Election Commission of India
- Delhi
Delhi HC seeks EC’s stand on plea against approval to amended AIADMK constitution
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the AIADMK on a petition against the approval of amendments to the “original…
- Telangana
EC to liberalise enrolment dates for 17-yr-olds: CEO Vikas Raj
Hyderabad: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vikas Raj while apprising the parties of the Election Commission of India said that it is making efforts to liberalise enrolment dates for youngsters aged 17, to…
- India
Karnataka polls: ECI directs state teams to enhance vigil
New Delhi: Ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday, held a video conference with the officials to review the…
- Andhra Pradesh
BRS’ ‘state party’ status in AP: How do EC rules work?
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Monday was de-recognized as a state party in Andhra Pradesh by the Election Commission of India. The EC’s orders reveal that the party was given three…
- India
10 regional parties received Rs 852 crore through electoral bonds in 2021-22: ADR report
New Delhi: Ten regional parties, including the DMK, BJD, YSR Congress, JDU and the AAP, have declared receiving Rs Rs 852.88 crore donations through electoral bonds in 2021-22, according to an NGO…
- India
After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification, EC in no hurry for Wayanad bypoll
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the date for the by-election to fill vacancies in one Parliamentary constituency of Punjab and four Assembly constituencies in Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Meghalaya.…
- India
Election Commission to announce Karnataka Assembly elections schedule today
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka slated this year at 11:30 am on Wednesday, the ECI said.…
- Bangalore
Flawed reports causes more damage to credibility of poll management bodies: CEC KumarB
Bengaluru: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has flagged “flawed” reports of some agencies and organisations, saying they cause more damage to the credibility of election management bodies as the pioneering work done…
- 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
Amit Shah’s ‘taught a lesson’ remark not violative of poll code: EC sources
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark at an election rally in Gujarat that perpetrators of violence were “taught a lesson” in 2002 was not violative of the model code of conduct,…
- India
SC asks tough questions about Arun Goel’s elevation to EC
New Delhi: There is hardly anything surprising in the Supreme Court raising questions with the Centre or pulling up the government on issues, but in the matter of the appointment of retired…
