Election Commission
- India
Muslim candidates improve tally in Assam, Kerala; number goes down in WB
Hyderabad: The results of five state assembly elections that were announced by the Election Commission on Sunday revealed that Muslim candidates in the contest barely showed any significant rise in tally. Only…
- India
Mahua Moitra slams EC, terms Nirvachan Sadan ‘new crematorium in Delhi’
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Monday took a jibe at the Election Commission, saying the EC office in the national capital — Nirvachan Sadan – is the “new…
- Politics
With ‘Metro man’ Sreedharan’s defeat, BJP fails to open an account in Kerala
Palakkad: ‘Metro man’ E Sreedharan, Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate from Kerala’s Palakkad and its undeclared Chief Ministerial face, has lost from Palakkad constituency, Election Commission said on Sunday. With Sreedharan’s defeat, BJP…
- Elections
Assam polls: NDA ahead in 77 seats, trends indicate victory
Guwahati: The ruling BJP-led NDA in Assam is leading in 77 assembly seats, while the Grand Alliance spearheaded by the Congress is ahead in 40 places, according to the trends available in the…
- India
Madras High Court rejects EC’s request to restrain media
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday refused to restrain the media from publishing oral observations made by the court against the Election Commission for the surge in COVID-19 cases. A bench of…
- India
Assembly polls: EC prohibits victory procession on counting day
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) prohibited victory procession after the counting of votes of state assembly elections on May 2 in wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases. “No victory procession…
- India
BJP to celebrate victory on May 2 virtually after EC bans electoral processions
New Delhi: In view of the Election Commission’s decision to ban victory processions on or after counting on May 2, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will celebrate the day virtually. Speaking to ANI,…
- India
Assembly polls: EC bans victory processions after counting of votes amid COVID surge
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday banned all victory processions after counting of votes in states where assembly polls were held to check the spread of coronavirus. The counting of votes…
- India
EC responsible for COVID-19 upsurge in country: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: On the last day of her 50-day long poll campaign in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday criticised the Election Commission for allegedly working in favour of the BJP, besides…
- Chennai
EC ‘most irresponsible institution’ in India: Madras HC
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday lashed out against the Election Commission and said “it is the most irresponsible institution in the country” who have done nothing to prevent political parties…
- India
India’s critical institutions have let down country during COVID-19 crisis: SC lawyer Dushyant Dave
New Delhi: All of India’s critical and leading institutions have let down the country during the present COVID-19 crisis, even though it is by far the worst crisis faced by India since…
- India
Modi responsible for second wave of COVID-19: Mamata Banerjee
Nadia: Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that he is responsible for the second wave of COVID-19 in the country.…
- Elections
24-hour campaign ban on BJP’s Dilip Ghosh over his Sitalkuchi remarks
New Delhi: The Election Commission Thursday evening imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on the BJP’s West Bengal president Dilip Ghosh for his “there will be Sitalkuchi in several places” remarks. The order said…
- Top Stories
Sushil Chandra assumes charge as Chief Election Commissioner
New Delhi: Sushil Chandra assumed charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday. Chandra was appointed as the CEC on Monday, the day Sunil Arora demitted office. Chandra was appointed as an…
- Elections
Mamata stages dharna to protest EC’s move to ban her campaign for 24 hrs
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sat on a dharna in the heart of the city to protest against the Election Commission’s “unconstitutional” decision to ban her…
- Elections
Mamata to stage dharna in Kolkata Tuesday to protest EC’s ban on her
Kolkata: Lashing out at the Election Commission over its decision to bar her from campaigning for 24 hours, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she would stage a dharna in the city…
- Elections
EC bans Mamata from campaigning for 24 hours
Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday banned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning in the ongoing state elections for 24 hours from 8 pm today and said she had…
- India
West Bengal polls: Crucial third phase will decide fate of 31 assemblies
Kolkata: As West Bengal assembly election gears up for the crucial third phase of polling where the fate of 31 Assembly seats spread across three districts will be decided on Tuesday. Considering the…
- Top Stories
171 votes cast in Assam booth that has 90 voters
Haflong: Total 171 votes were cast in a booth in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, even though 90 people were eligible to exercise their franchise, officials said on Monday, revealing a massive irregularity. The…
- Politics
EC reduces Himanta Biswa Sarma’s campaign ban to 24 hrs
New Delhi: The Election Commission in a fresh order on Saturday gave relief to BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma by reducing his ban from campaigning to 24 hours. The commission’s order came following…
- India
EC debars Himanta Biswa Sarma from campaigning for 48 hrs
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday debarred Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma, from campaigning for ongoing Assam elections for 48 hours for his remark against Bodoland People’s Front…
- India
Assam elections: EVM found in BJP candidate’s car; EC orders repoll
Karimganj: The Election Commission on Friday ordered a repoll at a polling station in Ratabari seat of Assam after the presiding officer carried the EVM after polling in a vehicle which reportedly…
- Elections
West Bengal: Section 144 imposed in Nandigram ahead of 2nd phase polling
Nandigram: The Election Commission has imposed Section 144 in Nandigram, ahead of the high-stakes second phase of assembly elections that will witness an intense contest between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her…
- India
New EVMs will be used in coming polls: EC informs HC
Chennai: The Election Commission on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that it would use only new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), manufactured three to four years ago, for the April 6 Assembly elections…
- India
Election Commission bans bike rallies in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: The Election Commission of India on Saturday banned bike rallies 72 hours before the date of poll and on the poll day in all the constituencies of Tamil Nadu. According to…
- India
Protect postal ballots: HC to Election Commission
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Election Commission to preserve the postal ballots of the elderly voters, the differently abled and and the COVID-19-affected in strong rooms with CCTV…
- Elections
TN Polls: ECI orders transfer of Trichy Collector, SP
Tiruchirappalli: The Election Commission of India on Thursday transferred Tiruchirappalli district Collector, superintendent of police and sub-collector to non-election posts following the seizure of Rs 1 crore from the district. In a…
- India
Election Commission revises rule for polling agents
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to revise its rules for polling agents, allowing a party to nominate a polling agent for any booth within the assembly segment where the…
- Telangana
Nagarjunasagar bypoll: Election Commission announces polling date
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday announced bypolls to Telangana’s Nagarjunasagar and 13 other Assembly constituencies of different states. The commission also announced the bypolls to Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency in…
- India
Attack on Mamata ‘part of deep-rooted conspiracy’: TMC delegation tells EC
New Delhi: A delegation of six MPs of Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday met the Election Commission officials in the national capital to raise their concern over the Nandigram incident in which…
