Ex-bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar to replace Lavasa as EC

Retired bureaucrat Rajiv Kumar was appointed the election commissioner on Friday in place of Ashok Lavasa, who has resigned. President Ram Nath Kovind cleared Kumar's appointment with effect from......

Lavasa's recusal: Poll panel to meet on May 21 to discuss dissent

Against the backdrop of Commissioner Ashok Lavasa recusing himself from model code violation cases till his dissents are recorded on orders, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Saturday......

Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar is new CEC

Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was on Thursday appointed as the next chief election commissioner. He will assume charge on May 15 after incumbent Sushil Chandra demits office on May 14, a......

EC issues notice over Modi's 'mangalsutra' speech

Taking cognisance for the first time of a model code violation complaint against a prime minister, the Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice to Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda......