The top court was hearing a batch of pleas seeking a collegium-like system for the appointment of the CEC. The court pointed out that since 2004, no CEC has completed the six-year tenure.
Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais recieved EC's opinion Friday and will take a call over the JMM MLA's disqualification, under 9A of Representation of People Act, 1951.
A division bench of the HC posed the question to ECI while hearing a PIL seeking postponement of the upcoming elections in Uttarakhand due to rising Covid cases.
The Commission's order said Ghosh made highly 'provocative and inciteful' remarks which could adversely impact law and order and adversely affecting the election process.
The EC ruled that Sinha's comments encouraging the violence in Cooch Behar, which resulted in the deaths of 4 people, violated the model code of conduct.
Two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat fell vacant following the deaths of Ahmed Patel and Abhay Bhardwaj, while one seat in Assam after Bodo People's Front MP Biswajit Daimary resigned.
While the postal ballots will be sent to NRI voters electronically, it is being suggested the voter give the ballot to an officer designated by the embassy, who would attest it.
According to the Election Commission, the poll percentage at 1 pm was 34.82, higher than the corresponding figures for the first phase (33.10) and the second phase (32.82) of polls.
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