Page 53 - Latest Updates on Election Commission of India
Supreme Court ruling will play key role in free and fair elections: Oppn
Opposition parties on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling on the appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners
 "Supreme Court ruling will play key role in free and fair elections: Oppn")
Election commissioners to be appointed by PM, opposition leader, CJI: SC
Justice KM Joseph, while reading the judgement, said that this will be followed until the Parliament comes up with a law in this regard
 "Election commissioners to be appointed by PM, opposition leader, CJI: SC")
No method in the madness
A new critique of the V-Dem democracy rankings highlights where the problem lies
 "No method in the madness")
Election Commission to hold peace meetings in Tripura ahead of poll results
The Chief Election Officer, Kiran Gitte told ANI that they had meetings with all political parties in this regard
 "Election Commission to hold peace meetings in Tripura ahead of poll results")
Meghalaya polls: Around 19,000 personnel, polling staff deployed on duty
The officials have said that security arrangements have been beefed up for controlling the law and order situation in the state
 "Meghalaya polls: Around 19,000 personnel, polling staff deployed on duty")
Election officials reach polling booths crossing rivers in Meghalaya
Election officials made their way to the polling booths across Meghalaya, trekking steep mountainous paths, crossing muddy rivers and walking for hours
 "Election officials reach polling booths crossing rivers in Meghalaya")
Nagaland braces for tough contest as polling set to be held tomorrow
Nagaland will elect a new government on Monday, with the polling set to begin at 7 am amid tight security
 "Nagaland braces for tough contest as polling set to be held tomorrow")
First time, non-Thackeray holds Shiv Sena reins, CM Shinde is chief leader
Five days after the Election Commission accorded recognition to the breakaway Shiv Sena group, its leader and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was anointed as the 'Mukhya Neta' (Chief Leader)
 "First time, non-Thackeray holds Shiv Sena reins, CM Shinde is chief leader")
Thackeray calls for scrapping Election Commission, warns of anarchy
Shiv Sena-UBT President and former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said the party name-symbol verdict of Election Commission was "unacceptable" and demanded that the poll panel must be "disbanded"
 "Thackeray calls for scrapping Election Commission, warns of anarchy")
AAP slams EC on Shiv Sena ruling, calls it part of BJP's 'Operation Lotus'
AAP condemned the ECI's decision of the to recognise the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the real Shiv Sena
 "AAP slams EC on Shiv Sena ruling, calls it part of BJP's 'Operation Lotus'")
EC should await SC order on rebel MLAs disqualification: Uddhav Thackeray
The Election Commission (EC) should wait for its decision on the original Shiv Sena party symbol until the Supreme Court gives its order on the disqualification of rebel MLAs
 "EC should await SC order on rebel MLAs disqualification: Uddhav Thackeray")
Young voters are future of Indian democracy, says CEC Rajiv Kumar
He further stated that the ECI is leading the development of Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) like toilets, electricity, drinking water, and ramps at every polling station
 "Young voters are future of Indian democracy, says CEC Rajiv Kumar")
CEC flags threat from deep fake narratives to elections worldwide
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday flagged threats from deep fake narratives to elections worldwide
EC to host global conference on 'Use of Technology and Elections Integrity'
Representatives from a number of foreign missions located at New Delhi are also expected to attend the conference
NE Assembly elections: ECI appoints observers to monitor poll process
They are general observers, police observers, expenditure observers, micro observers in each polling station, special observers for the special circumstances, and counting observers
 "NE Assembly elections: ECI appoints observers to monitor poll process")
Machines for migrants
Inclusion of migrant voters is important
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Assembly polls in Tripura on Feb 16; in Nagaland, Meghalaya on Feb 27: ECI
The three state assemblies have a strength of 60 members each
ECI to announce poll schedule for Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura today
CEC Rajiv Kumar said that over 13.9 lakh electors are registered in Nagaland and over 30,000 first-time voters are set to participate in the forthcoming state Assembly polls
Assembly polls: Schedule to be announced in three NE states by Thursday
The five year term of assemblies of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura would end on March 12, March 15 and March 22, respectively, and before that period, new assemblies have to be constituted
Linking voter ID to Aadhaar not compulsory, Kiren Rijiju tells Lok Sabha
Linking is voluntary, requires voter's consent
 "Linking voter ID to Aadhaar not compulsory, Kiren Rijiju tells Lok Sabha")
