Election Commission of India
- India
K’taka by-polls 2019: 32.51 percent voter turnout till 1 pm
New Delhi: The by-elections for 15 out of 17 assembly seats in Karnataka are underway. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), till 1 pm the overall voter turn out was…
- Bangalore News
FIR against editor of Kannada daily for artilce on Kumaraswamy’s son
BENGALURU: Bengaluru police have filed an FIR against Vishweshwar Bhat, the editor of Kannada daily Vishwavani, for allegedly publishing derogatory remarks against Nikhil, son of Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. The FIR was…
- Elections
Expert Warns: Election results can be manipulated even without EVM tampering
Mumbai: As the Opposition parties’ apprehensions on glitches in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) continue to simmer, a new spectre looms large on the vote-count day of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, May…
- Politics
Fear of ‘EVM rigging’, gathbandhan watchdogs guarding strongrooms
MEERUT: Amid allegations of EVMs rigging surfaced and most of the exit polls on Sunday predicted a thumping victory to the BJP-led NDA, an army of Mahagathbandhan workers and supporters are guarding…
- Technology
2019 Elections: Over 120,000 political ads Rs 27.7 crore spent by parties on Facebook
NEW DELHI: Led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, political parties in India spent a total of Rs 27.73 crore on Facebook for posting political ads on the platform as the seven-phase general…
- Politics
LS polls 2019: 51.95% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm
NEW DELHI: A 51.95% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm on Sunday in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls with Jharkhand on top of the chart. According to…
- News
ECI has lost all credibility, says Mamta after poll panel ban campaigning
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, came down heavily on the Election Commission of India and said the poll panel had lost its “credibility”. According to The Telegrapgh reports, the Trinamul…
- Politics
Imposing campaign ban after PM’s rally unfair, EC acting under pressure: Mayawati
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of acting under pressure from the Central government, a day after the poll body cut short the…
- News
They raised wrong slogans, I stopped them: Priyanka Gandhi
NEW DELHI: A day after being served a notice from National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Friday that she stopped children from…
- Politics
DMK candidate from Vellore writes to EC, says it is toeing in line with BJP
New Delhi: After polls in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore Lok Sabha constituency were deferred, DMK candidate Kathir Anand wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) alleging that the election watchdog…
- Politics
Give me Rs 75 lakh or permit me to sell my kidney: LS candidate from Balaghat tells EC
Bhopal: Kishore Samrite, a former Samajwadi Party MLA who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate from Balaghat constituency, has requested the Election Commission to either provide Rs 75…
- Politics
Congress moves EC against Smriti Irani’s “falsified” degree
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday filed a memorandum with the Election Commission of India (EC) alleging that the Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani had “falsified records” of her educational qualifications and…
- Bollywood News
Makers of ‘PM Narendra Modi’ move SC over stalling of film’s release
New Delhi: Makers of biopic ‘PM Narendra Modi’ have moved the Supreme Court over the stalling of the film’s release. The top court will hear the case on April 15. Earlier in…
- India
SC issues notice to EC in PIL seeking action against speeches on caste and communal lines
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday issued a notice to Election Commission of India (ECI) on a PIL seeking strict action against political parties if their spokespersons and representatives deliver…
- India
VVPAT issue: SC asks Oppn parties to file reply on EC affidavit by April 8
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked petitioners seeking direction that 50 percent EVM results should be matched and cross-checked with Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) before the declaration of…
- News
Punjab: Rs 9.66 crore hawala money seized in Khanna city
Khanna city: In one of the biggest cash seizures in the state since the Model Code of Conduct came into force, the Khanna city police seized Rs 9.66 crore of alleged unaccounted…
- India
Punjab: Rs 9.66 crore hawala money seized in Khanna city
Khanna city: In one of the biggest cash seizures in the state since the Model Code of Conduct came into force, the Khanna city police seized Rs 9.66 crore of alleged unaccounted…
- News
62 candidates of Telangana disqualified from contesting elections; 6 from Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 62 persons have been disqualified by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday from contesting in the elections for a period of two and three years; majority of them being independent…
- India
TN bypolls: SC seeks EC’s response on a plea filed by DMK
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Election Commission seeking its response on a plea filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) regarding the bypoll schedule for…
- Technology
Dangal 2019: Twitter shows billing details for political ads in India
NEW DELHI: With social media turning out to be a major battleground for political parties in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Twitter has started to show billing details of political ads as…
- India
Lok Sabha 2019: EC team to visit Jammu and Kashmir in March to assess ground situation
New Delhi: A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) will tour the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the first week of March to assess the ground situation for holding…
- India
EC holds a discussion with political parties ahead of polls in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: A six-member team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday held a consultation session with major political parties in Odisha to discuss preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha and…
- Technology
Notice sent to ECI to frame guidelines for social media sites
New Delhi: An NGO has sent a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) demanding it frame guidelines to regulate the functioning of online social media platforms such as WhatsApp and…
- India
To enlighten electorates, EC to set up Voter Awareness Forums ahead of LS polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (EC) announced on Monday announced that Voter Awareness Forums will be set up in ministries, government departments, non-government departments and other institutions to promote electoral…
- India
EC cancels Thiruvarur Assembly by-poll citing Gaja aftermath
Chennai: The by-election to Thiruvarur Assembly constituency which was slated for January 28 has been canceled by the Election Commission at the request of the Tamil Nadu government and the district administration…
