Officials associated with govts cannot work as state election commissioners: SC

Officials associated with govts cannot work as state election commissioners: SC

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Friday held that a person associated or employed with the Centre or the state government cannot work as a state election commissioner, who need to be an independent person. The judgement came on an appeal by the Goa government against the high court's ruling on panchayat polls.
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