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SAARC CECs meet begins with a call for innovation to tackle problems

Last Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012, 22:06

Citing use of money power and voter apathy in elections as common problems in SAARC countries, India today suggested innovative methods and strategies to deal with the challenges.

Opinion, exit polls have no scientific basis: CEC

Last Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012, 23:27

Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said there is no scientific basis for exit and opinion polls and sought a ban on both saying these could be sponsored.

Jindal Steel to contest CEC report before SC

Last Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012, 15:35

Jindal Steel Works Monday said it will contest the report of the Supreme Court-appointed CEC which has recommended a probe into donations allegedly paid by the firm to a trust owned by the kin of former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa.

Quraishi rules out online voting in near future

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 00:36

Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Tuesday said he doesn`t see online voting becoming a reality in near future.

Quraishi rules out online voting in near future

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 18:40

CEC SY Quraishi said he doesn`t see online voting becoming a reality in near future.

SC accepts CEC recommendations on mining in K’taka

Last Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012, 18:51

The Supreme Court accepted the recommendations of a Central Empowered Committee (CEC), appointed by it, which had suggested that no new mining leases should be granted in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga.

Countermand RS polls will serve as deterrent: CEC

Last Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 19:43

Rejecting criticism on countermanding of Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi hoped it will work as a deterrent.

Debar criminals from contesting polls, says CEC

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 22:57

CEC SY Quraishi said the government was not acting on the poll panel`s proposal to debar criminals from electoral fray.

CEC leads delegation to Jordan

Last Updated: Saturday, March 17, 2012, 18:40

Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi on Saturday led a delegation to Amman on the Jordanian Prime Minister`s invitation.

EC makes strong pitch for financial autonomy

Last Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 18:55

The Election Commission on Thursday made a strong pitch for financial autonomy on the lines granted to constitutional bodies like the Supreme Court and the CAG.

Exit polls best for entertainment channels: CEC

Last Updated: Sunday, March 4, 2012, 18:37

Amid a flurry of exit polls predicting the outcome of Assembly elections ahead of the March 6 results, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday said such surveys should at best be on entertainment channels.

Don`t need more powers, says CEC

Last Updated: Sunday, March 4, 2012, 16:30

The Mode Code of Conduct needs to be further strengthened, CEC SY Quraishi said.