Chief Election Commissioner News
EVMs cannot be tampered with, no question of going back to ballot paper: CEC
Sunil Arora said that the Commission would engage with political parties in the coming days on various electoral reforms and the model codeVarious courts, including the Supreme Court, have upheld the use of the machines to cast votes, Sunil Arora pointed out
1 min read12 Feb 2020Former CEC T.N. Seshan dies in Chennai
Known for his no-nonsense attitude, he was largely confined to his home here for the past several years due to old ageKnown for enforcing Model Code of Conduct, Seshan took stern action against any politician who tried to flout its provisions
1 min read11 Nov 2019Who is Sunil Arora, the new chief election commissioner?
Sunil Arora has served as Election Commissioner for over an year now and is set to be in the top office of the Election Commission (EC) till April 2021
2 min read3 Dec 2018Who is Sunil Arora? India’s next chief election commissioner
Arora assumed charge as election commissioner on 1st September 2017
1 min read27 Nov 2018Sunil Arora set to be next chief election commissioner
Sunil Arora’s name has been cleared by the Centre and sent to Rashtrapati Bhawan
1 min read27 Nov 2018CEC rules out simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly polls
The Lok Sabha elections are due in April-May next year, while Assembly polls are scheduled to be held later this year
1 min read23 Aug 2018B.S. Yeddyurappa alleges foul play in conduct of Karnataka elections
BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa alleges that many election officials in Karnataka worked to help Congress candidates
2 min read21 May 2018Election Commission moves Supreme Court, seeks safeguards for its personnel
EC has sought an amendment in constitutional provisions, seeking protection for election commissioners from being removed by the chief election commissioner
1 min read13 Apr 2018SC asks Centre, poll panel to respond to plea for equal powers of 2 ECs at par with CEC
The PIL seeks a direction to the Centre not to remove the two election commissioners from their office, except in a similar ground provided for removing the CEC
2 min read19 Feb 2018Om Prakash Rawat appointed new chief election commissioner
Om Prakash Rawat’s appointment as chief election commissioner was made as a vacancy would have arisen in the three-member poll panel after the retirement of A.K. Joti on Monday
1 min read21 Jan 2018Popular Topics
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared