The Letter was signed by Aruna Roy, Ex-Admiral L Ramdas, Nivedita Menon and many more.
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Constitutional Right Vs Digital Database: Why The Election Commission Must Make 100% Counting Of VVPAT Slips Mandatory
Now that the counting is over and the ECI has all the time in this world, what is stopping them from going ahead with this?
SC Seeks EC’s Response on Gujarat Congress Plea Against its Decision to Hold Separate Bypolls for 2 Rajya Sabha Seats
A vacation bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant listed the matter for hearing on June 25, saying the issue required to be heard.
EC Refuses to Share Details on Violations of Model Code of Conduct by PM, Others
In a reply to an RTI query, the EC also declined to provide a copy of file noting of dissent notes given by one of the two Election Commissioners while deciding on the cases of MCC violations by the prime minister.
EC May Revisit Penal Provision on Test Vote: CEC Sunil Arora
“Now that the current elections are over, we will probably be discussing it internally whether it should be modified, softened etc…” the CEC said.
Ex-CEC Krishnamurthy Calls for National Election Fund, Ban on Corporate Donations
Krishnamurthy regretted that none of the political parties had seriously addressed the issue of electoral reforms.
Media Questioned Only Opposition During Lok Sabha Polls: Ex-CEC SY Quraishi
“Normally, the role of media is to question the government, what they are doing, what they are not doing…”
Electoral Bonds Have Completely Ended Transparency: Ex-CEC Quraishi
He said that there is a need for electoral reforms, one of which should be the disclosure of “who-donated-what-to-whom” via electoral bonds.
The Quint Reports Mismatch In EVM Votes Polled & Counted in 373 Lok Sabha Constituencies
Instead of explaining the discrepancy, the EC reportedly removed the voter turnout data from its website entirely.
Images of Past Protests Circulated as Recent Protests Against EVMs After 2019 LS Polls
The images existed on the internet before the commencement of the Lok Sabha polls.
Indian Elections: It Wasn’t The Economy, Stupid!
The religious card of the Hindu nationalist party worked wonderfully well this time.