Election Commission
- World
Sri Lanka’s EC orders second round of counting in presidential election
Colombo: The Election Commission of Sri Lanka on Sunday ordered a second preference count after no candidate secured over 50 per cent of the votes needed to win the presidential election. Election…
- News
J&K: Terrorist who attacked poll picket killed by CRPF troops
Srinagar: A terrorist was killed during an exchange of fire with CRPF personnel deployed at an Election Commission-directed check post in Baramulla district on Saturday, officials said. The incident took place at…
- Telangana
Telangana: Electoral rolls of gram panchayats on September 21, notification issued
Hyderabad: The State Election Commission has instructed all District Panchayat Officers to create and publish the photo electoral rolls for all gram panchayats by September 21. A notification regarding this was released…
- India
Hope EC soon declares dates for J-K assembly polls: LG Sinha
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday reiterated that the government’s stance on assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir has remained “unchanged” since the abrogation of Article 370 and expressed hope that…
- Kashmir
J-K poll process: EC team holds consultations with chief secretary, police chief
Srinagar: The Election Commission on Friday held consultations with the Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary and the union territory’s police chief to review the preparedness for assembly polls, officials said. On the…
- Kashmir
EC must hold J-K polls by SC deadline if they deem situation better than 1996: Abdullah
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that the National Conference has presented its viewpoint to the Election Commission, hoping for an early issuance of notifications to…
- Pakistan
Pak’s election commission notifies 39 successful MPs as lawmakers of Imran Khan’s party
Islamabad: In a major setback to Pakistan’s ruling coalition, the election commission has notified 39 successful MPs as lawmakers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party following a landmark Supreme Court…
- India
Assembly bypolls results: Vote counting underway for 13 seats across 7 states
New Delhi: The counting of votes for the 13 legislative assembly seats spread across seven states began on Saturday morning. Polling took place on July 10 for the assembly seats in Bihar,…
- News
EC allows Sharad Pawar-led NCP-SP to accept donations
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday allowed the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar to accept donations keeping in mind the forthcoming assembly polls in Maharashtra. The Sharad Pawar-led outfit had requested the…
- India
EC directs cancellation of parole to gangster ahead of Jalandhar West by-poll
Chandigarh: The Election Commission said Monday it has directed the cancellation of parole granted to gangster Daljit Singh Bhana until the election process for the July 10 by-poll to the Jalandhar West…
- Pakistan
Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan demands fresh elections under ‘new & impartial’ EC
Lahore: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has demanded fresh elections under a “new and impartial” election commission, saying the whole country knows the 2024 election was the biggest fraud in…
- World
SL election commission directs authorities to prepare for presidential polls
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s election commission has asked authorities to prepare for the Presidential election in the coming months, a media report said on Saturday. The election commission had earlier declared that the…
- India
EC receives applications for EVM verification on 8 LS seats in 6 states
New Delhi: The Election Commission has received eight applications from aggrieved candidates, including those from the BJP and the Congress, for verification of tampering or modification in micro-controller chips embedded in the…
- India
Ensure complete transparency of EVMs or abolish them: Rahul Gandhi to EC
New Delhi: Raising questions on the reliability of EVMs, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked the Election Commission to ensure complete transparency of the machines and processes or abolish them. The…
- Kolkata
Bengal bypolls: 55 companies of CAPF to be deployed in 4 Assembly seats
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to deploy 55 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel for the bye-elections for four Assembly constituencies in West Bengal to be…