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SC directs political parties to furnish receipts of electoral bonds in to EC
The Supreme Court has directed all political parties to furnish details about the receipts of electoral bonds in a sealed cover to the Election Commission. Electoral Bond Scheme The government had notified the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018 on January 2, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
M3 EVMs to be used in Nizamabad
The Election Commission has decided against the using of Ballot papers in the Nizamabad parliamentary constituency of the Telangana. To accommodate a whopping 185 candidates in contention the Election Commission has decided to use the M3 EVMs in the Lok ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Model code of Conduct kick in as soon as House dissolved: EC
Election Commission (EC) has announced that Model Code of Conduct comes into force immediately in states where legislative assemblies have been dissolved prematurely. It also held that after dissolution caretaker government as well as the central government is barred from ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
EC orders removal of NOTA from Rajya Sabha, legislative council elections
Election Commission of India (EC) had removed NOTA (None of the Above) option from ballot papers of Rajya Sabha, Legislative Council elections following directive of Supreme Court. The NOTA option, henceforth will be only available in direct elections such as ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
SC scraps use of option in Rajya Sabha elections
Supreme Court scrapped use of NOTA (none of the above) option for Rajya Sabha elections, saying it defeats fairness in indirect elections, destroys democratic values and serves as Satan of defection and corruption. The ruling was given by three judges ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Election Commission to launch App to help voters to share malpractice proof
Election Commission of India (ECI) is launching multi-lingual mobile application called Model Code of Conduct Violation Reporting App ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The app aims at empowering people across the country to share evidence of malpractice by ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
8th National Voters’ Day observed
The Election Commission of India (ECI) celebrated 8th National Voters’ Day across nation for enhanced participation of citizens in electoral process. The objective of the Day is to increase enrollment of voters, especially of newly eligible ones. It also spreads ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
EC constitutes Umesh Sinha Committee for considering social media expansion
The Election Commission (EC) has constituted 14 member committee headed by Umesh Sinha to suggest changes to Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RP Act) in view of social media expansion. Section 126 of RP Act, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Gujarat to be first big state to use EVMs with VVPAT
Gujarat will become first big state to use Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) equipped with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in coming Assembly elections to make election process more transparent. It was announced by Election Commission of India. Gujarat will ..