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Former ECs call for more discussions on ONOE bills
1 month ago

Former ECs call for more discussions on ONOE bills

Hindustan Times  

More substantive electoral reforms are required in the country, at least two former election commissioners said as they called for considered deliberations on the two bills that could allow general and state elections to be held simultaneously from 2034. They questioned whether the amendments, including constitutional amendments, proposed by the two bills that the government plans to introduce in Parliament …

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Former ECI Ashok Lavasa lists out 3 biggest challenges of conducting elections
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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India’s 1st CEC carried out a ‘great and fateful experiment’, writes Ashok Lavasa
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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EC to re-examine clearance to PMO, NITI Aayog for alleged poll code violation
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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Election Commission to re-examine PMO, NITI Aayog for violation of MCC
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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EC announces Lok Sabha poll schedule: Team in charge of conducting election has huge task on its hands
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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India gears up to tackle hate speech in 2019 elections
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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