Parliament passes bill on appointment of CEC, election commissioners

Dec 21, 2023

Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to regulate the appointment and service terms of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners, with...

Sitaram Yechury demands independent panel for appointment of CEC, EC

Nov 23, 2022

Yechury also welcomed the Supreme Court opinion that the CEC must be "apolitical" and beyond "influence".

SC seeks files from Centre on appointment of Arun Goel as new Election Commissioner

Nov 23, 2022

Attorney General R Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, objected to the mixing up of the appointment of Goel with the larger issue of the...

'Democratic victory': Mamata Banerjee hails SC verdict on appointment of ECs, CEC

Mar 02, 2023

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court ordered a panel consists the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice of...

Rajya Sabha passes bill on appointment of CEC, election commissioners; Opposition stages walkout

Dec 12, 2023

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to regulate the appointment and service terms of Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners, with the opposition...

Govt is examining Supreme Court order on appointment of ECs and CEC: Kiren Rijiju

Mar 23, 2023

Responding to a question asked by a Congress MP whether the Government has any plans to enact a law for the appointment of Election...