The Election Commission of India is “encouraged” by high voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir and will move towards holding assembly polls in the Union Territory “at the earliest”, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said.In a first such statement, the CEC told ET that ECI was “heartened” and “more confident” of holding polls in … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre and others on a plea challenging the recently enacted law to govern the appointment and service conditions of chief election commissioner and other election commissioners. A bench headed by justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notices on the plea filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur and others. … Read more
New Delhi: The Congress sent yet another letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, requesting for a meeting of the INDIA bloc leaders with him to discuss their demands such as the voters’ self-checking voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips and their larger use in the Lok Sabha election. The party also reminded the … Read more
