Elections

Rahul Gandhi’s remarks completely baseless, he is yet to respond to June 12 letter: EC

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has hit back at Rahul Gandhi over his repeated allegations about irregularities in the Maharashtra Assembly elections held in 2024, asserting that the Congress…
7.24 cr forms received in Bihar, EC to publish draft roll on Aug 1

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) asserted on Sunday that the draft electoral roll to be published in Bihar is not the final voters’ list, saying a month’s time will be available…

Political parties deployed 1.5L booth agents for SIR in Bihar but oppose it in SC: ECI

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has claimed all major political parties were “involved” in Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and deployed over 1.5 lakh booth level agents to reach…
Bihar: ECI gives 12 political parties list of 43L electors not found at their addresses

New Delhi: The ECI has given 12 major political parties the details of over 29 lakh electors who have not returned Enumeration Forms (EFs) under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the…
SIR: Forms of 41 lakh Bihar electors yet to be received back by EC

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday said it is sharing lists of Bihar electors who have probably died or have permanently shifted and have enrolled at multiple places with political…
EC finds large number of foreigners in Bihar voter list

New Delhi: Field-level functionaries of the Election Commission have found “a large number of people” from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar during house-to-house visits made for the ongoing intensive review of the voters’…
SC greenlights Bihar voter list revision, urges ECI to consider 3 documents

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 10, questioned the Election Commission of India on the timing of the Special Intensive Revision drive (revision of voter list) in poll-bound Bihar saying…

‘Match is fixed’: Rahul Gandhi alleges EC ‘deleting evidence’ instead of giving answers

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the Election Commission of India of “deleting evidence” when it was required to “provide answers” after the poll body instructed its officers to…
Abhishek Banerjee questions Election Commission’s role in Bengal polls

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday questioned the role of the Election Commission (EC) in holding polls in West Bengal and cautioned against alleged attempts by the ruling…
MLC polls: Prohibitory orders issued near ZPHS Ramachandrapuram

Hyderabad: Cyberabad police commissioner Avinash Mohanty, on Tuesday, February 25, issued prohibitory orders under 163 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) for Thursday, February 27. The orders are issued in view of the…
BJP’s 2023-24 income almost 4 times more than Congress: ADR Report

With a staggering amount of Rs 4340.473 crore, BJP’s (Bhartiya Janata Party) income in the financial year 2023-24 is almost four times more than the Congress. The amount totals 75 percent of…
Reports of US funding in Indian elections baseless: Ex-CEC Quraishi

New Delhi: Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday, February 16, rejected reports that US agency funding was used for ‘raising voter turnout’ in Indian elections when he headed the…
BJP government in Delhi likely to be sworn in by Feb 19-20

New Delhi: The swearing-in ceremony of the BJP government in Delhi is likely to take place on February 19 or 20 and the new dispensation will give priority to clean drinking water…
Poll data system robust; nothing can go wrong, claims Election Commission

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday, February 12, asserted that the system of poll data is robust with in-built “red flags” which ensure that “nothing can go wrong”. His…
How a polluted Yamuna costed AAP its bastion Delhi

New Delhi: The Yamuna factor seemingly played a significant role in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, reshaping voter sentiment and helping the BJP script history by defeating AAP. A key driver of…