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Murky Politics Govern India's Election Commission

Murky Politics Govern India's Election Commission

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Feb 16, 2009
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This is one political squabble that India could well have avoided on the eve of a crucial national election. The country's Election Commission, a three-member body constitutionally empowered to ensure the smooth conduct of polls, is embroiled in an ugly spat between its top office bearers which is threatening to snowball into a constitutional crisis.

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