What Is The 'Office Of Profit' Row Involving Haryana CM, What Are The Constitutional Provisions?
This current controversy surrounding Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini echoes a historical event when Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi relinquished her Lok Sabha seat in 2006 due to similar concerns over holding an office of profit.
Mar 19, 2024, 16:12 PM IST
Delhi Court Summons Arvind Kejriwal’s Wife After Her Name Figures in Voters List Of 2 Assembly Seats
The BJP leader has alleged in his complaint that the chief minister’s wife has violated the provisions of the Representation of the People (RP) Act.
Sep 07, 2023, 09:36 AM IST
Electoral reforms: CEC Rajiv Kumar proposes lowering anonymous political donations to cleanse poll funding
The development has come in the backdrop of the poll panel recently delisting 284 defaulting and non-compliant registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs), declaring more than 253 of them inactive.
Sep 20, 2022, 07:34 AM IST
Bill seeking mandatory disclosure of foreign travel details by MPs moved in Rajya Sabha
A circular was sent by the Parliamentary Affairs Minister to all MPs earlier this July in this regard, the legislation, titled 'The Representation Of The People (Amendment) Bill, 2019' seeks to make the disclosures 'mandatory' for all the MPs.
Dec 07, 2019, 15:48 PM IST
Election Commission files affidavit in SC, seeks power to deregister political parties
The Election Commission on Saturday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court and sought powers to deregister political parties.
Feb 10, 2018, 20:54 PM IST
Fighting polls on two seats: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre and Election Commission
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre and the Election Commission over a plea seeking cancellation of candidates contesting from more than one constituency.
Dec 11, 2017, 14:29 PM IST
Cabinet clears proxy voting for NRIs
For overseas Indians, the Representation of the People Act needs to be amended to include proxy voting as other means to cast their votes.
Aug 02, 2017, 22:33 PM IST
