Election Commission
- Telangana
Telangana polls: Activists pick holes in EC claims, flag irregularities
By Abdullah Kazmi Hyderabad: With the Telangana elections inching closer, the State Election Commission asserts that it is working tirelessly to guarantee electoral integrity in the polls. However, the discrepancies in electoral…
- India
Simultaneous polls: Terms of 10 state assemblies to end before or around 2024 LS polls
New Delhi: The constitution of a committee by the Centre to explore the feasibility of “one nation, one election” has opened up the possibility of Lok Sabha polls being advanced so that…
- Sports
Ace cricketer Tendulkar is EC’s national icon; to encourage greater voter participation
New Delhi: As the Election Commission battles urban and youth apathy towards voting, cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar was on Wednesday appointed as a “national icon” of the poll panel to encourage greater…
- India
EC to designate cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as ‘national icon’
New Delhi: Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar will on Wednesday be designated as a “national icon” of the Election Commission (EC) to encourage greater voter participation in the electoral process. A memorandum of…
- India
Bypoll to vacant Rajya Sabha seat from UP on Sept 15
New Delhi: Bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh vacated following the death of a sitting member will be held on September 15, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. Hardwar…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s elections postponed for new constituency delimitation
Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission on Thursday decided to conduct a fresh delimitation of Constituencies on the basis of the new census, delaying the general elections which were scheduled to be held within…
- India
Modi govt wants to ensure ‘control’ over EC in poll year: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday alleged that the Modi government wants to ensure control over the Election Commission in a poll year. Sharing a letter written in June 2012 by veteran…
- India
Govt destroying EC’s impartiality: CPI(M) on bill on appointment of CEC, ECs
New Delhi: The CPI-M on Thursday slammed the government on a bill that seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India with a cabinet minister in the panel for selection of the…
- India
SC refuses urgent hearing on Uddhav Thackeray faction’s plea against EC decision
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused an urgent hearing on the Uddhav Thackeray faction’s plea challenging the Election Commission’s decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde-led bloc as the real Shiv…
