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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Former chief election commissioners call for EC reforms, model code overhaul

Has the Election Commission become a pale shadow of its former self? Consider this, says one former CEC: In 2012, the then prime minister Manmohan Singh sought the Election Commission’s permission before visiting the Golden Temple at Amritsar during the Punjab assembly elections. Without taking names or referring to designations, it may not be a bad idea to include the …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Former ECI Ashok Lavasa lists out 3 biggest challenges of conducting elections

Hindustan Times

There are three major challenges that the Election Commission of India faces in the conduct of general elections in India: enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct; blurring of lines between news and publicity of candidates and political parties; and monitoring and capping election expenditure by political parties, former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa said at an event on the 2024 …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

How Modi’s BJP rewrote rules to erode Indian election commission’s independence

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Narendra Modi‘s crackdown on civil …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajiv Kumar | A bureaucrat for all seasons

The Hindu

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, 3 months ago

Ashok Lavasa: Targeting a dissenter

The Hindu

THE Election Commission of India is intended to be an autonomous body. Ashok Lavasa was the sole member of the Commission who refused to give a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in the matter of electoral process violations. Avny Lavasa Ashok Lavasa’s daughter, Avny Lavasa, who was the Deputy Commissioner of Leh from …

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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 …

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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

Election Commission wants to set new precedent of 'dark secrets', 'secluded chambers': Congress

India TV News

A day before the counting of the votes polled in the Lok Sabha election, the Congress on Wednesday termed as "constitutional travesty" the EC's rejection of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa's demand that dissent notes should be recorded and alleged that the poll watchdog wanted to set a new precedent of "dark secrets" and "secluded chambers" in performing its duties. "If …

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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

Ashok Lavasa’s claim of dissent being stifled in EC disingenuous, goes against poll body's conventions

Firstpost

Ashok Lavasa did not agree with the other two commissioners, Sunil Arora and Sushil Chandra, in finding Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah not guilty of MCC violations On Tuesday, Election Commission of India in its majority decision held that dissenting opinions in matter of Model Code of Conduct will not be made part of the commission’s …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Model code of conduct: Dissenting opinions won’t be part of orders, says Election Commission

The Hindu

The Election Commission on Tuesday decided by a majority of 2:1, that dissenting opinions in Model Code of Conduct disputes will not be made part of any final order and will only be included in internal files, as per previous practice. Issue over speeches The issue came up before the full bench comprising Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Mr. …

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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 …

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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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Former chief election commissioners call for EC reforms, model code overhaul

Former ECI Ashok Lavasa lists out 3 biggest challenges of conducting elections

How Modi’s BJP rewrote rules to erode Indian election commission’s independence

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

Ashok Lavasa: Targeting a dissenter

‘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'

Election Commission wants to set new precedent of 'dark secrets', 'secluded chambers': Congress

Dissent will not be part of EC orders

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

Ashok Lavasa’s claim of dissent being stifled in EC disingenuous, goes against poll body's conventions

Model code of conduct: Dissenting opinions won’t be part of orders, says Election Commission

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