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Former chief election commissioners call for EC reforms, model code overhaul
7 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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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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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Rajiv Kumar | A bureaucrat for all seasons
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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Supreme Court issues notice to Maharashtra govt, Sharad Pawar in Lavasa hill case
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Maharashtra govt, Sharad Pawar in Lavasa hill case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Maharashtra government, Sharad Pawar and others in a petition challenging the Bombay High Court’s refusal to interfere in a PIL challenging special permission granted for the purchase of land for the Lavasa Hill Station Project in 2002. The respondents in the petition include the State of Maharashtra, Lavasa Corporation, NCP Chief …

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Sharad Pawar exerted influence and clout in Lavasa project: Bombay HC
2 years, 10 months ago

Sharad Pawar exerted influence and clout in Lavasa project: Bombay HC

Op India  

The Bombay High Court on Saturday, while hearing the petition challenging the controversial Lavasa project, observed that there were irregularities and use of ‘political influence and clout’ by NCP chief Sharad Pawar and his family members in extending largesse to Maharashtra’s only private hill station project in 2002. The bench also observed that Ajit Pawar, who is the nephew of …

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Ashok Lavasa’s dissent adds ballast to Opposition’s attacks on EC, heralds dark days for democracy
5 years, 7 months ago

Ashok Lavasa’s dissent adds ballast to Opposition’s attacks on EC, heralds dark days for democracy

Firstpost  

On the face of it, the raking up of a tired and retired EVM controversy seems frivolous another desperate attempt by a nervous Opposition to whip up an excuse for their impending defeat. Scholars have noted in data-driven analysis how EVMs have made elections more transparent “competitive and less likely to be manipulated by parties in power” and compared to …

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Keeping tab on post-attack developments: Election Commission
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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