Election Commissioner

Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 | Last Update : 12:40 PM IST

Ex-IAS officer Rajiv Kumar appointed new election commissioner, replaces Ashok Lavasa

Kumar, a retired 1984-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, will have a five-year tenure and retire in 2025.

22 Aug 2020 2:55 PM

Lavasa's wife has been issued a notice by the department to explain certain details in her I-T Returns (ITR).

Income Tax notice to Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa's wife

She has been issued notice to explain certain details in her ITR with regard to holding directorship in about 10 companies.

24 Sep 2019 10:57 AM

No comments were available from either the election commissioner or his wife. Ashok Lavasa was appointed election commissioner on January 23, 2018, after he retired as the Union Finance Secretary in the previous year. (Photo: File)

Election Commissioner Lavasa's wife under I-T dept scanner

She has been issued notice to explain certain details in her ITR with regard to holding directorship in about 10 companies.

23 Sep 2019 8:10 PM

Chandra, an IIT graduate, is a 1980 batch officer of the Indian Revenue Service. (File Photo)

CBDT chief Sushil Chandra appointed as Election Commissioner

EC is set to announce poll dates for General Elections and some of the State Assemblies in the coming weeks.

14 Feb 2019 6:30 PM

Civic bodies refuse to proceed, Supreme Court told

FAR is the ratio of a building’s total floor area (gross floor area) to the size of the piece of land on which it is built.

13 Jun 2018 5:53 AM

City BJP chief, workers hurt at CM residence

Addressing the party workers, Mr Tiwari said that three years of Kejriwal government has pushed back development in Delhi by 30 years.

15 Feb 2018 2:16 AM

Former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy said till the entire country is covered by Aadhaar, both the cards should be allowed as ID proof for voting. (Photo| PTI/File)

Aadhaar can be sole identity proof for voting, says ex-CEC Krishnamurthy

Krishnamurthy questioned the need to have election ID card as well as an Aadhaar card.

17 Oct 2017 9:12 PM

The voting and result will be announced on September 24, Mr Singh said.

Gurgaon civic body poll, results on September 24

According to a notification issued by the state election commission, the results will also be announced the same day.

31 Aug 2017 6:47 AM

Achal Kumar Joti to succeed Zaidi as CEC

Poll panel chief served as Gujarat chief secretary in Modi government.

05 Jul 2017 1:39 AM

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi. (Photo: File/PTI)

ECI to call all-party meet on EVM issue; aim to use VVPAT for all elections: EC Chief

The electoral body also is planning to throw an open challenge, asking anyone to try hacking its EVMs to dispel doubts of any misuse.

29 Apr 2017 6:58 PM

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