Bangalore: All efforts will be made to ensure free and fair Assembly polls in Karnataka, Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath said on Tuesday after reviewing arrangements with the state administration.
On the suggestion of political parties and in view of the severe hot conditions, the EC has decided to advance the poll timings by an hour to 7 am, he told reporters.
Sampath, along with Election Commissioners HS Brahma and SNA Zaidi on the second visit of the full Commission to Karnataka, had discussions with political parties, deputy commissioners, superintendents of police, inspector generals and also with the chief secretary, home secretary, the DGP and senior Income Tax department officials.
Responding to a question on Karnataka High Court ordering emergent notices to the Election Commission besides Congress President Sonia Gandhi and state PCC chief G Parameshwara on a petition seeking a probe into alleged collection of funds from party members seeking tickets for the May 5 state Assembly polls, Samapath "we are yet to be served the notice"....
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07:52 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Bangalore: Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath will visit Bangalore on Monday to assess the city's poll preparedness for the May 5 Assembly elections. Sampath along with Election Commissioners HS Brahma and SNA Zaidi will hold a meeting with representatives of all political parties on Monday and hear their grievances. They will hold another meeting of top election officials on Tuesday to discuss threadbare the poll and security arrangements. The poll...
08:37 AM, Apr 08, 2013
The Election Commission on Saturday said it did not favour raising the expenditure incurred by a candidate in the legislative Assembly elections. ...
01:26 AM, Mar 03, 2013
The Election Commission has cautioned Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar over the misuse of official machinery for political reasons and violating the model code of conduct ahead of the February 14 polls, officials said here on February 6. Sarkar told reporters that he would not comment on the matter. ...
12:40 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Ahmedabad: Opposition Congress on Monday alleged that instead of the Election Commission, it was Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who was controlling the administration in the poll-bound state. The party alleged this in a memorandum submitted to Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath, who is on a visit with his full team to Gujarat where Assembly polls will be held on December 13 and 17. Speaking to reporters later, state Congress...
01:50 AM, Oct 30, 2012
Ahmedabad: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday warned that it will not tolerate any activities which would disturb or vitiate the atmosphere during the Gujarat Assembly elections to be held in December. "The Commission would like to emphasise that we will not allow the level playing field to be disturbed or vitiated by anyone, as our foremost task is to maintain a level playing field," Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath...
01:18 AM, Oct 30, 2012
Shimla: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday stopped the BJP government in Himachal Pradesh from distributing free PDS bags carrying photographs of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. "Henceforth, no bags will be issued to the consumers of public distribution system (PDS) with a picture of any political leader, of whatever stature he/she is," Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath told reporters in Shimla. Sampath was in Shimla with other EC...
09:36 AM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: The schedule for the Presidential election is likely to be announced on Tuesday evening. Sources said the Election Commission held meetings on Monday as well as on Tuesday to finalise the schedule for the poll. The process of electing the new President has to be completed before July 24 when the term of the incumbent Pratibha Patil ends. The notification for the last Presidential election was issued on...
03:53 PM, Jun 12, 2012
New Delhi: Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath has taken over as the new Chief Election Commissioner, succeeding SY Quraishi. Sampath was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner last week, and will preside over the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. VS Sampath is the 18th CEC of India. A low-profile bureaucrat, who has had stints in various capacities in Andhra Pradesh and Delhi, Sampath was Power Secretary at the Centre before he was appointed...
12:03 PM, Jun 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday put a lid on the standoff with Law and Minorities Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid after he expressed regrets over his "defiance" of the poll body over his remarks on sub-quota for minorities in government jobs in Uttar Pradesh. The Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi and two Election Commissioners VS Sampath and HS Brahma, met and reviewed the matter in the...
10:23 PM, Feb 15, 2012
New Delhi: Election Commissioner VS Sampath on Monday brushed aside criticism of the directive to cover statues of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati and the party symbol of elephant in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and said the decision was in accordance with the model code of conduct. In an exclusive interview, he spoke to IBN 18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai. Here is the full transcript of the interview: Rajdeep Sardesai: Let's...
10:03 PM, Jan 09, 2012
Power Secretary VS Sampath is tipped to take the charge on April 20. ...
09:22 PM, Apr 15, 2009
