Election Commission
- Mumbai
Maharashtra elections: EC dismisses allegations of vote count mismatch
Mumbai: The Election Commission on Tuesday dismissed reports in a section of the press alleging a mismatch of votes polled and counted in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, terming it as “misleading”, “inaccurate”…
- India
Maharashtra poll 2024: BJP wins 132 seats, securing 26.77% vote share
Mumbai: The BJP logged the highest vote share of 26.77 per cent in the Maharashtra assembly elections, winning 132 out of 149 seats it had contested and garnering 17,293,650 votes, as per…
- India
Jharkhand BJP removes ‘divisive’ ad featuring skullcap wearers after EC notice
As Jharkhand gears up for the second phase of Assembly elections on Wednesday, November 20, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been called out for its Islamophobic and dehumanizing advertisements targeting Muslims.…
- India
Letter to EC seeks ‘ban’ on removing burqas of women voters
New Delhi: A missive by Samajwadi Party (SP) Uttar Pradesh chief Shyam Lal Pal to the Election Commission (EC) regarding Muslim women voters has sparked off a major controversy with the Bharatiya…
- India
Seizures cross Rs 1000 crore mark in ongoing elections and bypolls: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday said that seizures in the ongoing elections to the State Legislative Assemblies of Maharashtra and Jharkhand, and bypolls have crossed the Rs 1000 crore mark.…
- India
EC seeks responses from BJP, Congress over complaints against Modi, Shah, Rahul
New Delhi: In the wake of the BJP approaching the Election Commission (EC) against Rahul Gandhi and the Congress against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for alleged poll…
- Hyderabad
UoH student prez election recount delayed, protesters agree to go with EC’s call
Hyderabad: The recounting for the University of Hyderabad (UoH) Students’ Union (SU) presidential election was delayed to Saturday, November 2. Initially, the recounting proposed for Friday, November 1, was met with resistance…
- India
EC to allow candidates apply for rally permissions on updated app
New Delhi: The Election Commission has updated its mobile application to allow candidates and parties seek permission for rallies and other campaign-related activities. Candidates and parties, the poll body said, can now…
- India
Stage set for Priyanka’s electoral debut from Wayanad as EC announces bypoll
New Delhi: With the Election Commission (EC) announcing the bypoll to the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, the stage is set for Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s electoral debut from the Kerala constituency…
- India
CEC Rajiv Kumar dismisses Congress’ EVM tampering claims in Haryana
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday rejected claims by Congress leaders of alleged tampering of EVMs in some Haryana seats where machines with varying battery strength gave out different…
- Telangana
Maha, Jharkhand polls: Telangana ministers appointed as Congress observers
Hyderabad: Cabinet ministers from Telangana have been appointed as key observers for the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, according to an announcement made by the All India Congress Committee (AICC)…
- India
EC must clarify on questions raised by Congress about EVMs: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday, October 13 said the Election Commission must clarify the questions raised by the Congress about EVMs in the recently-concluded Haryana Assembly polls. Sibal…
- News
Haryana Polls: Congress files fresh complaints on EVM ‘Discrepancies’
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday, October 10 submitted more complaints to the Election Commission alleging discrepancies in the electronic voting machines during the counting of votes for the Haryana assembly elections.…
- Politics
Learn to accept decision of people: Rijiju to Rahul for questioning EC
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Congress for questioning the election commission for its Haryana poll debacle, Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday, October 9 said the opposition party should learn to…
- India
Allegations of slow Haryana result update ‘ill founded’: EC to Congress
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday, October 8 told Congress leader Jairam Ramesh that there was nothing on record to substantiate his “ill-founded allegation” of a slowdown in updating of Haryana…