Election Commission of India
- India
SC orders panel comprising PM, LoP, CJI for selection of election commissioners
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a panel comprising the prime minister, leader of opposition (LoP), Chief Justice of India (CJI) for selecting election commissioners. A five-judge constitution bench headed…
- Telangana
Telangana legislative council biennial election on March 23
Hyderabad: Telangana State Legislative Council has announced the biennial elections will take place on March 23 to fill up three Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) seats. Polling will be conducted from…
- India
BJP has already made EC, ED and CBI their election toolkits: Priyanka Chaturvedi
Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Priyanka Chaturvedi, Manisha Kayande and others arrived at ‘Matoshree’ in Mumbai today. Manisha Kayande and others arrived at ‘Matoshree’ after the Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered…
- India
Seriously concerned about increasing use of money power in elections: ECI to SC
New Delhi: Contending that the ECI is seriously concerned about the increasing use of money power in elections, the poll panel has told the Supreme Court that it has introduced a robust…
- Hyderabad
SC issues notice to Election Commission on Voter ID-Aadhar link
Hyderabad: A Supreme Court bench on Wednesday issued a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding a plea filed by a Hyderabad-based activist against the ECI’s usage of software for…
- India
SC judge disagrees with EC’s stand that right to vote is not constitutional right
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice K.M. Joseph on Wednesday disagreed with the Election Commission of India’s counsel, who said the right to vote is a statutory right and not a constitutional…
- India
SC orders Centre to produce file on appointment of ECI Arun Goel
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Wednesday to produce before it the file related to the appointment of Election Commissioner Arun Goel, who was appointed on November 19. A five-judge Constitution…
- India
India’s Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar observes Nepal polls
Kathmandu: A delegation from the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Sunday observed the general elections in Nepal and visited several polling stations. Nepal went to…
- India
Record cash, liquor seized as Gujarat, Himachal go for polls: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said “record seizures” of cash, liquor and freebies have been made as Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh go for assembly polls. While HP goes to poll…
- India
Mamata asks EC officials to not exclude anyone from voter list based on religious identity
Ranaghat (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked officers involved in upgrading voter lists to include those who have attained 18 years of age and not to exclude anyone…
- India
India has 2.49 lakh voters aged above 100: CEC Rajiv Kumar
Pune: There are 2.49 lakh voters aged above 100 in India, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday. Besides, 1.80 crore voters are over 80 years of age, Kumar said after…
- India
SC seeks replies of UP govt, ECI on plea of Azam Khan against disqualification
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government and Election Commission of India on a plea of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan against his disqualification from…