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Why Election Commission’s delinking of Gujarat from Himachal Pradesh assembly election raises doubts

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday announced the poll schedule for Himachal Pradesh. However, it did not declare the schedule for Gujarat, which has generally gone to election along with Himachal Pradesh.

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EC Announces Dates Of Himachal Pradesh Elections

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar declared the election schedule during a press conference at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. Read more on Dynamite News:

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One person-one seat: ECI proposal to Law Ministry

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar wrote a letter to the Law Ministry proposing to limit one person to contest only from one constituency at a time. Read more on Dynamite News:

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ECI, All India Radio launch year-long voter awareness series

The radio series will have 52 episodes of 15 minutes each, broadcast during the 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. slot on the AIR network starting this Friday

The Hindu

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The Hindu

ECI to apply ‘rule of majority’ while deciding on the real Shiv Sena matter: CEC Rajiv Kumar

Mr. Kumar’s remarks came after the Supreme Court asked ECI to decide on Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s claim that his faction represents the “real” Shiv Sena party

The Hindu

Election Commission team in Gujarat to review Assembly poll preparations

The Commission officials will be holding separate meetings with the State Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar and the DGP Ashish Bhatia on Tuesday

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State-sponsored litigation clogging judicial system, says N V Ramana

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Ranking of democracies should be objective and contextual, says Chief Election Commissioner

Local context should be taken into account, says Rajiv Kumar

The Hindu

Ranchi: Kolkata crime branch seizes documents from lawyer’s home

RANCHI: A crime branch team from Kolkata on Friday seized several bank passbooks, electronic devices, documents related to PILs and property documents during raids carried out in the house of high court advocate Rajiv Kumar in Ranchi.

The Times of India

Delete Aadhaar data collected before 2021, Yechury urges Election Commission

CPI(M) general secretary raises concerns of security, privacy and voter deletions in process of linking Aadhaar with voter identity card

The Hindu

Panneerselvam moves Election Commission against AIADMK general council decisions

‘Don’t take cognisance of the amendments to the party’s by-laws’

The Hindu

Chief Election Commissioner of India on a two day visit to Hyderabad

Hyderabad

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Election Commission wants people to run from one seat

In a recent interaction with the Legislative Secretary in the Law Ministry, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made this push for the reform first proposed in 2004.

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Presidential polls scheduled for July 18

It will be the first election after J&K became a Union Territory

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ECI declares schedule for Presidential elections; polling on 18 July, counting on 21 July

The Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar in a press conference on Thursday announced the schedule for the upcoming Presidential elections 2022. Full schedule on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

EC to set up committee to scale up voting by migrant workers

Election Commission asks officials explore possibilities of remote voting, to increase turnout in urban areas

The Times of India

Uttarakhand: Village where chief election commissioner trekked struggling for road connectivity since 15 years

DEHRADUN: In the wake of chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar trekking to Dumak, the polling booth farthest from a motorable road in Uttarakhand, the lack of road connectivity to the village situated in Chamoli district in the Garhwal Himalayas is again being raised.

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In austerity drive, CEC, ECs decide to forgo tax perks

NEW DELHI: Setting an example by embracing austerity in personal entitlements, the Election Commission on Friday decided that the chief election commissioner and election commissioners will forgo income-tax benefits available to them on sumptuary allowance besides availing only one leave travel concession (LTCs) in a year instead of the three…

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Election Commission decides to curtail perks of CEC, ECs

The Election Commission unanimously decided that the CEC and ECs will not take any Income Tax benefits given to them now.

The Hindu

Rajiv Kumar takes charge as 25th Chief Election Commissioner, says EC won’t shy away from tough calls

Rajiv Kumar succeeds Sushil Chandra, who demitted office on evening of May 14

Dynamite News

Rajiv Kumar appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner; takes charge on May 15

President Ram Nath Kovind today appointed Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as next Chief Election Commissioner of India. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Rajiv Kumar to take over as Chief Election Commissioner on May 15

Rajiv Kumar has been a member of the three-person Election Commission of India since September 1, 2020.

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Suman Bery takes charge as NITI Aayog Vice Chairman

Economist Suman Bery on Sunday took charge as the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog on Sunday. Read full story on Dynamite News

The Hindu

Suman Bery takes charge as Niti Aayog Vice Chairman

An experienced policy economist and research administrator, Mr. Bery has replaced Rajiv Kumar as the vice chairman of the government think tank.

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