'To attribute motives to the individual election commissioner or the Election Commission as a group is very unfair.'
'Voters vote differently in the state elections and Parliamentary elections even if they are held together'
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi can get reprieve from being disqualified as a member of Parliament under The Representation of People's Act until his appeal comes to a higher court in Gujarat.
'How come the BJP won even in the Muslim belt? I am 100% sure that the BJP would not win in the Muslim belt.'
'The collegium system will remove any such doubts from the minds of people and the political parties.'
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday appointed Chandra as 24th CEC on Monday.
Former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy has pitched for single-phase elections and substantially curtailing public campaigning time in future polls.
The Election Commission has rejected a demand to make mandatory the filing of affidavits by candidates in the Presidential poll disclosing their assets and criminal record, if any.
Two former CECs -- B B Tandon and T S Krishnamurthy -- were mandated to investigate the BSNL decision in the face of protest registered by Nokia-Siemens Network. The panel appointed by BSNL was duly approved by the chief vigilance commissioner. The complaint was referred to the panel after NSN, which was disqualified on technical grounds, alleged that the state-run telecom majors recent 93-million GSM lines tender was conducted in a non-transparent manner.
'All I can say is that there is a disparity between the removal procedures of the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners as may be seen from the provisions of the Constitution. Everybody is free to interpret it on the basis of what is already there in the Constitution. But how it is to be interpreted is a matter which can be decided only by a court, perhaps,' ex-CEC T S Krishnamurthy said.
Unhappy with the Sports Authority of India's flip-flop over the dope testing episode involving weightlifter Monika Devi, Sports Minister M S Gill on Wednesday appointed former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy to inquire into all aspects of the matter. Krishnamurthy has been asked to submit his report within a week, sources in the Sports Ministry said.
'We have conducted elections in even the most difficult times when the militancy was very high. It is not that elections cannot be conducted but we have to take reasonable precautions in conducting the elections,' says former CEC T S Krishnamurthy
The 'B' sample test of Manipuri weightlifter Monika Devi, who was stopped from taking part in Beijing Olympics on dope charges, has returned positive for a banned substance in a WADA-accredited laboratory in Tokyo.
The one-man inquiry committee to probe the Monika Devi controversy on Friday ruled out any malafide intentions by the authorities to bar the Manipuri lifter from the Beijing Olympics on dope charges but came down heavily on the officials for the delay in communicating the test results to her. T S Krishnamurthy, who submitted the probe report to the Sports Ministry, did not find any violation of procedure in the whole testing process.
The list of authorised representatives of affiliate units for the 76th AGM of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, released by the election observer T S Krishnamurthy.
Jagmohan Dalmiya on Tuesday expressed dismay over the role played by the observer T S Krishnamurthy during the elections
Supreme Court appointed observer T S Krishnamurthy allowed two votes from Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh and also ordered that Bihar could vote.
The observer for Tuesday's BCCI elections also gave voting right to the Jharkhand State Cricket Association.
The EC has sent 22 proposals on electoral reform to the government.
Krishnamurthy said both the valid voters and the disputed factions would vote in these three cases by secret ballot, which would be kept in sealed envelopes.
The Indian CEC has observed that the US electoral system lacks uniformity of the Indian one.
'When candidates get elected from smaller parties at the time of government formation, these parties dictate terms in extending support,' he said.
Chawla, who was to retire in June this year, will get a five-year tenure as election commissioner.
Tandon, an IAS officer of 1965 batch, was appointed as Election Commissioner in 2001.
T S Krishnamurthy, appointed as an observer for the BCCI elections, said the present president cannot file his nomination.
The Supreme Court cleared the adjourned AGM of BCCI at Kolkata for it to be held before November 30
He will take over from chief election commissioner-designate T S Krishnamurthy on February 8.
If a favourite must be picked, at this stage it would be the ruling group of Jagmohan Dalmiya, because the president has retained his casting vote in case of a tie.
BCCI's Annual General Meeting will be held in Kolkata for election of its office-bearers.
The chief election commissioner said that the dates for the Himachal Pradesh election would be announced soon.
'There is a need for debate in improving the electoral system,' says former CEC T S Krishnamurthy.
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