Chennai, March 9 (IANS) Six candidates from major political parties in Tamil Nadu were on Monday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Parliament, as the number of candidates matched the number of seats available.The candidates elected include DMK leaders Tiruchi Siva and J. Constandine Ravindran, AIADMK’s M. Thambi Durai, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss, Congress nominee Christopher Manickam, and DMDK leader L.K. Sudhish.Returning Officer R. Santhi formally announc…
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New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The West Bengal Congress unit, on Thursday, urged the Election Commission to announce the state Assembly election schedule only after all pending cases related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral rolls are resolved. The state Congress has submitted a memorandum to the poll body seeking completion of the adjudication process for more than 60 lakh voters in the state before announcing the upcoming election. Addressing a press conference, Congr…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking imposition of a ceiling on election expenditure incurred by political parties.A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi sought responses from the Union government and the poll panel and directed that the matter be listed after six weeks. According to the plea, while …
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) convened a ‘National Round Table Conference’ with the State Election Commissioners on Tuesday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first such meeting in 27 years. The conference is being chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi are also present at the event. Additionally, the State Election Commissioners (SECs) from all states and Union Territories are …
New Delhi/Gandhinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) will convene a ‘National Round Table Conference’ with the State Election Commissioners on Tuesday at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first such meeting in 27 years, officials said on Monday.The last conference of this kind was held in 1999.The forthcoming meeting is aimed at enhancing coordination between the ECI and the State Election Commissions (SECs) on electoral processes and logistics.The conference will …
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) A fresh round of dispute between the Election Commission of India and the West Bengal government seems to be in the offing over the real definition of suspension of the electoral officers found guilty of violating the ECI-set guidelines for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state.On one hand, the West Bengal government is standing by the Chief Minister’s position that the suspension is limited to removing the suspended electoral officers from their duties…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The ECI appointed Ashok Kumar, a 2006 batch IAS officer, as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi in place of R Alice Vaz, an official said on Monday. Principal Secretary, ECI, Rahul Sharma, informed Delhi Chief Secretary Rajeev Varma about Ashok Kumar’s appointment in an official letter on Monday.In January, the poll panel asked the Delhi government to furnish a panel of three IAS officers to select the CEO. Ashok Kumar was one of the three officers whose name…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Jan Suraaj party, founded by political strategist Prashant Kishor, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the 2025 Bihar Assembly election results are null and void, and requesting a direction to hold fresh elections. In a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, the party has contended that the disbursal of Rs 10,000 each through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to one woman per family during the subsistence of the Model Code of Conduct …
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, on Thursday, briefed Central Observers on using IT platforms to ensure free, fair and transparent upcoming Assembly elections in five states and Union Territories (UTs). Addressing observers for Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Assembly elections, the CEC said they have been selected to serve as the beacons of the Election Commission of India (ECI).He added that the Central Observers should ensure free,…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across several states and Union Territories (UTs). A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi concluded hearings on the matter, while issuing further directions to ensure transparency in the ongoing SIR exercise in Tamil Nadu.The clutc…