Election Commission of India
- India
LS polls: ECI urges tough action on favoritism by officials
Lucknow: The Election Commission of India on Saturday directed all the district magistrates and superintendents of police to take strong action against officials, who are indulging in favouritism. The poll body’s move comes…
- India
Nearly 97 cr Indians eligible to vote in Lok Sabha elections: ECI
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said nearly 97 crore Indians will be eligible to vote in this year’s Lok Sabha elections. It also said over two crore young electors in…
- India
Mandatory Aadhaar info in forms: SC won’t initiate contempt proceedings against ECI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to initiate contempt action against officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not modifying the forms which compel the voter to mandatorily…
- India
‘Murder of democracy’: Sharad Pawar group on ECI order
Mumbai: The Sharad Pawar camp on Tuesday described as the “murder of democracy” the Election Commission’s decision to declare the Ajit Pawar faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party which it claimed…
- India
Ajit Pawar’s faction is real NCP: Election Commission
New Delhi: The Ajit Pawar faction is the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Election Commission announced on Tuesday, ending months of speculation over the factional fight with his party founder and…
- Telangana
Telangana guv seeks action against candidates who lure voters emotionally
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take stringent measures against candidates resorting to extreme tactics like threatening suicide to sway voters. Indirectly referring to…
- Telangana
Telangana Guv urges EC to take action against candidates influencing voters
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has urged the Election Commission to take strong action against candidates who try to influence the voters. She said the Election Commission should curtail indirect ways of…
- India
Simultaneous polls: Rs 10K cr required for new EVMs after every 15 yrs, says EC
New Delhi: If Lok Sabha and assembly elections are held simultaneously, the Election Commission (EC) will need around Rs 10,000 crore after every 15 years to buy new Electronic Voting Machines, the…
- Telangana
LS poll prep: Telangana EC shares ‘best practices’ from Assembly polls
Hyderabad: Ahead of the general election 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) organized a conference with the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all states/UTs at India International Institute of Democracy and…
- News
AP has over 1,000 centenarian voters, says CEC Rajiv Kumar
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh has 1,174 voters who are above 100 years and 5.8 lakh electors of over 80 years of age, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday, adding that the…
- News
AP: CEC, ECs to review preparations for LS polls on 8 January
New Delhi: The chief election commissioner and the two election commissioners will visit Andhra Pradesh on January 8 to conduct a review of the state’s preparedness for the Lok Sabha polls, due…
- World
3 EC members from India reach Dhaka to observe Jan 7 Bangladesh polls
Dhaka: More than 100 foreign observers, including three from India, reached Dhaka on Friday to monitor Sunday’s general election in Bangladesh, boycotted by the main Opposition party, which has called for a…
- Telangana
Telangana: By-election for 2 MLC vacancies to be held on Jan 29
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, December 4, released the schedule for the by-election to the Telangana Legislative Council to be elected by the members of the Telangana Legislative…
- India
Rajya Sabha passes new Election Commission appointment bill
The Rajya Sabha passed the new Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, with a voice vote on Tuesday, December 12. The…
- Telangana
EC lifts Model Code of Conduct with immediate effect
Hyderabad: As assembly elections in five states concluded, the Election Commission of India lifted the model code of conduct on Monday, December 4. In a release addressed to the chief secretaries and…
