PANAJI
The Ballot Box and other polling material for the President of India Election were brought to Goa by Joint Chief Election Officer and Nodal Officer for Presidential Election, Aisha Vaingankar and Asst Returning Officer, Hercules Noronha for Goa and have been kept in a strong room at the Goa Legislative Assembly Complex on Tuesday.
The term of office of Ram Nath Kovind, President of India is about to end on July 24.
The Election Commission is mandated to ensure that the election to the office of the President of India, which is the highest elective office in the country, must be a free and fair election and the Commission is taking all necessary steps for discharging its constitutional responsibility.
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday distributed and dispatched designated ballot boxes, ballot papers, special pens, and other sealed election materials to the State Legislative Assembly Secretariats including the National Capital Territory of Delhi and UT of Puducherry for the conduct of the Presidential Election scheduled on July 18. This two-day exercise at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi for dispatch of election materials to States/UT in a time-bound and secured manner is being undertaken under the supervision of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey.
As per Article 54 of the Constitution of India, the President is elected by the members of the Electoral College consisting of: (I) elected members of both Houses of Parliament, and (II) elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of all States including National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
The term of office of Ram Nath Kovind, President of India is about to end on July 24.
The Election Commission is mandated to ensure that the election to the office of the President of India, which is the highest elective office in the country, must be a free and fair election and the Commission is taking all necessary steps for discharging its constitutional responsibility.
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday distributed and dispatched designated ballot boxes, ballot papers, special pens, and other sealed election materials to the State Legislative Assembly Secretariats including the National Capital Territory of Delhi and UT of Puducherry for the conduct of the Presidential Election scheduled on July 18. This two-day exercise at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi for dispatch of election materials to States/UT in a time-bound and secured manner is being undertaken under the supervision of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey.
As per Article 54 of the Constitution of India, the President is elected by the members of the Electoral College consisting of: (I) elected members of both Houses of Parliament, and (II) elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of all States including National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
