New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the dates for the 18th Lok Sabha elections. The elections will be held in seven phases starting from April 19 to June 1, informed Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) Rajiv Kumar at a press conference in New Delhi. He was accompanied by newly-appointed Election…
Election Commission announces poll schedule for five States
October 9, 2023Voting on Nov. 7 for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Mizoram; Counting on Dec. 3 New Delhi: The Election Commission of India, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, this morning announced the dates for Assembly elections in five states to be held next month, beginning the process for key regional polls ahead of national…
Karnataka to vote on May 10
March 29, 2023New Delhi: Karnataka will vote on May 10 to elect a new Government and members to its 224-seat Legislative Assembly, announced Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar at a press conference held at the Plenary Hall of Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi this noon. The counting of votes will take place on May 13 and…
Chief Election Commissioner warns candidates against inducing voters
March 13, 2023Bengaluru: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has warned candidates contesting the forthcoming State Assembly elections against inducing voters. “Strict actions will be taken against such candidates with immediate effect and directions have been given to officials in this connection,” he said while speaking to the media about the preparations that are being done with…
Depute officers from outside to polling booths: Election Commission
March 10, 2023Bengaluru: To ensure free and fair Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the Chief Secretary of the State Government to depute officers from outside who neither belong to the Constituencies or districts, to the polling booths. A team of senior Officers led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, who are…
Chief Election Commissioner to visit Karnataka tomorrow
March 8, 2023Three-day team visit to assess poll preparedness Bengaluru: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar will lead a team on a three-day visit to Karnataka on Mar. 9 (tomorrow). The visit will be a precursor to the announcement of poll dates. Kumar will come with Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel to review the preparedness…
New President to take oath on July 25
June 10, 2022New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar yesterday announced the schedule for Presidential Elections. Presidential elections 2022 for the next term will be held on July 18, with results to be announced on July 21. Official notification regarding the elections will be released on June 15, 2022. According to official data, a total of…
New Chief Election Commissioner to take charge on May 15
May 13, 2022New Delhi: Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was on Thursday appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner. He will assume charge on May 15 after incumbent Sushil Chandra demits Office on May 14, a notification issued by the Law Ministry said. Kumar was the Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) when he was appointed…
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