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New Delhi: Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the crucial Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, demitted office on Tuesday as the 25th chief election commissioner after a nearly three-year tenure marked with high electoral successes but also repeated allegations of bias by opposition parties. Rajiv Kumar joined the poll panel as…
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New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today dismissed allegations of electronic voting machine (EVM) manipulation. Addressing a press conference today to announce the dates of the Delhi Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that EVMs have repeatedly passed the test of judicial scrutiny and have earned the trust of the nation’s…
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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. New Delhi: The ability to praise or see the positives is on a decline, noted Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, adding that the trend of criticism (ninda ras), on the other hand, is on the rise. The comment comes in the backdrop of the Opposition’s questions over the voting…
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Rajiv Kumar’s chopper made an emergency landing in Uttarakhand. A helicopter with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and additional Chief Election Officer of Uttarakhand Vijay Kumar Jogdande on board made an emergency landing in the state’s Pithoragarh district today. All passengers of the helicopter are safe, reported news agency ANI quoting the Uttarakhand Government. On…
Jammu and Kashmir has been without an elected government for over six years. In Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of preparations for elections, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that no internal or external force can stop the Election Commission from conducting Assembly polls in the Union Territory. Addressing a press conference in…
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Use of 5.6 million EVMs in the elections has saved thousands of tonnes of paper. New Delhi: The ongoing Lok Sabha polls is probably the ‘hottest’ election in India’s history, thanks to the scorching heat. The elections, however, are definitely the most eco-friendly elections that have been ever held in the world’s largest democracy and…
Mr Kumar said agencies have been directed to stay vigilant and prevent distribution of cash and freebies. Chennai: The voters have a right to know about the feasibility of fulfilling poll assurances made by political parties, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday and made it clear that the matter is, however, sub judice….