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Former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan passed away
Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, the man behind several electoral reforms passed away due to a cardiac arrest. He was 87 years old and was not well for the past couple of years. He was the 10th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). He served between 1990 and 1996 About TN Seshan TN Seshan was a 1955 batch ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Chief Election Commissioner • code of conduct • Deputy Election Commissioner • Election Commission • electoral reforms • TN Seshan
Recommendations of Committee to revisit the Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act
The Committee headed Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha has submitted the report on revisiting the section 126 of the Representation of the People Act. The committee had nine officers from the Election Commission and one nominated member each from I&B Ministry, Law Ministry, IT Ministry, National Broadcasters Association and Press Council of India. Recommendations of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: cable channels • CLAT • Deputy Election Commissioner • election silence • Internet • Model Code of Conduct • NBSA • Representation of the People Act • Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act • Social media • Umesh Sinha
Chandra Bhushan Kumar appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner
Government has appointed senior bureaucrat Chandra Bhushan Kumar as Deputy Election Commissioner. He will have tenure of five years. Bhushan is 1995 batch IAS officer of Union Territories Cadre. Election Commissioners Election commission is multi member body and currently has three members including Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). They all are appointed by the President for ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: appointments • Chandra Bhushan Kumar • Deputy Election Commissioner • Election Commission • National • Persons in News