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Lok Sabha polls 2019: Does the present EC appear weaker than earlier ones?

Statistics with the ECI show that of the 40 alleged violations of model code of conduct decided by it, 29 have been about the ruling BJP

Subhomoy Bhattacharjee  |  New Delhi 

How has the Election Commission of India (ECI) fared in this edition of the general elections as a regulator? Have the reported differences between the Commissioners made it appear a weak one, compared with earlier eras? Or does it come off better than the public spat in the run up to the 2009 polls, when chief election commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami asked for the removal of election commissioner (EC) Navin Chawla.

It did not happen and Chawla went on to become the CEC conducting the 2009 elections. At present there is no word if the difference between CEC Sunil Arora and EC Ashok Lavasa ...

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First Published: Wed, May 08 2019. 14:03 IST