All set to count votes May 16: Naveen Chawla

October 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ahead of Maharashtra assembly polls, chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla has said that voters should go with their families at polling booths in order to prevent bogus voting. "It is necessary because the ration cards in Maharashtra do not carry photos of the family members.

August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Assembly polls in the three Congress-ruled states of Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh will be held simultaneously Oct 13, the Election Commission announced Monday. The counting of votes will take place nine days later, Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla told reporters here.

May 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - The country's largest lender, the State Bank of India, Thursday said it had appointed Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla as a director on its board. The appointment became effective May 13.

May 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Wednesday said it was 'immensely satisfied' with the entire process of the staggered five-phase general elections that started April 16 and ended May 13. 'Barring a few incidents of violence, the entire poll process has been largely peaceful,' Chief Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla said at a press conference here.

May 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After some confusion about which polling booth he was listed in, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla Thursday voted in the 15th Lok Sabha elections. Chawla along with his wife and daughter exercised their franchise at booth number 86 in Nirman Bhawan that houses government offices and has been turned into a VIP polling station for the elections in the New Delhi constituency.

May 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Chief Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla Thursday faced a bit of confusion about where to vote, but the Delhi chief electoal officer later clarified he had been informed about the change in his polling booth. Chawla along with his wife and daughter exercised their franchise at booth number 86 in Nirman Bhavan that houses government offices and has been turned into a VIP polling station for the elections in the New Delhi constituency.

April 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Election Commissioner Navin Chawla will take over as the Chief Election Commissioner today as N. Gopalaswami demits office.

April 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Election Commissioner Navin Chawla will take over as the next Chief Election Commissioner today. Chawla, who will succeed incumbent N Gopalaswami, will hold charge till July 29, 2010.

April 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Election Commissioner Navin Chawla took over as the Chief Election Commissioner on Monday. Navin Chawla, who succeeded N.

April 13th, 2009 BHOPAL - Election Commissioner Navin Chawla will arrive here this afternoon to review poll preparedness in Madhya Pradesh for the coming Lok Sabha polls. During his two-day visit, Chawla will hold meeting with representatives of political parties.

April 10th, 2009 JAMMU - Security arrangements in Jammu and Kashmir for the Lok Sabha elections are satisfactory, Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla said here Friday. Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir last year were a historical landmark and the coming Lok Sabha polls would add a new chapter to it, he said.

April 6th, 2009 PATNA - Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla will arrive here today to review poll preparedness in Bihar for the coming Lok Sabha polls. During his visit, Chawla will hold discussion with senior officials of the state to ensure free and fair polls.

March 23rd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla will arrive here on a two-day visit today to review poll preparedness for the coming Lok Sabha polls. Chawla will be accompanied by two Deputy Election Commissioners Dr Alok Shukla and J P Prakash.

January 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Election Commissioner Navin Chawla Saturday said he had no intention of resigning following Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami's move to remove him on grounds that he was partisan.

January 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said that 'political detachment' was never a quality of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, whose removal from office has been recommended by Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami.