State Election Commissioner

Over 66% turnout in 'bloody' panchayat polls in Bengal; death toll 15

Jul 08, 2023

Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The single-phase panchayat elections concluded in West Bengal on Saturday with a voter turnout of 66.28, with as many as 15 persons losing their lives in poll-related violence...

AP High Court: SEC Seeks Quashing Of Orders Cancelling MPTC ZPTC Elections 2021

Jun 24, 2021

AMARAVATI: The State Election Commission (SEC) has filed an appeal before the Andhra Pradesh High Court challenging the judgment of the Single Judge on May 21 ordering the MPTC and ZPTC Elections...

PIL Filed In AP HC Against SEC Nilam Sawhney Appointment

Jun 17, 2021

AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh High Court expressed its annoyance over a petition filed in the Court challenging the GO in appointing Nilam Sawhney as the State Election Commissioner without submitted...

Nilam Sawhney Takes Charge As State Election Commissioner

Apr 01, 2021

Nilam Sawhney took the charge as the State Election Commissioner on Thursday. Secretary of the State Election Commission, Kannababu, and other officials congratulated him.

AP SEC Nimmagadda Ramesh Bids Adieu, Lauds Officials For Their Support During Elections

Mar 31, 2021

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar said that he had received full support from the Government in the conduct of local body elections.

Nilam Sawhney To Take Over From Nimmagadda Ramesh As New AP SEC

Mar 28, 2021

Retired IAS officer Nilam Sawhney has been appointed as the next Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC).The state government issued a notification to this effect on Sunday.

AP Municipal Elections: SEC For Holiday On March 10 In Areas Going To Polls

Feb 23, 2021

AMARAVATI: With the end of the four phase Panchayat Elections in the State of Andhra Pradesh, the State is now gearing up for the Municipal, MPTC and ZPTC elections which will be held in a few days.

AP SEC Nimmagadda's Private App For Panchayat Elections To Be Launched Today

Feb 03, 2021

Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar, ahead of the panchayat elections who has secretly created a private app in the name of election monitoring.

SEC Elections Monitoring And Complaint App To Favour The TDP?

Jan 29, 2021

With Local Body Elections notification schedule released by the State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar, news is that he is planning to come out with an application to monitor the...

AP To Go To Supreme Court: AG On SEC Issue

May 30, 2020

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Advocate General Subrahmanyam Sriram said on Saturday that the state government would approach the Supreme court to appeal against the Andhra Pradesh High court order...

Disbursal Of Rs 1,000 Not A Code Violation: AP SEC

Apr 07, 2020

Ramesh Kumar in his observations stated that EC had clearly looked into the aspect of the Rs 1,000 amount given to the families during the lockdown period.