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All posts tagged "Election Commission"

India2 weeks ago

Andhra local body polls postponed due to COVID-19

New Delhi, Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission on Sunday announced postponement of the local body elections in the state in view of the prevailing situation due...
Election1 month ago

55 Rajya Sabha seats to go to polls on March 26

The prominent leaders whose term will end in April are Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Ramdas Athawale, Delhi BJP leader Vijay Goel, Congress veteran leader Digvijay...
Election1 month ago

VVPAT data destroyed before stipulated period, NGOs tell SC

Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGOs, submitted before the court that "shocking fact" had emerged in an RTI response, and the parties will file application...
Election2 months ago

Election Commission notice to BJP’s Sambhit Patra for poll code violation

New Delhi, Feb 6: The Election Commission on Wednesday issued notice to BJP leader Sambhit Patra for violating the Model Code of Conduct in place for...
Election2 months ago

Election Commission bans BJP MP Parvesh Verma for second time

Hundreds of protesters led by women have set up camps at Shaheen Bagh for more than a month now.
India2 months ago

Delhi HC issues notices to Centre, AAP on 11 aspirants

New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Monday asked Centre, Election Commission and AAP Government to file response on eleven aspirants who sought to file nomination papers...
Cities2 months ago

Top Delhi cop in charge of Shaheen Bagh shifted out by EC

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Election Commission on Sunday ordered shifting of Delhi Police’s DCP, SouthEast, Chinmoy Biswal whose charge includes Shaheen Bagh, the scene...
Election2 months ago

EC issues show cause notice to Delhi CM over ‘Mohalla clinic’ promise

If no explanation is submitted within the said time limit, the Commission shall take a decision without any further reference to you (Arvind Kejriwal), the notice...
India2 months ago

EC notice to BJP’s Arun Singh for anti-Congress adverts

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) In more trouble for BJP leaders, the Election Commission has issued a show cause notice to the party’s National General Secretary...
India2 months ago

Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma cannot campaign for 72 hrs, 96 hrs

New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) of India on Thursday said BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma were barred from campaigning in...
Election2 months ago

EC orders removal of Thakur, Verma as BJP campaigners

New Delhi, Jan 29 : The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered the removal of BJP minister Anurag Thakur and BJP MP Parvesh Verma from the list...
Election2 months ago

EC notice to Bagga over his campaign song expenditure

New Delhi, Jan 25 : BJP candidate from Delhi’s Hari Nagar Assembly, Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, is in trouble again. The Election Commission has issued a...
Election2 months ago

FIR against Kapil Mishra over ‘Mini-Pak’ remark : Election Commission

According to Delhi Police sources, the case against Mishra has been filed under sections of the Representation of People Act.
Politics2 months ago

EC asks Kapil Mishra to reply by Friday on his Pak comment

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) has issued a show cause notice to BJP’s Model Town Assembly candidate Kapil Mishra for his controversial statement on describing...
India2 months ago

SC declines immediate stay on Electoral Bonds Scheme

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a plea seeking immediate stay on Electoral Bond Scheme. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A....
Election3 months ago

Single-phase polls on February 8, counting of votes on February 11

LIVE Updates: After EC gives out the poll schedule for Delhi Assembly Polls, the Model Code of Conduct will kick in
India3 months ago

EC likely to announce Delhi poll dates on Thursday

New Delhi, Dec 26 The Election Commission on Thursday began a series of meetings to decide on the dates for the Assembly elections in Delhi as...
Election3 months ago

Bangladesh: BNP fears EVM tampering in mayoral polls

Dhaka, Dec 25 (IANS) With the major political parties in Bangladesh gearing up for the upcoming mayoral polls slated for January 30, the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist...
Election4 months ago

‘Delhi Assembly poll schedule to be announced by Jan 10’

New Delhi, Dec 6 : Soon the ongoing Jharkhand Assembly election ends with the counting of votes on December 23, the Election Commission plans to set...
Election4 months ago

Karnataka bypolls: 9 a.m. 6.33 % voter turnout

Bengaluru: A voter turnout of 6.33 per cent was recorded till 9 a.m. in the 15 Assembly seats in Karnataka in the first round of polling,...
Election4 months ago

Supreme Court moved over discrepancies in 2019 Lok Sabha poll data

New Delhi, Nov 20 : Two non-government organisations (NGOs) have moved the Supreme Court seeking a probe into alleged discrepancies in the voter turnout data and...
India5 months ago

EC issues notification for 1st phase of polls in Jharkhand

Ranchi: The Election Commission on Wednesday issued a notification for the first phase of Assembly elections in Jharkhand on November 30. The state will vote in...
Politics5 months ago

11 AAP MLAs not disqualified for holding office of profit

The reference was made by Advocate and RTI activist Vivek Garg, who sought disqualification of the AAP MLAs -- Sanjeev Jha, Nitin Tyagi, Praveen Kumar, Pawan...
Cities5 months ago

EC appoints Special Expenditure Observer for Jharkhand

New Delhi, Nov 3 Election Commission has appointed former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer B. Murali Kumar as Special Expenditure Observer for the forthcoming elections to...
India5 months ago

Rajasthan bypolls: 26.97% voting in Mandava, 25.04% in Khinvsar

Jaipur, Oct 21 Some 26.97 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Mandava and 25.04 per cent in Khinvsar Assembly constituencies of Rajasthan till 11.30 a.m....
India5 months ago

I tampered EVMs so that every vote would go to BJP : Haryana BJP candidate, EC sends notice

Chandigarh, Oct 20 The Election Commission has served a notice to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Assandh in Haryana over his purported remark that...
Election6 months ago

BJP leader wants no party symbols on EVMs, cites ‘dictatorship’ by bosses

The contention is a sweeping indictment of political party chiefs, including those of the BJP.
Election6 months ago

Ballot paper for Sri Lanka presidential election finalised

Colombo, Oct 15 : The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has finalised the symbols for all 35 candidates contesting the November 16 presidential election and has...
India6 months ago

Poll body bans exit polls during Assembly elections, bypolls

New Delhi, Oct 15 ) The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday reiterated a complete ban on exit polls during the upcoming elections. The ban will be...
World6 months ago

4 foreign teams to observe SL presidential election

Colombo: Four foreign monitoring teams have been granted permission to observe Sri Lanka’s presidential election on November 16, the island nation’s Election Commission said on Monday. Three...
Election6 months ago

Bypolls to 15 Assembly seats in Karnataka on Dec 5: Election Commission

The counting will take place on December 9.
Election6 months ago

Election Commission put off Karnataka bypolls under govt orders: Congress

"One wonders at the wisdom of the Election Commission as it appears to have postponed the elections under instructions of the government to favour their agenda,"
Election6 months ago

Remove hoardings with PM’s photo from petrol pumps: Congress

Mumbai, Sep 23 : The Maharashtra Congress on Monday demanded that the Election Commission (EC) should immediately remove all the hoardings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
India6 months ago

People fed up with Khattar govt in Haryana: Tanwar

Chandigarh, Sep 21 Former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar on Saturday welcomed the Election Commission’s decision announcing the Assembly election schedule for the state and said...
Cities6 months ago

Parties in a fix over UP’s Tundla Assembly bypoll

Lucknow, Sep 22 Political parties in Uttar Pradesh are in confusion since the announcement of Assembly bypoll dates by the Election Commission on Saturday. The state’s...
Politics6 months ago

Blow to rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs in K’taka after EC move

The 14-month-old Congress-JD-S government led by H.D. Kumaraswamy collapased after the 15 MLAs resigned as legislators in late July this year.
Election6 months ago

Congress gears up to take on Khattar govt in polls

New Delhi, Sep 21 : The Congress plans to corner the Manohar Lal Khattar-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana over economic slowdown, unemployment and...
India6 months ago

Maharashtra, Haryana Elections On October 21, Results On October 24

New Delhi, Sep 21: Single phase Assembly elections will be held in Maharashtra and Haryana on October 21 alongwith by elections in 64 constituencies across the...
Election9 months ago

Use ballot papers in Maharashtra polls, Raj Thackeray tells EC

He said the people have a right to know that the vote has gone to the intended candidate and ballot papers can provide that transparency.
India9 months ago

Polling on for by-elections to 2 RS seats from Gujarat

Gandhinagar, July 5 As many as 60 legislators of the ruling BJP and four of the Opposition Congress here on Friday cast their votes for bypolls...
India9 months ago

EVMs can be manipulated, Election Commission should safeguard the Constitution: Kapil Sibal

New Delhi,July 3 : Raising the issue of EVM manipulation, Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal in Rajya Sabha, stressed that Election Commission’s duty is to safeguard...
India9 months ago

EC was sleeping during 2019 LS polls, says Kapil Sibal in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, July 3 : Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal made a scathing attack on the Election Commission, saying that the EC was sleeping during Lok...
India9 months ago

SC Grants 2 Weeks to EC and Government to reply on EVM, VVPAT and EVM Tracking Software

New Delhi, July 2 : The Supreme Court has granted two weeks time to the Election Commission and the central government on the PIL filed by...
India10 months ago

One nation, one election’ not feasible now: EC sources

New Delhi, June 19 As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a meeting of various parties to discuss ‘one nation, one election’, or simultaneous parliamentary...
India10 months ago

Bypoll to 2 RS seats: SC seeks EC’s response on Gujarat Congress plea

New Delhi, June 19 The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Election Commission by June 24 on a plea of the Gujarat Congress,...
Election10 months ago

By-elections to six Rajya Sabha seats on July 5: Election Commission

According to a press note from the Election Commission, the filing of nominations will begin on June 18 and go on to June 25.
India10 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections to be held later this year:EC

June 4 : The Election Commission of India has announced that Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held later this year. The polls will...
Blog10 months ago

Column: Spy’s Eye – Democracy triumphs

The parliamentary election in the world’s largest democracy was watched by all countries, big and small, for reasons that are not far to seek: the likely...
Election10 months ago

Sambit Patra loses to Pinaki Mishra in Puri

Puri, May 24: Amid celebrations in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)camp for a massive triumphi n the Lok Sabha elections, two of its high-profile leaders lost...
Election10 months ago

‘In case of discrepancy, VVPAT count to be taken as final’

The paper audit trail checks will take place over 20,000 polling stations spread across assembly seats of various states. The time taken will also depend on...
Election10 months ago

Congress flays EC for rejecting VVPAT slip count plea

New Delhi, May 22: Hours after the Election Commission on Wednesday rejected demand of 23 opposition parties to count the VVPAT slips, the Congress hit back...
India10 months ago

EC rejects opposition parties demand to verify EVM-VVPAT slips before counting

New Delhi, May 22: The Election Commission on Wednesday rejected the demand of opposition parties that VVPAT slips at randomly selected five polling booths should be...
Election10 months ago

Former Union minister Kushwaha tells supporters to pick up arms to protect EVMs

Patna, May 21 (IANS) Opposition RLSP chief and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha on Tuesday reacted angrily to reports of alleged tampering of EVMs by the...
Election10 months ago

Election Commission rejects demand to record dissenting views in its orders

The meeting was called after a controversy erupted over Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa writing to the Chief Election Commissioner Suil Arora that the dissenting view should...
Election10 months ago

EC meeting Wednesday on opposition’s concern on EVMs: Congress

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Election Commission will meet on Wednesday to address the concerns raised by leaders of 20 opposition parties, who met the...
India11 months ago

Opposition leaders meet over EVM concerns

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Two days ahead of the Lok Sabha election results, leaders of around 20 opposition parties met here on Tuesday amid their...
Election11 months ago

Row over alleged EVM ‘maninpulation’, EC dismisses charges

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A major controversy erupted on Tuesday after allegations that EVMs were being changed in the Election Commissions strong rooms in Uttar...
Election11 months ago

Re-poll in one Bengal polling booth: Election Commission

Kolkata, May 21: The Election Commission has announced re-polling in one polling station under Kolkata North parliamentary constituency on Wednesday, as per the notification. The Lok...
India11 months ago

EC has given scope for suspicion regarding EVMs: Chandrababu Naidu

New Delhi, May 20: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday alleged the Election Commission has given scope for suspicion regarding the EVM malfunctioning and...
Election11 months ago

Rahul attacks EC, says its ‘capitulation’ before PM is ‘obvious’

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) As the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections got over, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the Election Commission (EC), saying its...
Election11 months ago

TDP seeks action against PM Modi

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday took strong objection to the telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s activities...
Election11 months ago

BJP leader Mukul Roy to stay away in the last phase

Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) With Trinamool Congress pointing out that Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukul Roy being an ‘outsider’ should stay away from the areas where...
Election11 months ago

DMK moves EC against AIADMK on cash distribution

Chennai, May 18: The DMK on Saturday complained to the Election Commission that Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK was allegedly distributing money to voters in one of...
Election11 months ago

EC notice to Sunny Deol for poll code violation

Chandigarh, May 18: The Election Commission on Saturday sent a notice to actor and BJP candidate from Punjab’s Gurdaspur Sunny Deol for allegedly violating the model...
Election11 months ago

Election Commission or omission, asks Congress

New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora...
Election11 months ago

Ashok Lavasa Letter: Sunil Arora denies rifts over MCC

New Delhi, May 18: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Saturday denied any controversy in the internal functioning of the Election Commission over the handling...
Cities11 months ago

BJP activist among four held, Rs 24.12 lakh cash seized in Bengal

Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) In an embarrassment to the BJP, four persons including two women and a local saffron party leader, were arrested for allegedly carrying...
Election11 months ago

Election Commission is brother of BJP, says Mamata

New Delhi, 16the May 2019 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Election Commission of being an partial body and said it...
Election11 months ago

EC’s integrity at stake, says Chandrababu Naidu

Amaravati, May 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has termed as ‘disturbing’ the Election Commission’s action cutting short the election campaign in West...
Politics11 months ago

BJP forced EC to ban poll campaigning in West Bengal: Mayawati

Lucknow, May 16: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi forced the Election Commission...
Election11 months ago

EC decision taken at BJP’s direction, says Mamata

"In the morning, Shah held a press conference in Delhi, where he threatened the Election Commission.
Election11 months ago

EC halts campaigning in Bengal after 10 p.m. Thursday

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) In an unprecedented decision, the Election Commission on Wednesday ordered that campaigning for the final round of the Lok Sabha polls...
Cities11 months ago

Opposition seeks fresh polling for Tripura West seat

Re-polling was held on May 12 in 168 of the total 1,679 polling stations in the constituency as electoral malpractices were detected during the first round...
Election11 months ago

TMC to meet EC on vandalism after Amit Shah’s roadshow

Kolkata, May 15: A Trinamool Congress delegation will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday in the wake of vandalism in college and destruction of Bengali polymath...
Election11 months ago

Election announced for two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday announced elections to two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam which will fall vacant in mid-June when...
Cities11 months ago

Book Goa Deputy CM for sedition for ‘weaponising youth’ comment: Congress

Panaji, May 14 (IANS) In a latenight development, the Congress urged the Election Commission to book Goa Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai for sedition for urging...
India11 months ago

BJP approaches Election Commission over ‘sabotage’ of saffron party rallies

Kolkata, May 14 A BJP delegation approached the Election Commission (EC) on Monday seeking strong action against the district magistrate of South 24 Parganas for sabotaging...
Blog11 months ago

In a first, Election Commission focuses on handicapped, centenarians

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Among its other initiatives, the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday made special arrangements for the handicapped people as well as centenarian...
India11 months ago

Election officials from 20 countries witnessing LS polls: EC

New Delhi, May 12 Representatives of 20 election bodies from across the world witnessed the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and around, the Election Commission...
Election11 months ago

Lok Sabha Election : Over 60% turnout in Delhi

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A turnout of 60.21 per cent was recorded in elections for Delhi’s seven parliamentary constituencies on Sunday amid reports of EVM...
Election11 months ago

Punjab CM ridicules Harsimrat’s charges of disrupting rallies

Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday ridiculed Akali leader and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s allegations of the Congress government in...
Election11 months ago

AAP making promotional calls on poll eve: Congress to EC

New Delhi, May 11: The Congress on Saturday complained to the Election Commission that Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party was violating the Model Code of Conduct...
Election11 months ago

Sidhu calls BJP ‘Kale Angrez’, Patra hits back

Hitting back at the opposition party, the BJP said that Sidhu's utterances were an insult to the nation, which reflected the "racist" and "sexist" mindset of...
Election11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi denies poll code violation, urges fair treatment

New Delhi, May 11: Congress President Rahul Gandhi has told the Election Commission (EC) that he did not violate the Model Code of Conduct and asked...
Election11 months ago

EC orders re-polling in two polling stations in West Bengal

New Delhi, May 11: The Election Commission of India (EC) has declared the voting held on May 6 at polling station no-116 in Barrackpur parliamentary constituency...
Election11 months ago

Army gets EC notice after commanders ask Jawans to “Vote By Phone”

Srinagar, May 10 : The Election Commission has issued a notice to Army after a compliant was submitted that military officers posted in Jammu and Kashmir’s...
Election11 months ago

EC to hold high-level meeting in Bengal next week

Kolkata, May 9 : Amid reports of widespread violence across districts in West Bengal in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain would...
India11 months ago

SC junks plea to debar Rahul Gandhi from contesting LS polls

New Delhi, May 9: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the petition seeking to direct the Election Commission of India (ECI) to debar Congress President Rahul...
India11 months ago

Rightly or wrongly, EC has taken a call on Modi’s poll violation, says SC on Dev’s plea

New Delhi, May 8 The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to look into the factors leading to the Election Commission clearing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
Election11 months ago

Supreme Court asks EC to examine Tej Bahadur’s plea

New Delhi, May 8: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to examine the plea of former BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav against rejection...
India11 months ago

EC does it again, Modi cleared over ‘Bhrashtachari No.1’ comment against Rajiv Gandhi

Mew Delhi, May 8 : After Congress demanded action against Prime Minister for a derogatory remark against former PM, the Election Commission (EC) has given a...
India11 months ago

2019 elections: EC declares Tripura West polls as void

New Delhi, May 8 : The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Wednesday,declared polling of the Tripura West Parliamentary constituency as void. The polls that was...
Election11 months ago

Opposition asks EC to increase auto check of VVPAT

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A delegation of opposition parties on Tuesday visited the Election Commission (EC) and urged it to look into their demand for...
Election11 months ago

Election Commission declines to advance poll timing due to Ramzan

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday rejected a plea seeking to prepone the poll timing to 5 a.m. instead of 7...
India11 months ago

Jharkhand 2nd phase polls to be held under tight security

Ranchi, May 5 : The second phase of polling in Jharkhand will take place in Maoist-affected areas amid tight security. Polling will take place for four...
India11 months ago

BJP candidate Pragya Thakur gets EC notice for campaigning

May 5 : BJP candidate Pragya Singh Thakur received Election Commission notice after she was seen campaigning during the three-day period when she was barred by...
India11 months ago

Modi creates history with maximum code complaints than any other PM: Congress

May 4: The Congress party said that Narendra Modi has created history in terms of 10 complaints filed against Prime Minister Modi with the Election Commission...
Election11 months ago

EC: Nothing wrong with PM’s Patan speech; no violation of code

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Yet another speech of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has got clearance from the Election Commision, which said on Saturday that it...
Election11 months ago

Show-cause notice issued to Kirron Kher over campaign video with children

New Delhi, May 4: The Election Commission on Saturday issued a show-cause notice to Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Chandigarh Kirron Kher for sharing a campaign...
Election11 months ago

Insaaf ka Tarazoo Jhuk Gaya, says Kapil Sibal on EC’s 5th clean chit to Modi

New Delhi, May 4 : After the Election Commission gave clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in five cases of poll code violations, senior Congress...
Election11 months ago

Supreme Court asks EC to decide on Modi, Shah complaints by May 6

New Delhi, May 2: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to decide on the remaining nine complaints by the Congress against Prime Minister...
Election11 months ago

Election Commission notice to Rahul over remarks on tribals

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Election Commission on Wednesday sent a notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi for an alleged violation of the Model Code...
India11 months ago

EC bars Sadhvi Pragya from campaigning for 3 days

New Delhi, May 1 The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday barred Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, the BJP candidate from Bhopal, from campaigning for 72 hours starting 6...
Election11 months ago

EC asked to file affidavit on parties’ expenditure

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission to file an affidavit indicating its powers to ensure implementation or...
Election11 months ago

Tej Bahadur Yadav’s nomination from Varanasi rejected

New Delhi, May 1: The Election Commission on Wednesday rejected the nomination of Samajwadi Party candidate Tej Bahadur Yadav from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. This...
Election11 months ago

Neither WB police nor Central forces allowed inside polling booth: EC

Kolkata , May 1: Neither West Bengal police nor central forces is allowed inside the polling booth (in the room where machines and EVMs are kept...
Election11 months ago

EC bars Gujarat BJP chief from campaigning for 72 hours

New Delhi, May 1: The Election Commission has barred Gujarat BJP chief Jitubhai Vaghani from campaigning for 72 hours for “using intemperate and abusive language” and...
Election11 months ago

Election Commission lifts poll code in Odisha ahead of cyclone Fani

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, May 1: The Election Commission has approved the lifting of model code of conduct in 11 districts in Odisha to facilitate speedy relief and...
India11 months ago

MCC is now ‘Modi Code of Conduct’, says Kapil Sibal on Modi’s TMC’s 40 MLAs remark

New Delhi, April 30 : Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal targeted the Election Commission for not taking action against Prime Minister for the gross violation of...
India11 months ago

PM Modi’s ‘Majority in Minority’ Speech Not a Poll Code Violation: EC

New Delhi, April 30 : In matter related to a complaint concerning alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct in a speech by PM Narendra Modi...
Cities11 months ago

Maharashtra records lowest turnout in final phase of polls

Mumbai, April 30 Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 57.32 per cent in the fourth and final phase, covering 17 parliamentary constituencies, which is the lowest...
Election11 months ago

Modi- Shah code violation: Supreme Court issues notice to EC on Congress’ plea

New Delhi, April 30: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Election Commission over a plea seeking direction to the poll panel to...
Election11 months ago

EC to decide complaints against Modi, Rahul on Tuesday

New Delhi, April 30: The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday is set to decide on complaints of alleged violations of the model code of conduct (MCC)...
Election11 months ago

Andhra CM urges EC to act against Modi over Bengal claims

Amaravati, April 29 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday demanded that the Election Commission take action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for...
Election11 months ago

FIR against Supriyo for entering poll booth with armed guards

Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The Election Commission on Monday filed an FIR against Union Minister and BJP candidate from Asansol Lok Sabha seat, Babul Supriyo, for...
Politics11 months ago

Will complain to EC about ‘horse trading’ by Modi: Derek O’Brien

Kolkata, April 29: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed 40 TMC MLAs were in touch with him, Senior Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Monday said...
Election11 months ago

EC warns Maneka Gandhi over communal remarks

New Delhi, April 29: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday “strongly condemned” Union Minister Maneka Gandhi for her statement asking Muslims in Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh...
India11 months ago

Election Commission gets notice challenging jail term for questioning EVMs

New Delhi, April 29: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Election Commission and Union of India (UOI) on a plea challenging the legal...
India11 months ago

AAP wants Modi disqualified over Varanasi rally expenses

New Delhi, April 27 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Friday urged the Election Commission (EC) to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Election11 months ago

Election Commission orders FIR against Gautam Gambhir

New Delhi, April 27: The Election Commission on Saturday directed East Delhi Returning Officer to register an FIR against BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir for “holding a...
India11 months ago

Governor asks EC to hold Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections in November

Srinagar, April 26 : The Jammu and Kashmir administration led by Governor Satya Pal Malik has requested the Election Commission to hold the state assembly elections...
Cities11 months ago

Andhra CM threatens EC with legal action to recover cost overrun

Amaravati, April 26 (IANS) Angry over the Election Commission preventing him from holding review meetings on ongoing projects, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on...
Entertainment11 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to interfere in EC order banning Modi biopic

New Delhi, April 26: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere in the Election Commission order banning the release of biopic on Prime Minister Narendra...
Election11 months ago

Fresh poll date announced for Odisha’s Patkura seat

Bhubaneswar, April 24: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday announced the fresh poll schedule for Patkura Assembly constituency in Odisha where polls were postponed following the...
Politics11 months ago

I have no connection with any biopic, says Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, April 24: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday denied her connection with any biopic and warned people not to compel her to file...
Election11 months ago

Modi biopic should be released after polls: EC to Supreme Court

New Delhi, April 24: The Election Commission has reiterated that its decision to ban the release of the biographical film on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during...
India11 months ago

Act against Modi, Shah for conducting illegal rallies: Congress submits memo to EC

New Delhi, April 23: The Congress on Tuesday submitted memorandum to the Election Commission against Prime Minister Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah for conducting illegal...
Election11 months ago

Congress petitions Election Commission against Modi, Shah

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday petitioned the Election Commission against Prime Minister Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah, saying both had conducted...
Election11 months ago

Congress moves EC against Modi over violation of MCC

New Delhi, April 23: The Congress on Tuesday moved the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC)....
India11 months ago

Should’ve Strapped Bomb On Rahul Gandhi: BJP leader Pankaja Munde

Maharashtra/New Delhi, April 23 : BJP leader Pankaja Munde, who is also a minister in Devendra Fadnavis government, issued a controversial statement, suggesting that those skeptical...
India11 months ago

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: FIR against Pragya Thakur over Babri Masjid remarks

Bhopal, April 22: On the orders of the Election Commission, an FIR has been registered against BJP candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for making...
Cities11 months ago

BJD candidate held for assaulting EC officials

Bhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) Pradeep Maharathy, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate from the Pipili Assembly constituency, was on Monday arrested for assaulting the Election Commission...
Election11 months ago

Election Commission declares Rahul Gandhi’s Amethi nomination valid

Amethi, April 22: The Election Commission on Monday declared Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s Amethi nomination valid. The development comes after Returning Officer scrutinised the documents and...
India11 months ago

9,300 troopers deployed for Tripura East polling

Agartala, April 21 The Election Commission (EC) has made unprecedented security arrangements, including deployment of over 9,300 troopers, for the deferred voting to the Tripura East...
Politics12 months ago

Complaint against Smriti Irani over degree controversy

Lucknow, April 20: A local Congress leader in Amethi has registered a complaint with the Election Commission alleging Union Minister Smriti Irani submitted wrong information about...
Election12 months ago

Election Commission bans web series on Narendra Modi

New Delhi, April 20: After putting a stop on the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic titled ‘PM Narendra Modi’, the Election Commission on Saturday...
Election12 months ago

Over 81% voting in 2nd phase in West Bengal

Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) West Bengal’s Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Raiganj parliamentary constituencies recorded 81.68 per cent voting in the second phase on Thursday, an official said...
Politics12 months ago

Kushwaha to remain RLSP chief till polls are over: Election Commission

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha will continue to be the President of the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) and the symbol...
Election12 months ago

EVM glitches mar voting in seven states

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India12 months ago

Father of Malegaon blast victim files application against Sadhvi Pragya

New Delhi, April 18: Father of a victim in Malegaon blast on Thursday filed an application before the NIA court against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate...
Entertainment12 months ago

Vivek Oberoi meets Election Commission over Modi biopic release

New Delhi, April 18: Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi, who plays Narendra Modi in the controversial biopic on the Prime Minister, met the Election Commission (EC) on...
Election12 months ago

Congress questions suspension over PM chopper check

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ahmed Patel on Thursday asked the Election Commission (EC) why did it suspend a...
Election12 months ago

BJP’s Pradhan throws tantrums over chopper checking

Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) In the backdrop of the poll body suspending an IAS officer for allegedly checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s helicopter, a video of...
Politics12 months ago

Election Commission ignoring code violation by BJP, alleges Mayawati

Lucknow, April 18: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission was ignoring “violation of the model code of conduct” by...
Election12 months ago

Poll official in Odisha suspended for checking PM’s chopper

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Election12 months ago

EC bars NaMo TV telecast during silence period

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Cracking the whip on NaMo TV, the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday ruled that the BJP-sponsored channel cannot telecast political programmes...
Election12 months ago

Rs 1.48 cr cash seized from AMMK premises in Theni

Chennai, April 17: The Income Tax (I-T) Department early on Wednesday claimed to have seized cash amounting to Rs 1.48 crore from the premises of an...
Election12 months ago

Election in Vellore Lok Sabha constituency cancelled

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Blog12 months ago

Model Code of Conduct remains Chimera for BJP

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India12 months ago

You have woken up to take action: SC tells EC

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Politics12 months ago

PM Modi ‘omitted’ details about his property, alleges Congress

New Delhi, April 16: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “omitted” certain details about his property in his affidavits filed during...
Election12 months ago

EC bars Maneka Gandhi from holding any rally for 48 hours

New Delhi, 15 April : The Election Commission of India bars Union minister Maneka Gandhi from holding any rally for 48 hours from April 16 in...
Election12 months ago

After Yogi, Mayawati, will Election Commission act against Modi: Congress

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Welcoming the Election Commission’s (EC) curbs on BSP chief Mayawati and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s campaigning, the Congress on...
Election12 months ago

Notice to Bengal BJP chief for ‘removing trousers’ remark

Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) The Election Commission has slapped a show cause notice on West Bengal’s BJP chief and Lok Sabha candidate Dilip Ghosh for threatening...
Election12 months ago

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Election Commission bans Yogi, Mayawati from campaigning

New Delhi, April 15: The Election Commission of India on Monday banned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BSP supremo Mayawati from election campaigning in...
Entertainment12 months ago

Supreme Court asks EC to watch Modi biopic and decide on ban

New Delhi, April 15: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission to watch the film titled ‘PM Narendra Modi’ and take a call accordingly...
India12 months ago

NCW to request EC to bar Azam Khan from contesting polls for “Khaki” Comment on Jaya Prada

Rampur, April 14 : While campaigning in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur, Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Sunday made a below the belt ‘khaki’ comment against...
Election12 months ago

Opposition meet over EVMs confession of defeat: BJP

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) As the Opposition parties on Sunday raised doubts over the reliability of electronic voting machines and demanded the Election Commission (EC)...
India12 months ago

‘Mysterious box’ unloaded from PM Modi’s chopper: Congress demands probe

Karnataka Congress has submitted a complain to the Election Commission about the mysterious black box which was offloaded from the PM Narendra Modi’s helicopter in Chitradurga,...
Election12 months ago

Opposition to approach Supreme Court on EVMs

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Sunday said they will approach the Supreme Court over what they said were malfunctioning and tampering of Electronic...
Election12 months ago

EVM malfunctioning: Naidu accuses EC of ‘Trying to Avoid Issue’

New Delhi, April 14 : The war of words between N Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party and the Election Commission escalated over faulty voting machines after...
Election12 months ago

Row after ‘EVM thief’ goes with Naidu to EC meet

New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) After Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu raised questions over the Election Commission’s independence...
Election12 months ago

Congress complains to EC against Modi, Smriti Irani

New Delhi, April 13: The Congress on Friday moved the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah for allegedly “dragging” the...
Entertainment12 months ago

Modi biopic: Supreme Court to hear producer’s plea on Monday

New Delhi, April 12: The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a petition filed by producers of biopic ‘PM Narendra Modi’ against the ban imposed by...
Election12 months ago

Mayawati slams BJP, cautions EC ahead of next phase

New Delhi, April 12: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Friday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and accused them of malpractices during the just-concluded first...
India12 months ago

EC orders NaMo TV to remove all political content with ‘immediate effect’

April 12 : NaMo TV, the 24-hour channel exclusively featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches and pro-BJP content, has been barred by the Election Commission from...
Election12 months ago

Election Commission’s plight shows Modi’s working: CPI-M

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The present plight of the Election Commission is a warning of how the Narendra Modi government has been weakening the independence...
Election12 months ago

Twitter abuzz with posts of vanishing ‘indelible ink’

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Many people on Thursday during the first phase of polling claimed that the “indelible” ink applied to mark the index finger...
India12 months ago

Karnataka CM protest over raids: Income Tax dept files complaint

Bengaluru, April 11 The Income-Tax office filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy for staging a protest demonstration at its...
India12 months ago

PM Modi violated model code of conduct under EC’s eye: Kapil Sibal

New Delhi, April 10 : Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that during Elections the Election Commission is the Chowkidar but the Narendra Modi government is...
Election12 months ago

Election Commission blocks release of PM Modi biopic

New Delhi, April 10: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday blocked the release of film titled ‘PM Narendra Modi’, a biopic on the Prime Minister...
India12 months ago

EC squad, Congress raid BJP’s spin factory in Mumbai

Mumbai, April 9 The Election Commission’s flying squad and the Maharashtra Congress jointly raided an alleged illegal factory engaged in manufacturing electronic propaganda material for the...
Election12 months ago

Urmila slammed for using Abhinandan’s image at rally

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar came under fire on Twitter for using Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman’s photo during a roadside campaign...
Election12 months ago

Will take all steps to implement Supreme Court order on VVPATs: Election Commission

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Election Commission on Monday said it would take all necessary steps to implement the Supreme Court’s order to increase random...
Election12 months ago

Supreme Court asks EC to increase VVPAT verification from one EVM per constituency to five

New Delhi, April 8: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India to increase VVPAT verification from one EVM per constituency to five...
Election12 months ago

Mamata frustrated, petrified in face of defeat: Modi

Cooch Behar, April 7 (IANS) The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee venting her anger on the Election Commission, on her officials, and on him, showed...
India12 months ago

Bengal top Cops transferred to appease BJP: Mamata slams EC

Kolkata, April 7 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the Election Commission’s order to transfer four IPS officers including Kolkata and Bidhannagar police...
India12 months ago

EC transfer orders in Bengal can again spark row

Kolkata, April 6: The Election Commission’s decision to shunt out senior officers ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, can spark a clash with the Trinamool Congress...
Election12 months ago

Congress complains to EC against Modi’s remarks on Rahul

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Congress on Friday moved the Election Commission alleging brazen violation of Model Code of Conduct by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Election12 months ago

Yogi’s ‘Modiji ki sena’ remark violated poll code: Election Commission

New Delhi, April 6 : The Election Commission on Friday found Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath guilty of violating the model code of conduct (MCC)...
Election12 months ago

Congress moves Election Commission against Amit Shah

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Congress on Friday moved the Election Commission (EC) alleging wilful non-disclosure of liabilities by BJP President Amit Shah and sought...
India12 months ago

Rules for media should also apply to social media: Ex-CEC

New Delhi, April 5 The Election Commission (EC) should treat social media like any other media and all rules that apply to the media during the...
Election12 months ago

Election Commission finds NITI Aayog VC guilty of violating poll code

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Friday found NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar’s remarks on the Congress’ promise of minimum income...
Election12 months ago

Election Commission struggling to enforce model code, say experts

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Even before voting has taken place for the first phase in the seven-phase general elections, the Election Commission (EC) is struggling...
Election12 months ago

Election Commission orders legal action against Prakash Ambedkar

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said that it has asked the Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer to register a case against...
India12 months ago

EC issues notice to Yogi Adityanath over ‘Modi ki Sena’ Remark

April 3 : The Election Commission of India has issued notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his ‘Modi ki sena’ remarks, made during...
Election12 months ago

EC seeks response from information and broadcasting ministry on NaMo TV

New Delhi, April 3: The Election Commission has sought a report from the ministry of information and broadcasting over the launch of 24-hour TV channel ‘NAMO...
India12 months ago

EC notice to Railways, Civil Aviation ministries on MCC

New Delhi, April 2 The Election Commission on Tuesday pulled up the Railways Ministry and the Civil Aviation Ministry for “non-compliance” and “lackadaisical approach” towards the...
Election12 months ago

Congress to EC: BJP misusing Doordarshan and Namo Tv

A congress party delegation comprising senior leaders, Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi met the Election Commission regarding issues that could have been a violation of...
Election12 months ago

PETA asks political parties to not use animals in poll campaigns

New Delhi, April 1: The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Monday urged all political parties to refrain from using animals for campaigns...
Entertainment12 months ago

Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking stay on release of PM Modi’s biopic

New Delhi, April 1: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking a stay on the release of the film “PM Narendra Modi”. A...
Election1 year ago

Election Commission replaces Hassan Deputy Commissioner on BJP plea

Bengaluru, March 31 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has shunted out Hassan Deputy Commissioner Akram Pasha following a complaint from Hassan legislator Preetham Gowda (BJP) who...
Election1 year ago

Deposit arms, says Election Commission with eye on peaceful polls

Agartala, March 30 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has asked District Magistrates across the country to issue orders to licensed firearms and ammunition holders to deposit...
India1 year ago

Election Commission gives clean chit to Modi on ‘Mission Shakti’ address

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Election Commission on Friday ruled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation announcing the successful test of anti-satellite...
Election1 year ago

Election Commission rejects plea seeking 50% sample match of VVPATs

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Election Commission on Friday rejected the plea by 21 opposition parties seeking 50 per cent sample matching of the EVMs...
Election1 year ago

EC rejects plea seeking 50% sample match of VVPATs

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Election Commission on Friday rejected the plea by 21 opposition parties seeking 50 per cent sample matching of the EVMs...
India1 year ago

My First Vote for Modi: PM uses Social Media to lure voters with free gifts: Congress writes to EC

New Delhi, March 29 : As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is using NAMO TV Channel Live and Content TV on Dish TV to lure voters, the...
India1 year ago

GJP cites EC poll code, seeks ban on Modi biopic

Gandhinagar, March 27 The Gujarat Janchetna Party (GJP) on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission (EC) demanding ban on upcoming biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
India1 year ago

Modi’s announcement row: EC directs committee to examine violation of Code of Conduct

New Delhi, March 27 : The Election Commission has directed a Committee of Officers to examine that whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi has violated Model Code...
Election1 year ago

Modi breached model code of conduct: Yechury

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The CPI-M on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of violating the Model Code of Conduct by announcing an Indian scientific...
Election1 year ago

EC’s special police observers for Tripura, Mizoram, Bengal, Jharkhand

Agartala, March 27: The Election Commission has appointed Special Central Police Observers for Tripura, Mizoram, West Bengal and Jharkhand, an official said here on Wednesday. An...
India1 year ago

EC sends notice to producers of film ‘PM Narendra Modi’

New Delhi, March 27: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday issued a notice to four producers of film ‘PM Narendra Modi’. The Congress and CPM...
India1 year ago

Supreme Court to hear if lawmaker can invoke immunity to escape trial

New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will begin hearing from Wednesday on five matters, including whether a member of...
Cities1 year ago

BJP approaches EC over Kolkata airport wrangle

Kolkata, March 25 A day after Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee described as “baseless” the allegations that his wife Rujira was caught at the Kolkata airport...
Election1 year ago

Election Commission working like a BJP ally in Tamil Nadu: Stalin

Chennai, March 25 (IANS) DMK President M.K.Stalin on Monday slammed the Election Commission (EC) saying that it was behaving like another alliance partner of the ruling...
Election1 year ago

Matching EVMs with VVPATs: Supreme Court hits out at Election Commission

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday lashed out at the Election Commission for insisting that there was no need for increasing the...
Election1 year ago

Election Commission joins Twitter ahead of Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Friday joined Twitter ahead of the Lok Sabha elections while the micro-blogging site also launched...
India1 year ago

EC sends show cause notice to two Trinamool leaders

Kolkata, March 20: The Election Commission on Wednesday slapped showcause notices on Trinamool Congress leaders Jitendra Kumar Tiwari and Anubrata Mondal, following the BJP’s complaint against...
India1 year ago

Poll panel meets representatives of Internet firms

New Delhi, March 19 Representatives of Internet companies, including social media platforms, on Tuesday had an inconclusive meeting with Election Commission officils on the use of...
Blog1 year ago

Who will be the PM of India in 2019 – III

Election Commission has announced the voting dates in India for the forth coming Lok Sabha Elections. Modi’s 5 years are coming to an end or will...
Election1 year ago

Poll panel meets representatives of Internet firms

The agenda of the meeting was to find ways to avoid misuse of social media during elections and create a mechanism for the poll panel to...
Election1 year ago

BJP meet at Rupani’s house poll code violation: Congress

Gandhinagar, March 18 : The Congress has complained to the Election Commission that the ruling BJP was violating the model code of conduct by convening poll-related...
Election1 year ago

Notification for 91 Lok Sabha seats in first phase issued

New Delhi, March 18: The Election Commission on Monday, issued notification for the first phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections, kicking off the process of...
Election1 year ago

Election Commission bars manifesto release 48 hours before vote day

New Delhi, March 16 : The Election Commission (EC) here on Saturday barred political parties from releasing election manifestos in the last 48 hours of the...
Election1 year ago

Election Commission said it will remove PM Modi’s hoardings: Congress

New Delhi, March 15: The Congress on Friday said the Election Commission (EC) has issued notifications for the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hoardings from...
India1 year ago

Supreme Court issues notice to EC on Opposition parties plea for VVPAT Verification

New Delhi, March 15: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Election Commission on plea filed by 21 Opposition parties seeking direction that...
Election1 year ago

EC films to motivate North Kolkata voters to vote

Kolkata, March 13: To encourage voters in North Kolkata to go out and vote on May 19, the Election Commission plans to produce a dozen short...
Blog1 year ago

Trending Ramzan election controversy

Elections 2019 have been announced by Election Commission. The elections are falling in the Holy month of Ramzan. Will this really affect the voting?
India1 year ago

Clarify on Assam electoral list and NRC list: Supreme Court to EC

New Delhi, March 12: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to clarify about the action to be taken regarding the names reflecting in...
Election1 year ago

Linking Ramzan with Lok Sabha polls ‘disgusting’: Javed Akhtar

Mumbai, March 12: Veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar has labelled the row over Ramzan dates coinciding with the Lok Sabha election schedule as “totally disgusting” and urged...
Cities1 year ago

Karnataka reschedules CET exam for Lok Sabha elections

Bengaluru, March 11 (IANS) The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) on Monday announced that the Common Entrance Test (CET) would be held on April 29, 30 and...
Election1 year ago

Polls coinciding with Ramadan: Full month cannot be excluded, says EC

New Delhi, March 11: Amid debate over conducting the ensuing Lok Sabha elections during the holy month of Ramzan by a section of political parties, the...
Election1 year ago

BJP may deny ticket to half-a-dozen sitting MPs

Patna, March 11: A day after the Election Commission announced seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, more than half-a-dozen sitting BJP MPs, including Union Ministers in Bihar, are...
Cities1 year ago

Maharashtra’s four-phase polls in April

Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Maharashtra will vote for Lok Sabha 2019 elections in four phases next month – on April 11, 18, 23 and 29, said...
Election1 year ago

Delhi to vote in Lok Sabha polls on May 12

The votes will be counted with all the 543 Lok Sabha seats on May 23.
Cities1 year ago

Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka on April 18, 23

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) Polling for the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies across Karnataka will in two phases on April 18 and April 23, with vote...
Cities1 year ago

Haryana votes on May 12; Punjab, Himachal, Chandigarh on May 19

New Delhi/Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) Voting for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana will be held on May 12, the Election Commission announced on Sunday. Voting...
Election1 year ago

Seven-phase Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) West Bengal will have a staggered seven-phase polling for its 42 Lok Sabha constituencies, the Election Commission announced here on Sunday....
Election1 year ago

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule: Seven-phase polling in Bihar, UP, Bengal

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal will see staggered Lok Sabha elections spread over all seven phases starting from April 11...
Election1 year ago

Lok Sabha Election Date: VVPATs with EVMs to be used at all polling booths

Approximately 10 lakh polling stations, one lakh more than in 2014, will be set up and a total of 17.4 lakh VVPATs will be used with...
Election1 year ago

Model Code of Conduct comes into effect

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Model Code of Conduct came into effect on Sunday following the announcement of the Lok Sabha election schedule by the...
Election1 year ago

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule: General Elections state-wise dates announced by Election Commission

Lok Sabha Election Dates, Schedule 2019: All eyes are on the Election Commission (EC) of India. EC is expected to announce the date for General Elections...
Election1 year ago

EC asks parties to desist from using photo of soldiers in campaign

New Delhi, March 10 : The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday asked political parties to desist from displaying photographs of defence personnel in their poll campaign...
India1 year ago

Lok Sabha polls may be announced on Monday

New Delhi, March 9 The Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce the schedule for 2019 general elections early next week.The elections are likely to be...
Politics1 year ago

Ahmed Patel questions EC for delay in announcing poll dates

New Delhi, March 4: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Monday pointed fingers at the Election Commission (EC) over the delay in the announcement of dates...
India1 year ago

Lok Sabha Election: Candidates Must declare offshore assets

Kolkata, March 1 : Candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will have to declare their income tax returns (ITRs) of past five years and offshore...
India1 year ago

HC takes note of EC guidelines’ violation on expenditure disclosure

New Delhi, Feb 26 :The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to file an affidavit indicating its powers to ensure implementation or enforcement...
World1 year ago

Thailand EC disqualifies King’s sister from running for PM

Bangkok, Feb 11 : Thailand’s political landscape was gripped by uncertainty on Monday after King Maha Vajiralongkorn intervened in his elder sister Princess Ubolratana Mahidol’s bid...
Election1 year ago

Surgical strikes will be aimed at Modi government in coming days, says Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Feb 1 : Praising the interim budget, the NDA leaders called it a “surgical strike 2.0 ” on the Opposition but Congress President Rahul...
Election1 year ago

We will continue to use EVMs, VVPATs: CEC Sunil Arora

New Delhi, Jan 24: Amid ongoing controversy over Electronic Voter Machines, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday made it clear that EVMs and VVPATs will...
India1 year ago

EVM Hacking: EC lodges FIR Against ‘Cyber Expert’ Syed Shuja

New Delhi, Jan 22 : In the wake of fresh controversy over alleged manipulation of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the Election...
Election1 year ago

Congress, opposition doing negative politics over EVMs sensing defeat in 2019 elections: BJP

His remarks came soon after a person named Syed Suja, who claimed that he was part of the team which designed EVMs in India.
Election1 year ago

EC rejects claims of EVMs rigging in 2014, says its examining legal action

New Delhi, Jan 21 : The Election Commission on Monday firmly rejected claims by a US-based self-claimed cyber expert Syed Shuja that the 2014 elections were...
World1 year ago

Afghanistan’s Ghani to contest upcoming presidential election

Kabul, Jan 20 : Incumbent Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Sunday registered with the Election Commission to contest the presidential poll slated for July 20....
India1 year ago

EC likely to announce 2019 Lok Sabha Elections dates in first week of March

The Election Commission of India is likely to announce the dates for the Lok Sabha elections in the first week of March. The elections are likely...
Election1 year ago

2019 Lok Sabha elections: EC to announce poll schedule in March 1st Week

New Delhi, Jan 18: The Election Commission of India to announce the 2019 Lok Sabha election schedule in the first week of March, news agency ANI...
India1 year ago

Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, EC on tallying of VVPAT

New Delhi, Jan 7: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Central government and the Election Commission (EC) seeking direction to the poll...
Election1 year ago

Election Commission rescinds Thiruvarur by-election

Chennai, Jan 7: The Election Commission (EC) has rescinded its January 3 notification announcing the by-election in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruvarur Assembly constituency. In a communication to...
Election1 year ago

EC notice to Gujarat BJP in crucial Dec 20 Assembly by-election

Gandhinagar, Dec 18 : Even as campaigning for the prestigious by-election to Gujarat’s Jasdan assembly constituency ended on Tuesday evening, the Election Commission issued notices to...
Election1 year ago

Madhya Pradesh Elections: Congress accuses BJP of EVM tampering, moves EC for probe

New Delhi, Dec 4: Alleging the BJP in “collusion with the local administration” was “attempting to tamper/replace” EVMs during the November 28 Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, the...
Politics1 year ago

Congress seeks action against Amit Shah for giving false statements

New Delhi, Dec 4: The Congress on Tuesday approached the Election Commission demanding an action against BJP President Amit Shah for giving false statements in Telangana which...
India1 year ago

Abuse of money power in state polls rising: Ex-CEC

"The commission could not take a call on these recommendations because this whole year was full of elections,"
India1 year ago

CCTV cameras failed for over an hour at EVM Strongroom in Bhopal : EC

Bhopal:The Election Commission has admitted that CCTV cameras installed at a Bhopal strongroom that housed the electronic voting machines (EVMs) after the Madhya Pradesh polls did...
Politics1 year ago

Congress team meets EC, claims conspiracy and poll violations in MP, Chhattisgarh

New Delhi, Dec 1: A Congress delegation, which met the three-member Election Commission on Saturday, alleged a conspiracy to distort election results in Madhya Pradesh and...
Election1 year ago

Madhya Pradesh: 3 Election Commission officials die from cardiac arrest

Indore, Nov 28: Three Election Commission officials died on Wednesday due to cardiac arrest during the Madhya Pradesh assembly voting process. One death has been reported...
Politics1 year ago

Congress seeks EC probe into BJP becoming top TV advertiser

New Delhi, Nov 23: With the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) data revealing the BJP to be the number one advertiser on television in the run-up to...

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