Election Commission
- India
SIR: EC to share ‘suspected foreigners’ details with authorities
New Delhi: The Election Commission has directed its state poll machinery to refer cases of “suspected foreign nationals” to competent authorities during the special intensive revision of voters’ list. The EC also…
- News
Advances free, fair polls: SC upholds Election Commission’s SIR drive
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 27, gave its stamp of approval to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls – a large-scale exercise to…
- India
Counting of votes in Bengal’s Falta Assembly repoll begins
Kolkata: Counting of votes for the repoll to the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal began at 8 am on Sunday, May 24, amid tight security, an Election Commission official said. The…
- Telangana
SIR must not remove Telangana Gulf migrants’ votes: KTR
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) will approach the Election Commission of India to ensure that the voting rights of Telangana residents working in Gulf countries are protected during the ongoing Special…
- Bangalore
SC grants interim relief to Congress MLA in Sringeri recount case
New Delhi: In a major relief to Congress leader TD Rajegowda, who had recently lost his MLA position following a recount of postal ballots in the Sringeri Assembly constituency, the Supreme Court…
- India
Mamata’s decision not to quit part of her protest against Centre, EC: Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision not to quit after her defeat in the assembly polls, calling it a part of…
- Elections
CEC orders arrest of those involved in post-poll violence in Bengal: Official
Kolkata: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar directed the authorities concerned to immediately arrest those involved in post-poll violence and vandalism in West Bengal, an official said on Wednesday, May 6. The Election…
- Telangana
Next, Telangana: BJP reacts to poll results on social media
Hyderabad: With poll results in Bengal, Assam and Puducherry, pointing towards a decisive Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win, the ruling party has set its “next target” as Telangana. BJP wrote, “Next Telangana,”…
- India
A historic 91 pc voter turnout till 7 pm, polling concludes in West Bengal
Kolkata: Voting began on Wednesday, April 29, in 142 constituencies in the second and final phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, amid unprecedented security arrangements and a high-stakes contest that could…
- Telangana
SIR: Check your name now or risk losing your vote, Telangana EC tells voters
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across Telangana, with the schedule to be announced shortly, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C…
- India
SC declines relief to 65 Bengal election duty officers whose names were deleted in SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, refused to entertain pleas filed by several individuals from West Bengal, including 65 persons on election duty, against the deletion of their names…
- India
Why have an election: Kapil Sibal slams EC, Gyanesh Kumar
New Delhi: Former law minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday, April 23, launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission, accusing it of carrying out an “experiment in disenfranchisement” in West Bengal and…
- India
Calcutta HC stays EC order on action against ‘troublemakers,’ TMC says 500 held
Kolkata: A day before Assembly election in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, April 22, stayed an order of an Election Commission-appointed police observer who termed several citizens “troublemakers” and directed…
- India
EC issues ‘stern notice’ to Congress chief Kharge for calling Modi ‘terrorist’
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, April 22, took “serious note” of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “terrorist” and issued him with a…
- India
TN elections: ECI focuses on robust poll day arrangements
Chennai: With polling for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled on Thursday, April 23, the Election Commission (ECI) has put in place extensive arrangements across the state to ensure smooth, peaceful and…
