EC orders suspension of SP Kannan
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His name figured in woman officer’s harassment case
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His name figured in woman officer’s harassment case The Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday ordered the immediate suspension of former Chengalpattu Superintendent of Police D. Kannan, who was earlier in the day transferred to a non-election post in accordance with the directions of the poll watchdog. Mr. Kannan’s name figured in the case of a woman SP being harassed by an officer in the rank of Special DGP.
In a letter to the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, EC Secretary Malay Mallick called for reporting compliance of the suspension order by 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
EC officials to visit Chennai, Puducherry
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They will hold meetings with political parties and officials who will be overseeing the process for the upcoming Assembly poll
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They will hold meetings with political parties and officials who will be overseeing the process for the upcoming Assembly poll Election Commission of India (EC) officials, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora, will be visiting Chennai on Wednesday and Thursday to hold meetings with political parties and officials who will be overseeing the process for the upcoming Assembly poll in Tamil Nadu.
The team will comprise the CEC, Election Commissioners Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar, Secretary General Umesh Sinha, Deputy Election Commissioner Chandra Bhushan Kumar, Assistant Director General Sheyphali B. Sharan, Director Pankaj Srivastava and EC Secretary Malay Mallick.
Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 18:20 [IST]
Chennai, Dec 22: A strict surveillance will be in place and comprehensive preparation carried out to make Tamil Nadu Assembly election influence and inducement free while following COVID safety protocol, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The commission also stressed the need to reach out also to the section of voters facing mobility issues.
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The pandemic safety norms followed in nearly 60 by-elections in various states and Bihar polls will be followed in Tamil Nadu also, Umesh Sinha, secretary-general, Election Commission of India, said. He is on a two-day visit to the city from Monday to review the state s preparedness to hold the Assembly election, due in April-May next year.
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The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Monday requested the Election Commission to conduct the assembly polls in the third or fourth week of April 2021, as the poll body held consultative meetings here with political parties.
The principal opposition DMK and other parties pitched for single-phase polling. The EC team, led by Umesh Sinha, secretary-general of the ECI, are on a two-day visit to the metro to review the state s preparedness to hold the polls next year, as the five-year term of the assembly is set to come to an end on May 24.