Election Commission
- India
Raut slams EC over slow voting pace in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed the Election Commission was an “extended branch of the BJP” and the voting process in Maharashtra’s 13 Lok seats was slow wherever…
- India
Phase five LS polls: EC asks city dwellers to turnout in higher numbers
New Delhi: On the eve of phase five of Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission on Sunday pointed out that Mumbai, Thane and Lucknow have shown apathy towards voting in the past…
- India
Will preserve EVM video footage for Rampur as per protocol: EC to HC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) has told the Delhi High Court it will preserve the video footage in respect of the EVMs for the Rampur Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh…
- Andhra Pradesh
Post-poll violence: Andhra Chief Secy meets DGP after EC summons
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Jawahar Reddy met Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta on Wednesday after the Election Commission of India reportedly summoned them to personally explain reasons for the…
- Elections
LS polls: Phase-4 voter turnout climbs to 67.25 per cent
New Delhi: Voting seems to have picked up in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls held on Monday as compared to the previous phases, according to the latest voter turnout…
- India
HC seeks EC stand on LS contestant’s plea on preserving EVM video footage
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to file an affidavit on the videography conducted and CCTV footage maintained with regard to EVMs and the…
- India
27.12% voter turnout recorded till 11 am in UP
Lucknow: A voter turnout of 27.12 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Monday in Uttar Pradesh where polling is underway in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in the fourth round of…
- Elections
Gujarat LS polls: 69.93 pc turnout in repoll in Dahod’s Parthampura booth
Dahod: A voter turnout of 69.93 per cent was recorded in the repolling held in Parthampura booth under Dahod Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat on Saturday after the Election Commission declared the…
- India
Your words can have negative impact on voter turnout: EC to Kharge
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday took strong exception to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s letter to opposition leaders over voter turnout data, terming it an attempt to “push a biased narrative”…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CEO takes stock of poll arrangements 72 hours before voting
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena on Thursday took stock of the arrangements made for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections 72 hours prior to the polling…
- India
BJP writes to EC, cops over Sanjay Raut’s ‘bury’ comment against PM; seek action
Mumbai: The BJP on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission and Mumbai police seeking action against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut for his alleged comment about burying Prime Minister Narendra Modi…