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All posts tagged "Election Commission"

Health2 months ago

NDA seems set to retain power in Bihar

New Delhi, Nov 11: The NDA seemed set to retain power in Bihar, though by the slimmest of margins, as results on the Election Commission site...
Election2 months ago

EC refutes RJD’s allegation on poll fraud, says it doesn’t work under anybody’s pressure

RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha said he wants to urge Chief Minister Nitish Kumar not to disrespect the people's mandate.
Election2 months ago

Tejashwi Yadav+ Says Won 119 Seats, Alleges Pressure On Poll Body

The results of the Bihar election - the first major polling exercise amid the Covid pandemic - are still unclear, more than 12 hours after counting...
India2 months ago

Kerala: Local body elections to be held in 3 phases, counting of votes on December 16

Kerala State Election Commission (SEC) has decided to conduct local body elections in the state in December of this year. Originally due in November, the elections...
India3 months ago

SC stays EC order revoking Kamal Nath’s star campaigner status for MP bypolls

The Supreme Court Monday stayed the Election Commission order which revoked “star campaigner” status of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath for model code violation...
Election3 months ago

MP bypolls: Removal of Kamal Nath’s star campaigner status by EC ‘unfair’, says Cong MP; Nath goes to SC

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha called the Election Commission’s decision “unfair” and said such “sarcastic comments” between candidates is the norm in poll campaign worldwide
Election3 months ago

Revocation Of Kamal Nath’s Star Campaigner Status: Congress To Move Supreme Court

Congress' Rajya Sabha member and senior lawyer Vivek Tankha told reporters that a petition will be filed in the Apex Court as soon as possible.
Election3 months ago

EC Axe On Kamal Nath’s Star Campaigner Status For Multiple Model Code Violations

Poll panel slams Kamal Nath for using the word ‘item’ for a woman candidate
Election3 months ago

Over 18% voting as glitches in 75 EVMs hassle Bihar voters

Even as the Election Commission said that 18.48 per cent polling was recorded till 11 am during the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections in 71...
Election3 months ago

Bihar Assembly Election 2020 Updates: Rahul Gandhi’s attacks NDA in Bihar

Bihar Assembly Election 2020 LIVE Updates: Voting for 243 assembly seats in Bihar will be held on October 28, November 3 and November 7.
Election3 months ago

EC seeks detailed report on Kamal Nath’s jibe at BJP candidate

Addressing a poll meeting on Sunday in Gwalior's Dabra town where the BJP has fielded Imarti Devi, Nath said the Congress candidate was a "simple person"...
Election3 months ago

Election to 11 Rajya Sabha seats in 2 states on Nov 9

Social distancing shall be maintained as per the Covid-19 guidelines of the states and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Election4 months ago

Bypolls to 3 assembly seats in Manipur on Nov 7: EC

Bypoll to the Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar is also taking place on November 7.
Election4 months ago

No by-elections yet for 7 vacant Assembly seats: Election Commission

The decision to defer the by-elections was taken largely in view of the Covid-19 situation.
Election4 months ago

‘Social media platforms will be held liable for failure to counter misuse’: CEC Sunil Arora

The Commission has also asked political parties and candidates to sensitise their representative not to indulge in ‘malpractices, malicious propaganda and instances of hate speech’.
India4 months ago

Bihar Assembly polls in 3 phases from Oct 28 to Nov 7, counting on Nov 10

The elections for the 243 Assembly seats of Bihar will take place in three phases between October 28 and November 7. The counting of votes will...
Blog4 months ago

Changing alliances set the tone for Bihar Polls

The BJP’s Bihar unit President Sanjay Jaiswal says the NDA has jumped into the poll fray with full force. The BJP-led NDA parties were contesting on...
Election4 months ago

Bihar Assembly Polls : Separate queue for Covid patients at polling booths

An ECI officer said that different political parties have urged that the expenditure limit be raised to Rs 2 lakh owing to the Coronavirus pandemic.
India4 months ago

Candidates must publicise criminal background thrice : Election Commission

New Delhi, Sep 11 : The Election Commission (EC) on Friday decided that candidates as well as political parties will publish details of criminal antecedents, if...
Election5 months ago

ECI issues guidelines for polls, makes masks and sanitisers mandatory

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday directed the states where elections would be held …
India5 months ago

RS bypoll on Sept 11 for seat left vacant after Amar Singh’s death

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the poll date for the Rajya Sabha seat that fell vacant after the demise of Amar Singh....
Politics6 months ago

Election Commission responds to Chavan’s allegations on hiring of ‘BJP-linked’ firm

Former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan had written a letter to the Commission on July 24 regarding the issue.
Election6 months ago

Bypolls for 2 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala on Aug 24

The Rajya Sabha member was the former state committee president of Janata Dal (S), Socialist Janata (Democratic) and Janata Dal (United). He was also the founder...
Election6 months ago

Protect democracy, voters’ health: Oppn parties urge EC on Bihar polls

These parties also urged the poll panel to review and reassess the situation in consultation with public health experts and other stakeholders.
Election6 months ago

Scrap the amendments to poll rules, DMK urges Election Commission

Stalin said the amendment also includes senior citizens, persons with disability, and persons employed in essential services as absentee voters.
Election7 months ago

ECI’s ‘tearing hurry’ to change rules due to Bihar poll: CPI-M

But now, with the Bihar election on the horizon, Yechury feels the "tearing hurry" in which the age bar was brought down was "unilateral".
Election7 months ago

Scindia, Digvijaya to sit across benches in Rajya Sabha

In Gujarat, where the Congress faced resignation of its MLAs, the official results are awaited even as the BJP claims to have won three seats.
Election7 months ago

Amidst high drama, BJP wins Manipur RS seat, allies in Meghalaya, Mizoram

Out of the 52 valid votes cast, the BJP candidate managed 28 votes while Congress aspirant got 24 votes.
Election7 months ago

Congress complains to EC on unauthorised display of ballots in Manipur

The Congress has cited the order dated August 8, 2017 regarding the rejection of votes for elections to the Rajya Sabha. This order was given by...
Election7 months ago

Debar 6 BSP MLAs who joined Congress from voting: Party to CEC

Jaipur, June 18 : Amid the camping of Congress, BJP and other MLAs in plush resorts in view of poaching threats from either sides ahead of...
Election7 months ago

Rajya Sabha Polls: Congress moves Election Commission against BJP ‘tactics’

It also appealed to the poll panel to direct that no MLA should be harassed or arrested until June 19 on the grounds of false cases.
Election8 months ago

Deferred due to coronavirus, elections to 18 Rajya Sabha seats to be held on June 19: Election Commission

After the last date of withdrawal on March 18, a total of 37 candidates were declared elected. Obviously, the states from where they got elected saw...
India9 months ago

Conduct Maharashtra MLC polls at the earliest: Governor to EC

Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) In a significant development, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has urged the Election Commission to declare polls to the nine vacant seats...
Election9 months ago

Sri Lanka’s parliamentary polls to be held on June 20

Colombo, April 21 : Sri Lanka’s Elections Commission has announced it would conduct the country’s parliamentary polls on June 20. The polls were initially planned to...
India10 months 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...
Election11 months 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...
Election11 months 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...
Election12 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...
Election12 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.
India12 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...
Cities12 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...
Election12 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...
India12 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...
India12 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...
Election12 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...
Election12 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...
Election12 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.
Politics12 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...
India12 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....
Election1 year 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
India1 year 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...
Election1 year 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...
Election1 year 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...
Election1 year 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,...
Election1 year 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...
India1 year 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...
Politics1 year 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...
Cities1 year 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...
India1 year 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....
India1 year 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...
Election1 year 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.
Election1 year 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...
India1 year 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...
World1 year 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...
Election1 year ago

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

The counting will take place on December 9.
Election1 year 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,"
Election1 year 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...
India1 year 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...
Cities1 year 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...
Politics1 year 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.
Election1 year 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...
India1 year 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...
Election2 years 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.
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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,...
Election2 years 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.
India2 years 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...
Blog2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Cities2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Politics2 years 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...
Election2 years 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.
Election2 years 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...
Cities2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Cities2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Blog2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Cities2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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)...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Politics2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Cities2 years 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...
Entertainment2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Politics2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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)....
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Cities2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Politics2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Politics2 years 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...
Election2 years ago

EVM glitches mar voting in seven states

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Technical glitches in electronic voting machines (EVM) marred voting in seven of the 12 states that went to polls in the...
India2 years 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...
Entertainment2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Politics2 years 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...
Election2 years ago

Poll official in Odisha suspended for checking PM’s chopper

Bhubaneswar, April 17 : The Election Commission on Wednesday suspended a General Observer for allegedly checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s helicopter in Odisha’s Sambalpur on Tuesday....
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years ago

Election in Vellore Lok Sabha constituency cancelled

New Delhi/Chennai, April 16 (IANS) Polling in Vellore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu was cancelled on Tuesday, two days after Income Tax officials seized Rs...
Blog2 years ago

Model Code of Conduct remains Chimera for BJP

The Model Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines issued to regulate the conduct of political parties and candidates during elections mainly with respect to...
India2 years ago

You have woken up to take action: SC tells EC

New Delhi, April 16: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was content with the Election Commission (EC) action against Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati,...
Politics2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Entertainment2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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)...
India2 years 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,...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Entertainment2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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)...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Entertainment2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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,...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Cities2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Blog2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Blog2 years 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?
India2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...
Cities2 years 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...
Election2 years 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...

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