Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
Three special observers to advise Election Commission on J&K Assembly polls
Having announced Lok Sabha polls for Jammu and Kashmir, the poll body has appointed a three-member team of special central observers to help it decide on Assembly elections in the state. The three met the Commission at its headquarters on Tuesday to discuss the process ahead. The meeting The observers, Dr Noor Mohammad, Vinod Zutshi and AS Gill, met Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra. Deputy Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena, who is in charge of the state, briefed them on poll preparations andRead More
PM Modi tags Rahul Gandhi, Mayawati and film stars in appeal to boost 2019 turnout
After the announcement of the 2019 Lok Sabha election schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday morning appealed to politicians, film stars, sportspersons, religious leaders and the media to help raise voter participation, tagging many of them in a string of tweets. The appeal In a blog post, Mr Modi noted that the first phase of polling was less than a month away and described voting as one of every citizen’s key duties. He said first-time voters in particular should treat the election as a celebration of democracy, and calledRead More