Election Commission
- India
EC proposes lowering anonymous political donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000
New Delhi: Aiming for reforms and transparency in donations received by political parties, the Election Commission has proposed reducing anonymous political donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000. Sources said that the…
- India
EC officials to review assembly polls’ preparation in Gujarat
Gandhinagar: Senior officials of the Election Commission (EC) will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Saturday in view of the state assembly elections to be held in December. Officials from…
- Telangana
EC removes two political parties from Telangana, six from AP
Hyderabad: Election Commission removed 86 non-existent registered unrecognised political parties, out of these six parties were from Andhra Pradesh (AP) and two were from Telangana. Election Commission on Tuesday ordered the delisting…
- India
EC will take ‘stronger’ steps to include specially abled, transgenders in electoral process: CEC
New Delhi: The Election Commission will take “stronger” initiatives for senior citizens, specially abled and transgender persons to ensure that they are included in the electoral process with all due respect as…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP Governor links Aadhaar with voter ID, calls it “good electoral reform”
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan and his wife Suprava Harichandan on Tuesday linked their Aadhaar numbers with the voter ID, as part of a time-bound drive launched by the Election Commission…
- India
EC welcomes SC suggestion of expert panel on freebies
New Delhi: The Election Commission Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it welcomed the suggestion of setting up an expert panel to brainstorm the issue of freebies announced during elections, but it…
- India
Fight over Shiv Sena poll symbol: Uddhav calls for party membership boost
Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday exhorted party workers to focus on increasing the membership, as this will prove crucial before the Election Commission (EC). Addressing party workers at his…
- India
EC receives 130 ‘hate speech’ complaints since 2019 LS polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission has received a total 130 complaints against ‘hate speech’ on various social media platforms during polls in the last few years. The poll panel data showed that…
- World
Nepal to hold elections on November 20
Kathmandu: The Nepal government on Thursday announced its decision to hold the federal and provincial polls on November 20. A meeting of the Cabinet took the decision earlier in the day based on…