Election Commission of India
South Asian Election Commission to exchange ideas and best practices
Chief election commissioners of South Asian countries are meeting here to exchange ideas and best practices to promote electoral democracies in the region.
The two-conference, jointly organized by Malaysian Commonwealth Studies Centre and Foundation for Advance Management of Elections (FAME) began at Pragati Resorts, about 40 km from Hyderabad.
Except Bhutan, where the municipal elections are [...]
Election Commission has issued a show cause notice to Madhu Koda
The Election Commission has issued a show cause notice to former Jharkhand chiefminister Madhu Koda for failing to lodge “true accounts” of his poll campaign and spending more than 10 times of the statutory limit during the 2009 general elections.
The Commission said it has found that Koda had made anexpenditure of about Rs 10 [...]
Election Commission to set up poll management institute
The Election Commission said it will set up an institute to train people in poll management.
Speaking at the commission’s diamond jubilee celebration, Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said, “The work on the Indian Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIDEM) has started and it should start functioning in three months.”
He said the EC has [...]
EC Plans to leberalise tough rules
Free and fair they will continue to be, but colourless elections may soon be a thing of the past. In a major course correction, the Election Commission is considering liberalisation of the campaign methods which will bring colour back into electioneering.
“Many political parties have been suggesting that to check money power and paid news, [...]
A P J Abdul Kalam : The EC’s newest brand ambassador
Buoyed by the success of its ‘Pappu can’t vote’ campaign for 2008 Delhi assembly poll and the effectiveness of Indian skipper M S Dhoni’s appeal in getting Jharkhand voters to defy the Naxalites’ poll boycott in 2009, the Election Commission has now roped in former President A P J Abdul Kalam, besides a host [...]
EVM are foolproof : CEC SY Quraishi
Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi batted for use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) during elections, calling them “tamper-proof” despite concerns of some political parties over its unreliability.
Quraishi, who has been holding consultations with political parties in this regard since taking over early this month, said the Election Commission (EC) was 100% certain that the [...]
S Y Quraishi is all set to become the Chief Election Commissioner
The senior-most election commissioner, S Y Quraishi, is all set to become the Chief Election Commissioner on July 30. He will have a term of nearly two years.
Quraishi’s elevation to the top post was a certainty when he joined the commission in 2006 for a six-year term. Governments of all political hues have been [...]