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Sanjeev Ahluwalia | EC Dysfunctional Or Fit For A Fractured Polity?

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | EC Dysfunctional Or Fit For A Fractured Polity?

To whom is the ECI accountable? It is accountable to the government which appointed them and to Parliament whose...

2 Oct 2026 1:18 AM IST

AA Edit | The ‘Cockroach’ Spectre Haunts Politics In India

AA Edit | The ‘Cockroach’ Spectre Haunts Politics In India

Its ‘manifesto’ for the time being is aimed at highlighting the very pronounced pattern of injustice and unfairness that...

26 May 2026 12:48 AM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

Pavan K. Varma | After A Year Of Confusion, India Faces Hard Decisions

The way in which the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was carried out in Bihar, and now in the whole country,...

3 Jan 2026 11:18 PM IST

Voters show thier ID cards before casting vote for the Rajori Gardens Assembly seat. (Photo: Bunny Smith)

Shikha Mukerjee | Resolve Migration Issue To Tackle ‘Illegals’ Crisis

Special voter revision sparks worry over deleted names and migrant policy

26 Nov 2025 10:41 PM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

AA Edit | Inclusive SIR Can Help Clean Up Electoral Rolls

The exercise is based on the voters’ list published after the last SIR, which was held in 2002-2004

28 Oct 2025 10:47 PM IST

West Bengal BJP Urges CEC To Remove Rohingyas From Voter List

West Bengal BJP Urges CEC To Remove Rohingyas From Voter List

In the letter, the opposition legislators appealed to the CEC “to interfere in the preparation of Electoral Roll (Voter...

17 July 2025 2:58 AM IST

Fairness is a must in the appointment of CECs

The first chief election commissioner was Sukumar Sen, a tower of integrity and independence.

4 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Government opposes in Supreme Court plea on CEC issue

The Centre said this in an affidavit filed in response to a notice issued on a PIL filed by advocate Ashiwni Kumar...

26 April 2018 2:30 AM IST

Taking to twitter PM Modi wrote, Shri TN Seshan was an outstanding civil servant. He served India with utmost diligence and integrity. His efforts towards electoral reforms have made our democracy stronger and more participative. Pained by his demise. Om Shanti. (Photo: Twitter)

'Irreplacable -- a true reformer': Leaders condole former CEC TN...

The 87-year-old was the 10th CEC and died of cardiac arrest.

11 Nov 2019 3:39 PM IST

He had earlier served as the 18th Cabinet Secretary of India in 1989. In 1996, he won the Ramon Magsaysay Award. (Photo: Twitter)

T N Seshan: A strict and bold man, known for cleaning up India's...

Seshan took the job to revamp whole system when Indian elections were flooded with booth rigging and misuse of the...

11 Nov 2019 2:43 PM IST

He had been largely confined to his home here for the past several years due to his old age. (Photo: File)

Former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan dies at 86

The legendary Seshan was not keeping good health for the past couple of years and passed away around 9.30pm, police...

11 Nov 2019 8:13 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram assembly polls will be held before December 15, CEC OP Rawat said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Fake voter card of former Chief Election Commissioner found; cops...

Official said fake Aadhaar cards and residence proof in the form of electricity bills were submitted to get the bogus...

29 Jan 2019 11:55 AM IST