Nasim Zaidi

Former IB ministry secretary Sunil Arora appointed Election Commissioner

Former bureaucrat Sunil Arora was on Thursday appointed Election Commissioner, the law ministry said.

E-postal ballots: Proxy voting for NRIs a right step, but preventing manipulation will be difficult

The government of India has approved a proposal allowing NRIs to vote for their preferred candidates via e-postal ballots without requiring them to be physically present in their constituencies on polling day

Achal Kumar Joti takes charge as chief election commissioner, says will focus on promoting e-governance

Achal Kumar Joti took charge as the 21st Chief Election Commissioner on Thursday, and said the poll panel will vigorously pursue its commitment to hold free, fair, inclusive and credible elections

I cared about Election Commission's image not my own: Nasim Zaidi on EVM controversy

Zaidi said that instead of "levelling wild allegations", political parties could have brought up specific cases of tampering with proof or credible information.

Arun Jaitley says cleaning up political funding next big reform for govt after GST

The government is looking forward for some major steps to be announced towards cleansing politics, Arun Jaitley said

Achal Kumar Joti takes over as chief election commissioner after Nasim Zaidi

Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti was on Tuesday appointed as the next chief election commissioner (CEC) succeeding Nasim Zaidi.

AIADMK bribery case: EC to take a call on RK Nagar elections soon, says Nasim Zaidi

The EC will soon decide on holding the by-election to the RK Nagar assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu which was cancelled on complaints of bribing of voters in April.

Nasim Zaidi bats for cleaner polls: CEC says disqualify candidates charged with election malpractices, heinous crimes

The Election Commission wants disqualification of candidates facing charges of heinous crimes and bribing voters in a bid to cleanse the system

Nasim Zaidi pushes for electoral reforms: On his way out, CEC fires shots at govt over transparency, political funding

In a series of newspaper interviews on Sunday, Nasim Zaidi, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) who retires on 5 July, pointed to a slew of proposed electoral reforms that deserve national attention.

Nasim Zaidi says compulsory voting regime not feasible in India due to huge population

Stating that the number of voters in India is increasing, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said a compulsory voting regime is not feasible