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Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu addressing the house during the Budget Session of HP Vidhan Sabha today i.e. 11th March 2025.

Former Union Minister Anand Sharma called on Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in Shimla on March 11, 2025.

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Election Commission invites suggestions from political parties to strengthen electoral process

SHIMLA-11 March,2025-The Election Commission of India has invited suggestions from all National and State political parties by April 30, 2025 for any unresolved issues at the level of ERO, DEO or the CEO, as the case may be. In an individual letter issued to political parties today, the Commission also envisaged an interaction with the Party Presidents and senior members of the party, at a mutually convenient time, to further strengthen electoral processes in accordance with the established law.

A Spokesperson of the Election Department informed that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a press conference had instructed CEOs, DEOs and EROs of all States/UTs to hold regular interactions with political parties, resolve any suggestions received in such meetings strictly within the legal framework already in place and submit an action taken report to the Commission by March 31, 2025. The Commission had also urged political parties to proactively use this mechanism of decentralized engagement.

He said that the Political parties are one of the key stakeholders amongst 28 stakeholders identified by the Commission as per the Constitution and statutory framework covering all aspects of electoral processes. The Commission in its letter to political parties also noted that Representation of the People Act 1950 & 1951; Registration of Electors Rules, 1960; Conduct of Election Rules, 1961; orders of Supreme Court and Instructions, Manuals and Handbooks issued by Election Commission of India from time to time (available on ECI website) have established a decentralized, robust and transparent legal framework for holding free and fair elections.