Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Central government has provided prestigious ‘Z’ category Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security cover to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar across the country, sources said on Tuesday. Kumar’s security was increased due to international threats, they added. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) […]
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Young voters are future of Indian democracy, says CEC Rajiv Kumar on National Voters’ Day
Young voters are the future of Indian democracy. The next generation, born around and after 2000 have started joining our electoral rolls, Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar said on the occasion of National Voters’ Day (NVD). It is, therefore critical that democratic roots are seeded at the school […]
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CEC Rajiv Kumar writes to law ministry to cap cash donation to political parties
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has written a letter to the law ministry to cap the cash donations to political parties. In his letter written to Union law Minister Kiren Rijiju, CEC has proposed to cap cash donation at 20 per cent or at Rs 20 crore whichever is lower, sources told. The […]
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Rajiv Kumar takes charge as 25th Chief Election Commissioner
Rajiv Kumar, the senior most member of the Election Commission, on Sunday took charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of the country. Kumar has been serving in ECI as Election Commissioner since September 1, 2020. During his tenure as Election Commissioner, elections have been held for State Assemblies […]