Navin Chawla finally casts his vote

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.

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.

April 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Centre, in a special order, has allowed an armed personal security officer of the new Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla to accompany him in any civilian flight. According to official sources, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an order in this regard recently.

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

April 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taking charge as the new Chief Election Commissioner of the country, Navin Chawla Tuesday asserted that the poll panels works as a team and decisions are taken in consensus. 'We are here before you not as one individual but all three of us together.

April 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Election Commissioner Navin Chawla took over as the Chief Election Commissioner today, succeeding N. Gopalaswami who retired on Monday after serving in the Commission for five years.

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.

March 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Navin Chawla will be the next chief election commissioner as President Pratibha Patil Wednesday approved the appointment, officials said here. Chawla, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1969 batch, will take over the charge after the incumbent, N.

March 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Sunday rejected the recommendation of Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami to remove his colleague Navin Chawla, a Rashtrapati Bhawan official said.

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.

January 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday appealed to President Pratibha Patil to take immediate action for removing Election Commissioner Navin Chawla in the 'interests of the constitution and democracy'. The BJP reaction follows a reported move by Chief Election Commissioner N.

January 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Election Commissioner Navin Chawla Saturday asserted that he has no intention to resign following a reported move by Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami recommending his removal, and said the poll panel has to work 'unitedly' to conduct the upcoming general elections.

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.

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.