Election Commissioner  

Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora said that the Election Commission of India has taken the exam dates and festival dates into consideration before releasing the Lok Sabha Poll dates.

The central government had earlier this month appointed Mody as the CBDT boss and he took charge of the policy-making body of the Income Tax Department on February 15. He succeeded Sushil Chandra who was appointed as an election commissioner.

This Tiruvarur bypoll cancellation order signed by chief election commissioner Sunil Arora and fellow commissioner Ashok Lavasa said a fresh date would be announced in due course of time.

With the Telangana elections nearing, tight security has been placed with 35,000 police personnel deployed in and around the state
 

Jammu and Kashmir has been under Governor's Rule since June, when the BJP ended its ruling alliance with Mufti, forcing her to resign.

Chief election commissioner OP Rawat said that the model code of conduct will be effective from Saturday in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram as well as Telangana