Election Commission of India
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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…
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Telangana: Forum For Good Governance seeks inquiry into Munugode bypoll
Hyderabad: The Forum For Good Governance (FFCG) on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission seeking an inquiry into the just concluded Munugode by-poll. FFGG secretary M Padmanabh Reddy, in a letter to…
- 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…
- Telangana
Munugode by-poll: ECI notice to Komatireddy over bank funds transfer
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India on Sunday issued a notice to BJP’s Munugode Assembly by-poll candidate Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy to explain the fund transactions from his and family owned accounts. The…
- India
Submit proof of ‘deletion of Muslim, Yadav voters’ names’ claim, EC tells Akhilesh
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav to submit documentary proof to substantiate his allegation that the poll panel had deliberately deleted the names…
- Telangana
Telangana: BJP writes to EC over alleged bogus votes in Munugode
Hyderabad: Central leadership of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission of India over alleged Bogus votes in Munugode. In their letter, union minister for education Dharmendra…
- Telangana
Telangana: TRS urges EC to remove symbols similar to car
Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Monday urged the Election Commission of India to remove free symbols resembling the car which is the party’s election symbol. According to reports, the TRS…
- Politics
Congress files counter-complaint against BJP after NCPCR complaint
New Delhi: A Congress delegation on Monday met the Election Commission after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights filed a complaint against it for using children in its ongoing Bharat…
- India
‘Major victory’: Uddhav group after EC allots new name, symbol
Mumbai: The Uddhav Thackeray group on Monday expressed satisfaction over the Election Commission allotting ‘Shiv Sena – Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ as the name for the faction. The Commission also okayed the ‘flaming torch’…
- India
Sena war: Will ‘bounce back’ from ‘cruel’ EC decision, says Uddhav faction
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday said it is a “bushfire” that can never be extinguished and promised to “bounce back” from the Election Commission’s decision to freeze the party’s name and symbol,…
