Election Commission
- India
EC announces 100 per cent webcasting in Bihar assembly elections
New Delhi: Seeking to ensure increased monitoring of the poll procedure on voting days, the Election Commission (EC) on Monday decided to carry out webcasting at all polling stations, up from the…
- Photos
Photos: ‘Very clear EC is compromised’, says Rahul Gandhi in US
Boston: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has cited the Maharashtra Assembly polls to allege that the Election Commission is “compromised” and “there is something wrong with the system”. Gandhi arrived in the…
- India
Calcutta HC upholds Election Commission’s nomination review mechanism
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has held that there are sufficient checks and balances in the process adopted by the Election Commission of India while scrutinising the nomination of a parliamentary or…
- Telangana
Large number of votes declared invalid in Telangana graduates’ MLC election
Hyderabad: More than 21,000 votes have been declared invalid in Telangana Legislative Council election from Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar Graduates’ constituency, where the counting process continued for the second day on Tuesday. The counting staff…
- Telangana
Counting of votes underway for three MLC seats in Telangana
Hyderabad: The counting of votes for the Telangana Legislative Council elections to two teachers and one graduate constituency is underway on Monday. The counting of votes for the graduate constituency of Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar,…
- India
Duplication of voter card numbers does not indicate fake voters: EC
New Delhi: Amid reports flagging issuance of identical voter card numbers to electors in two different states, the Election Commission on Sunday said duplicate numbers do not necessarily imply fake voters. It…
- India
Polling underway in municipal body elections in Haryana
New Delhi: The voting for the local body elections was underway in Haryana on Sunday, with voters lining up early at several places. Among the early voters was Union Minister Manohar Lal…
- Telangana
Polling underway for three MLC seats in Telangana
Hyderabad: Polling was underway for three seats of Telangana Legislative Council from teachers’ and graduates’ constituencies on Thursday. Voting commenced at 8 a.m. in the Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar graduates’ and teachers’ constituencies and the…
- World
Bangladesh EC pushes for December 2025, June 2026 poll deadlines
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Election Commission said on Sunday, February 23, that preparations are underway for the general elections, based on the two deadlines set by the interim government—December this year and June 2026,…
- India
Poll data system robust; nothing can go wrong, claims Election Commission
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday, February 12, asserted that the system of poll data is robust with in-built “red flags” which ensure that “nothing can go wrong”. His…
- India
Maharashtra has more voters than total adult population: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Alleging “numerous irregularities” in the Maharashtra polls, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday, February 7, claimed there were more registered voters than the entire state’s adult population, and more…
- India
Election Commission hits back at AAP
New Delhi: Amid allegations levelled by the Aam Aadmi Party that the Election Commission is being run by CEC Rajiv Kumar, the poll panel on Tuesday hit back saying it is a…
- Delhi
Delhi Police, EC indulge in hooliganism against AAP: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal sharply criticised the Delhi Police and the Election Commission on Tuesday for what he described as their biased and unprofessional…
- Politics
Arvind Kejriwal slams EC over attack on journalists in Delhi
New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticised the Delhi Police and also hit out at the Election Commission (EC) over an alleged…
- Delhi
Kejriwal writes to Election Commission seeking action against ‘attacks’ on AAP workers
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has written to the Chief Election Officer (CEO) of Delhi, raising concerns over alleged attacks on his party workers in the New…
