITI Aayog for alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct during the Lok Sabha elections, said sources. The Commission had last week dismissed a Congress complaint alleging that the PMO misused the NITI Aayog for gathering information on Gondia, Wardha and Latur …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Election commissioner Ashok Lavasa recuses himself from poll code meets

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: A day before the last phase of Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission found itself embroiled in a fresh controversy as election commissioner Ashok Lavasa refused to attend the panel’s meetings related to code violations till he is not allowed to record his dissent. Taking to damage control, Chief Election Commission Sunil Arora on Saturday described as “unsavoury” …

Poll Code

5 years, 7 months ago

CEC Sunil Arora reacts to reports of Ashok Lavasa’s recusal from EC meetings on MCC violations; calls controversy ‘unsavoury, avoidable’

Firstpost

Chief EC Sunil Arora on Saturday described as ‘unsavory’ and ‘avoidable’ reports that fellow commissioner Ashok Lavasa has decided to recuse himself from meetings related to model code violations till he is not allowed to record his dissent New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Saturday described as “unsavory” and “avoidable” reports that fellow commissioner Ashok Lavasa has decided …

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5 years, 7 months ago

'Diversion of views' not new: Chief Election Commissioner over Lavasa dissent row

India TV News

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Saturday denied any controversy in the internal functioning of the Election Commission over the handling of the Model Code of Conduct saying that "the three members of the Commission are not expected to be templates or clones of each other". CEC Arora’s reaction came after EC Ashok Lavasa wrote at least three letters to …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa recuses himself from meetings on model code matters

The Hindu

Amid reports that Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has recused himself from meetings on Model Code of Conduct matters, pending the demand for inclusion of dissenting opinion in orders, the Election Commission of India on Saturday said no such meetings had been held lately. Reports in a a section of the media stated that Mr. Lavasa wrote to Chief Election Commissioner …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Clean chit to PM: Lavasa opts out of EC meetings

The Quint

New Delhi, May 18 Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has decided to stay away from the meetings related to the Model Code of Conduct due to his dissent on the clean chit given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah, sources said. Election Commissioner Lavasa is learnt to have written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora …

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5 years, 8 months ago

‘Bribe’ to Leh scribes: FIR against BJP leaders

Hindustan Times

Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against BJP leaders accused of trying to bribe journalists at Leh following a court order. Earlier, an inquiry, ordered by Leh deputy commissioner and district election officer Anvy Lavasa, had found the allegations against BJP leaders to be prima facie true. Leh press club president Morup Stanzin said BJP MLC Vikram Randhawa handed over …

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5 years, 8 months ago

EC’s clean chit to PM came amid dissent

The Hindu

Senior Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has given dissenting opinions regarding four of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches and one of BJP national president Amit Shah. For stringent action As reported, Mr. Lavasa had earlier written to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora asking why his observations were not recorded in the order passed against BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria censuring him …

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5 years, 10 months ago

EC announces Lok Sabha poll schedule: Team in charge of conducting election has huge task on its hands

Firstpost

Here is a look at the three-member team of the Election Commission of India which will be responsible for conducting the Lok Sabha Election 2019. Sunil Arora Sunil Arora, the Chief Election Commissioner, is a 1980 batch Rajasthan cadre IAS officer. The 2019 Lok Sabha election will be Arora’s first big challenge as the Chief Election Commissioner. While Arora has …

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5 years, 10 months ago

Keeping tab on post-attack developments: Election Commission

India TV News

The Election Commission of India is keeping a tab on developments in the country post the Pulwama terror attack and the government response to it in form of air strikes, a top poll panel official said on Tuesday. Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, speaking to reporters here, said the ECI is duty-bound to carry out the mandate given to it by …

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6 years, 5 months ago

India gears up to tackle hate speech in 2019 elections

Live Mint

India is preparing to tighten regulations to deal with an expected escalation in social media-driven hate speech in the lead up to 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “We are looking at enforcing existing instructions and tightening regulations so that loopholes can be plugged.” India joins a growing list of countries attempting to curb the misuse of social media in election campaigns. …

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Rajiv Kumar | A bureaucrat for all seasons

‘Differences’ with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar may have led to Arun Goel’s resignation

Ex-finance secretary Rajiv Kumar assumes charge as election commissioner, replaces Ashok Lavasa

Ex-finance secretary Rajiv Kumar appointed new Election Commissioner after Ashok Lavasa's resignation

India’s 1st CEC carried out a ‘great and fateful experiment’, writes Ashok Lavasa

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s son, linked firm under ED scanner for FEMA violations

‘May Endanger Life’: EC Refuses to Disclose Lavasa’s Dissent Note

Lok Sabha Election: Congress terms EC's refusal to make Ashok Lavasa's dissent notes public a 'constitutional travesty'

Dissent will not be part of EC orders

I still say transparency is important, says Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa

ECI to take up issues raised by Ashok Lavasa

EC to re-examine clearance to PMO, NITI Aayog for alleged poll code violation

Election Commission to re-examine PMO, NITI Aayog for violation of MCC

Election commissioner Ashok Lavasa recuses himself from poll code meets

CEC Sunil Arora reacts to reports of Ashok Lavasa’s recusal from EC meetings on MCC violations; calls controversy ‘unsavoury, avoidable’

'Diversion of views' not new: Chief Election Commissioner over Lavasa dissent row

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa recuses himself from meetings on model code matters

Clean chit to PM: Lavasa opts out of EC meetings

‘Bribe’ to Leh scribes: FIR against BJP leaders

EC’s clean chit to PM came amid dissent

EC announces Lok Sabha poll schedule: Team in charge of conducting election has huge task on its hands

Keeping tab on post-attack developments: Election Commission

India gears up to tackle hate speech in 2019 elections