In a discussion at the ET Roundtable, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra defends holding polls amid the pandemic stating that rallies were allowed only when cases were down. He dismissed allegations of bias against the Election Commission of India stating that it has always provided a level playing field. Speaking on J&K delimitation, he said … Read more
Stepping up its preparations for the assembly polls in five states due early next year, the Election Commission Wednesday reviewed advance planning with the chief electoral officers of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. While the terms of the legislative assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand are scheduled to end on different dates … Read more
The delimitation commission will visit Jammu and Kashmir between July 6-9 and interact with political parties, public representatives and officials of the Union Territory to gather “first hand” information of the mega exercise to carve out new constituencies, the EC said on Wednesday. A decision in this regard was taken after a meeting of the … Read more
While Sushil Chandra, an Indian Revenue Service officer with 39 years of work record, is familiar with the matters of election finance, it is the shrill political rhetoric and election-related violence that will be his top priorities as he took charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India on April 13. His term … Read more