Rethink on proposal to cancel polls over bribery: EC to govt
The Election Commission has written to the Law Ministry, asking it to rethink on the poll panel's proposal seeking legal powers to cancel polls in case of bribery. In June 2016, the EC had sent the proposal seeking an amendment to Section 58A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which empowers it to adjourn/cancel elections over booth capturing.