Panaji: The Election Commission on Friday said the Goa government was handing out jobs to people ahead of the assembly elections in the state, but maintained it had no powers to act till the model code of conduct was in place. "The jobs are being given, but we don't have the powers to do anything before (implementation of) the code of conduct," said Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi, who had...
01:11 AM, Dec 17, 2011
Shimla: Taking a jibe at Anna Hazare, Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Monday said his demands like right to recall or reject elected representatives should be decided in Parliament and "not at Jantar Mantar." Quraishi also said the proposed electoral reforms was being examined by the Central government which is "seriously contemplating a revamp". The CEC reiterated his position in rejecting the demands, saying the move would endanger political...
03:55 AM, Dec 13, 2011
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India plans to use the social media for spreading the message of higher participation of voters in elections and ethical voting practices. Highlighting the strength and spread of the social media, Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said "the Election Commission cannot overlook its outreach." Inaugurating a day-long workshop on the social media for voters' participation at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election...
10:12 AM, Nov 26, 2011
New Delhi, Nov 20 (PTI) Noting that information gap has often proved "quite costly" in fair conduct of elections, Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Sunday said a fusion of education and entertainment would be used to increase voter turnout and encourage ethical voting in coming assembly polls. "In my business of conduct of elections, information gap has proved quite costly in terms of citizen participative democracy and also rule...
08:49 PM, Nov 20, 2011
Kolkata: Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Friday ruled out social activist Anna Hazare's demand for right to recall saying this was not practical in a country like India. "We have made it clear that right to recall is not a very practical idea for India. If a representative is elected for five years he will remain for five years in our system," he told reporters at the sidelines of...
11:24 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Mumbai: Differing with Team Anna, BJP leader LK Advani on Saturday disfavoured the introduction of the Right to Recall saying it may destabilise the whole structure in a country as big as India. "I am inclined to agree with the Chief Election Commissioner that in a country as vast as ours, it (Right to Recall) may have consequences which may destabilise the whole structure," he told reporters. Chief Election Commissioner...
11:50 AM, Nov 05, 2011
New Delhi: The Election Commission will crackdown heavily on use of black money during the upcoming assembly polls in five states and has put in place stronger measures to monitor illegal cash movement, Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said. "The EC will come down heavily against black money during the forthcoming polls," Quraishi said after inaugurating a day-long workshop for political parties on election expenditure monitoring on Monday. He said...
03:04 PM, Oct 18, 2011
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare faced some more opposition as his proposed electoral reforms got a thumbs down from Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi who called them impractical. Speaking exclusively to Karan Thapar, Quraishi said it isn't possible in India. SY Quraishi: Right to recall means about 5 lakh people will have to sign the application to recall, then we will have to verify those signatures, even as we...
07:37 AM, Oct 16, 2011
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11:05 PM, Aug 29, 2011
CEC SY Quraishi said that Right to recall hasn't been on their agenda at all and it has never been proposed to them. ...
10:58 PM, Aug 29, 2011
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday ruled out postponing the April 13 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu as demanded by major political parties, including the Opposition AIADMK, saying every issue was factored in before announcing the poll schedule. Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said it was advisable to stick to the poll schedule announced by the Commission on Tuesday as it was arrived at after taking into account the...
02:50 PM, Mar 04, 2011
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Wednesday claimed that the 2010 Assembly elections were the most peaceful in the state. "We are hopeful that violent election days are behind us. We took a lot of preventive steps and 66,000 trouble makers were arrested. These have been the most peaceful elections in Bihar," Quraishi told CNN-IBN. "We addressed the issues of low vote in Bihar by a campaign and...
07:56 AM, Nov 24, 2010
Patna: An Election Commission (EC) team began a two-day Bihar visit on Sunday to oversee preparations for the forthcoming Assembly polls in the state, an official said. The team, headed by Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi, arrived in Patna on Sunday afternoon and held a meeting with representatives of political parties later in the evening. "Political parties' representatives, particularly the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal, Lok Janshakti Party and Congress complained...
10:10 AM, Aug 09, 2010
He took over from Navin Chawla, who held the post for one-and-a-half years. ...
12:11 PM, Jul 30, 2010
Current Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla demits office on Thursday. ...
07:13 PM, Jul 27, 2010
Election Commission challenges all doubters to crack its EVMs. ...
09:39 PM, Jul 19, 2009
Election Commissioner Quraishi respond to BJP leader's fears about the machines. ...
09:37 PM, Jul 17, 2009
The Election Commissioner elaborates on the logistic challenges before them. ...
03:28 PM, Apr 05, 2009
Election Commissioner of India SY Quraishi confirmed the dates. ...
01:23 PM, Jan 28, 2009
