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Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Will Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa Not Join ADB?
26 Jul 2020
Election Commissioner of India Ashok Lavasa has apparently not yet decided whether or not to join the Asian Development Bank as one of its vice presidents. Observers argue that his decision to be…
Newsclick Report
ECI Seeks Report From Maharashtra Office after RTI Activist Reveals it Hired BJP-Linked Firm for State Polls
24 Jul 2020
“Commission has sought detailed factual report in this matter from CEO Maharashtra with respect to alleged locale of the incidence immediately,” the ECI spokesperson tweeted.
Newsclick Team
Expansion of the Scope of Postal Ballots and Shrinking Democracy
08 Jul 2020
After the initiative and recommendations of the Election Commission, the government has approved the amendment of the rules to increase the scope of the postal ballot system in elections.
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
In India, Online Voting Will Further Weaken Democracy
21 May 2020
Sushil Modi’s pitch for online voting in the Bihar Assembly polls due to COVID-19 smacks of a sinister design to benefit his party, the BJP, and its ally, JD-U.
PTI
Poll Affidavit: Devendra Fadnavis Set to Face Trial as SC Dismisses Review Plea
03 Mar 2020
The former Maharashtra CM allegedly failed to furnish details of two pending criminal cases against him in his 2014 poll affidavit.
PTI
BJP Got Rs 742 Crore in Donations in 2018-19, up 70% Since Last Year
28 Feb 2020
Donations declared by BJP are over three times the aggregate declared by Congress, NCP, CPI, CPI(M), and Trinamool Congress during the same period, said ADR.
PTI
2019 Lok Sabha Polls: NGOs Allege Destruction of VVPAT Data by EC Before Mandatory 1 Year
24 Feb 2020
Association for Democratic Reforms and Common Cause tell Sc that Conduct of Election Rules mandate preservation of poll data for one year. Will file application.
PTI
SC Asks Political Parties to Upload Details of Pending Criminal Cases Against Candidates
13 Feb 2020
Noting rise in criminalisation of politics, the top court said political parties will have to submit a compliance report in this regard to the Election Commission within 72 hours of selecting such…
Newsclick Report
Delhi Elections Live: Exit Polls Favour AAP
08 Feb 2020
To ensure safety, as many as 40,000 personnel, 19,000 home guards and 190 companies of paramilitary forces are deployed across Delhi.
PTI
Raghuram Rajan Backs Deepika's Silent Protest, Lavasa's Impartial Duty
10 Jan 2020
Without naming the two in a blog post, the former RBI governor said the unity among youth of India across faiths today shows “that the spirit of our Constitution still burns brightly."