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EC seeks Press Council's help
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010 |
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The Election Commission of India seeks the help of the Press Council of India in monitoring paid news during election time.Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said in a press conference‘paid news' “has assumed serious proportions and is more pronounced in some States.". The candidate's expenditure monitoring cell will be tightened by the commission, reports The Hindu. |
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Election commission can't control paid news during elections: SY Qureshi
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010 |
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Chief election commissioner of India SY Quraishi said that the commission cannot control paid news during the elections."Our role comes in picture only when the candidate exceeds the expenditure ceiling. We cannot question the media, our powers extend only to candidates," he said. He added that a special body should be formed covering all media, reports Daily News And Analysis. |
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Poll panel to discuss money power during elections
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Sunday, August 29, 2010 |
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A conference of electoral officers and administrative officials to be held in Goa will discuss monitoring of election-related expenditure and working out effective means to tackle excessive use of money power during the polls.'The conference will deliberate on various election-related issues. The aim of the conference will be to put together a comprehensive document on best electoral practices in the country,' said Election Commission Director General Akshay Rauth. |
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There is an urgent need for public scrutiny of Electronic Voting Machines
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Friday, August 27, 2010 |
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Recently, Hari Prasad,managing director of Hyderabad-based Net India Private Limited stole an Electronic Voting Machine to prove that the system is vulnerable.He has done a great service to the nation. These Electronic Voting machines need to be tested for any possible security flaws — that is a standard operating procedure which is carried out by the world’s biggest technical conglomerates to make their systems foolproof, writes Samir Kelekar in Moneylife. |
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Brahma takes charge as Election Commissioner
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010 |
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Hari Shankar Brahma, a retired senior bureaucrat hailing from Assam, assumed charge as Election Commissioner on Wednesday. He is a 1975 IAS officer,and was the Union Power Secretary. His appointment was following the one of Quraishi as the Chief Election Commissioner, reports The Economic Times. |
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Gujarat: Court directs mock e-voting before actual polls
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Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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The Gujarat court directs mock e-voting before the actual poll. It is to ensure that the process of online voting is 100 per cent full-proof.The Congress leaders have claimed in their PIL that e-voting system to be implemented through recent amendments in the BPMC Act is in violation of fundamental rights granted by the Constitution, reports The Times Of India. |
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Rajasthan: Local elections to 126 civic bodies on 18 August
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010 |
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Elections for the 126 civic bodies, would be held in the Jaipur state on Wednesday. More than 35,000 EVM's(Electronic Voting Machines) will be used in the poll. The votes will be counted on August 20th, reports The Times Of India. |
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EVMs are tamper-proof
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010 |
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Electronic Voting Machines are tamper-proof. There is no reason for worry at all. They were designed in such a manner. Nobody is more concerned about the safety of the election system than the Election Commission. Narayana Murthy's idea of abolishing the Indian Administrative Service is radical, but it wouldn't make any difference if we don't have something to replace it with. S Y Quraishi, the new chief election commissioner to talks to Shekhar Gupta in NDTV's Walk The Talk programme. |
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Gujarat: E-voting in municipal election failing to attract voter
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 |
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The state Election Commission has extended the date for registration of online voters in six municipal corporations of the state from August 16, to August 21. The poor response from people led to this decision. The response was not up to the expectations, reports The Indian Express. |
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Goa: Promise of online voter registration from November
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Saturday, August 14, 2010 |
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On-line voter registration will become a reality from November onwards in Goa, says the state electoral authority.A nationwide project to network offices of the various state electoral authorities and the Election Commission of India is on the way, said the assistant chief electoral officer Arvind Bugde, reports The Times of India. |
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