Election Commission of India
- India
Mumbai-based AB General Electoral Trust donated Rs 10 crore to BJP in FY 2021-22
New Delhi: A contribution report of Mumbai-based AB General Electoral Trust disclosed that the trust donated Rs 10 crore to the BJP in the financial year 2021-22. As per the contributions details…
- India
Big question mark over ECI’s fairness in last few years: Prashant Bhushan
Nagpur: Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Sunday said the fairness of the Election Commission of India (ECI) has come under cloud in the last few years. He accused the ECI of keeping mum…
- Andhra Pradesh
EC orders YSRCP to clarify reports that Jagan is its ‘permanent’ president
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of media reports that Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has been appointed the permanent president of YSRCP, the Election Commission on Wednesday directed the party to make…
- India
Will control hate speech through IPC, RP Act: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that hate speech has not been defined under any existing law in India and in absence of specific law on…
- India
EC declares 253 registered unrecognised political parties as ‘inactive’
New Delhi: As part of its action for ensuring due compliance by Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, has delisted…
- Hyderabad
ECI takes U-turn; linking of Aadhar to voter ID now compulsory?
Hyderabad/National: In a move that will raise privacy concerns, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has pretty much made linking Aadhar to voter ID mandatory. A notification from the ECI to election…
- India
ECI launches drive to collect voters’ Aadhar number in AP
Amaravati: The Election Commission of India launched a time-bound drive on Monday for collection of Aadhar numbers of the existing electors in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena…
- India
Those aged above 17 can now register in advance to become voters: EC
New Delhi: In an effort to ensure greater participation of youth in polls, the Election Commission has decided that those above 17 years of age can now apply in advance to register…
- India
Supreme Court asks Centre to take Finance Commission’s views on freebies
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central government to engage with the Finance Commission on the issue of political parties inducing voters through freebies, and examine if there is a…
- India
Opposition, ruling party to pick candidates for Vice President poll
New Delhi: As the Election Commission announced the schedule for the Vice President poll, the ruling BJP-led NDA and the opposition will have to pick candidates in July itself. The ruling party…
- News
ECI announces election for next President of India on July 18
New Delhi: Election for the next President of India will be held on July 18 and counting of votes will take place on July 21. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday…
- Telangana
TRS nominee elected uncontested to Rajya Sabha
Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) candidate Vaddiraju Ravichandra was unanimously elected to Rajya Sabha (RS). After the deadline for withdrawing nominations had passed, the Returning Officer handed over the election certification…
- India
EC mulling postal ballots for overseas voters
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has said that its contemplating postal ballots for overseas voters, an official statement said on Friday. During his recent visit to South Africa and interaction…
- Telangana
Telangana: 22L similar photo entries found on electoral rolls
Hyderabad: The Telangana state election commission on Thursday revealed that there are approximately 22.4 lakh photo similar entries (PSE) across the 119 assembly constituencies. Photo similar entries is an issue which involves…
- India
EC restores max number of star campaigners as Covid cases drop
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday restored the maximum number of Star Campaigners for ongoing and future elections as the number of Covid-19 cases dropped substantially. Now, the…
