New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Friday said there is no scientific basis for exit and opinion polls and sought a ban on both saying these could be sponsored.
Speaking at a panel discussion on "Is India's media becoming increasing unethical", he said the poll body wanted a ban on not only exit polls but also opinion polls.
"We wanted a ban on opinion and exit polls. If editorial can be paid, if a news item can be paid, then you can imagine that chances are high that these (opinion polls) could also be paid"....
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01:07 AM, Apr 28, 2012
New Delhi: Amid a flurry of exit polls predicting the outcome of Assembly elections ahead of the March 6 results, Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Sunday said such surveys should at best be on entertainment channels. "Opinion and exit polls should at best be on entertainment channels!," Quraishi tweeted this afternoon, taking a dig at the surveys. The reaction of the CEC, who made his Twitter debut on February...
06:43 PM, Mar 04, 2012
New Delhi: UPA General Secretary Rahul Gandhi may have attracted the crowds in Uttar Pradesh but not the votes with the Congress vote-share set to dip. Congress General secretary Digvijaya Singh put up a brave front and said that he and not Rahul will be responsible if the party does badly in Uttar Pradesh. "I have always held that leadership can create a wave, can create the enthusiasm but it...
07:29 AM, Mar 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday banned exit polls till March 3, till the completion of assembly elections in five states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. In a notification issued on Tuesday, it also banned release of opinion polls in any manner on electronic media under Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 during period of 48 hours, counted backwards from close of...
06:15 PM, Feb 07, 2012
On The Last Word, Karan Thapar discusses how post poll surveys and exit polls performed this time. ...
12:21 AM, May 21, 2011
German state results published on Twitter before polls closed on Sunday. ...
11:25 PM, Sep 01, 2009
The Congress-led UPA has been projected to have an edge over NDA. ...
06:19 PM, May 15, 2009
Survey shows 71 pc people happy with Manmohan's performance. ...
02:33 AM, May 15, 2009
Amar Singh said such projections cannot predict the fate of parties. ...
02:27 PM, May 14, 2009
He also expressed that parties will have to find way to work together. ...
03:45 AM, May 14, 2009
Results of surveys have placed the BJP-led NDA not far behind the UPA. ...
03:23 AM, May 14, 2009
The Congress-led UPA has been projected to have an edge over NDA. ...
10:26 PM, May 13, 2009
No exit or opinion polls can be published before May 13. ...
03:25 PM, Apr 14, 2009
EC banned exit polls till the last lap in the event of multi-phase elections. ...
08:50 PM, Feb 17, 2009
The clarification came on a hearing of a lawsuit seeking a ban on such polls. ...
03:37 PM, Jan 19, 2009
No media organisation can publish exit polls till the last phase of elections is over. ...
10:28 PM, Oct 08, 2008
Decision taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ...
07:53 PM, Oct 08, 2008
Bangalore: Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming lauded Michael Hussey and S Badrinath for laying a solid platform for their skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to launch an attack in death overs that turned the match in their favour against Mumbai Indians in the IPL Eliminator on Wednesday. The 94-run third-wicket stand between S Badrinath (47) and Michael Hussey (49) not only helped Chennai recover after they were precariously placed at...
07:20 PM, May 26, 2008
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Nottingham: England opener Alastair Cook believes the way in which floodlights were used against the West Indies in the first Test at Lord's could set an example to the rest of world cricket. Although there has been talk of day/night Test cricket, featuring pink balls, plans for such matches appear firmly stuck on the drawing board. What has been possible for some time is for floodlight to be switched on...
05:06 PM, May 26, 2008
New Delhi: Dutch captain Peter Borren called for a review of strategy after his team suffered a 215-run defeat against the West Indies in a World Cup Group B match here on Monday. The Dutch had put up an extraordinary show against England but failed to live up to the expectations they raised after posting a big total batting first. Borren, however, defended his decision of bowling first. "We will...
04:57 PM, Dec 23, 2007
