Sitaram Yechury demands independent panel for appointment of CEC, EC

Nov 23, 2022

Yechury also welcomed the Supreme Court opinion that the CEC must be "apolitical" and beyond "influence".

Punjab: EC withdraws Hobby Dhaliwal's appointment as district icon of Patiala

Feb 11, 2022

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 11 : The Chief Electoral Officer Punjab on Friday issued an order to withdraw the appointment of Punjabi actor Kamal...

EC grants appointment for 'interaction' today on Congress request

Aug 11, 2025

In a letter addressed to Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, the Election Commission of India's secretariat stated that the Commission has considered the request and...

SC Justice Joseph recuses from hearing plea challenging appointment of Arun Goel as EC

Apr 17, 2023

After a brief hearing, Justice Joseph was rescued from hearing the case and ordered that matter be listed before a bench of which he...

J-K: EC suspends appointment of Army Colonel as SSP over model code violation

Sep 30, 2024

The poll body asked the Chief Secretary to send the compliance report by 1st October along with an explanation as to why such an...

Rajya Sabha passes Bill on appointment of CEC, EC; Opposition calls it attack on democracy

Dec 12, 2023

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the legislation on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, while the Opposition walked...