Election Commission
- India
Mayawati slams BJP, cautions EC ahead of next phase
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Friday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and accused them of malpractices during the just concluded first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, and…
- News
EC sends notice to Yogi, Mayawati for ‘violation’ of Model Code of Conduct, seeks reply within 24 hours
New Delhi [India]: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday sent notices to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and UP CM Yogi Adityanath over their speeches delivered in Deoband in Saharanpur…
- News
KPCC writes to EC against PM Modi
New Delhi (India): Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has written to the Election Commission (EC), complaining against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for referring to Balakot air strike in a bid to woo…
- News
Restrictions on Modi biopic to also apply on NaMo TV: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday stopped the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic and ordered a ban on NaMo TV till the Lok Sabha elections conclude, saying that…
- News
Election Commission stops PM Modi’s Biopic till end of elections
New Delhi: Release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic “PM Narendra Modi” has been stopped by the Election Commission till the end of national elections on May 19. Effectively banning the screening…
- News
EC opposes anonymity involved in electoral bonds
New Delhi: The Election Commission, which opposed the anonymous electoral bonds in an affidavit in 2017, on Wednesday, told the Supreme Court that it is not against the bonds themselves, and, instead,…
- Telangana
ECI notice to KCR for violating poll code based on VHP complaint
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao finding him prima facie guilty of violating the Model Code…
- Hyderabad News
Revanth Complains to EC about Police harassment
Hyderabad: Congress Party Candidate from Malkajgiri MP seat A. Revanth Reddy on Monday lodged a complaint with election commission of India and alleged that he and his followers and supporters were being…
- Hyderabad News
Congress plaint to EC against CM, CS
Hyderabad: The congress leaders Marri Shashidhar Reddy and Niranjan today appealed to Election Commission to take action against chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and remove Chief Secretary SK Joshi for poll code…
- News
Congress accuses TV serial maker of ‘pseudo-campaigning’ for BJP, to approach EC
Mumbai (Maharashtra): Congress has blamed the makers of a TV serial of “pseudo-campaigning” for the Bharatiya Janata Party and will be approaching the Election Commission to lodge a complaint in the matter.…
- Politics
‘Be more careful,’ EC tells Yogi over “Modiji ki sena” remark
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday found Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath guilty of violating the model code of conduct (MCC) for his “Modiji ki sena” (Modi’s army) remark and…
- News
Cong removes lines in campaign song after ECI’s objection
New Delhi (India): Ahead of the launch of Congress’ campaign song for the Lok Sabha elections on Sunday, the party had to remove a couple of stanzas after the Election Commission of…
- News
EC asks BJP to retract theme song composed by Babul Supriyo
Kolkata (West Bengal): The Election Commission of India on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s theme song composed by Asansol MP Babul Supriyo cannot be played anywhere henceforth, after the All India…
- News
Yogi’s ‘Modiji ki sena’ remark violated poll code: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday found Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath guilty of violating the model code of conduct (MCC) for his “Modiji ki sena” (Modi’s army) remark and…
- News
EC should work in an unbiased manner: Andhra CM on transfer of state chief secy
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): Hours after the Election Commission ordered the transfer of state Chief Secretary Anil Chandra Punetha, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the EC should work in an…
- India
Congress moves Election Commission against Amit Shah
New Delhi:The Congress on Friday moved the Election Commission (EC) alleging wilful non-disclosure of liabilities by BJP President Amit Shah and sought his disqualification from contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Gandhinagar.…
- India
Election Commission gives notice on 100 things: VK Singh
Ghaziabad: Union Minister Retd. General VK Singh downplayed the notice served by the Election Commission to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his “Modi Ji Ki Sena” remark by saying,…
- News
EC struggling to enforce model code, say experts
New Delhi: Even before voting has taken place for the first phase in the seven-phase general elections, the Election Commission (EC) is struggling with a series of poll-code violations, with more piling…
- India
EC, IT dept harassing me and family: Kumaraswamy
Karwar: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy accused the Election Commission and the Income Tax Department of harassing him and his family. “The Election Commission and Income Tax Department are literally harassing me and…
- Bollywood News
EC to decide on Modi biopic on Friday
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) will on Friday decide the fate of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which, the opposition has alleged, violated the model code of conduct, the…
- News
Telangana: EC officials review ‘special arrangements’ for LS election in Nizamabad
Hyderabad (Telangana): A team of the Election Commission of India led by senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha held a series of meetings with the Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana, Rajat Kumar,…
- Politics
Prakash Ambedkar threatens to throw EC into jail
Yavatmal (Maharashtra): Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) chief Prakash Ambedkar on Thursday threatened that if voted to power, his party would “throw the Election Commission (EC) into jail” for banning any reference to…
- News
NaMo TV: EC seeks clarification from I&B ministry
Taking cognizance of the launch of NaMo TV ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission sought a report from the ministry of information and broadcasting. Responding to it, the ministry…
- India
ECI seizes unaccounted cash, liquor and drugs over Rs.1500 crores ahead of LS elections
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) claimed to have seized cash, liquor, drugs, gold/silver, and other items amounting worth Rs. 1582.19 crores from across the country just days ahead of…
- News
EC issues notice to Adityanath over his ‘Modi ki Sena’ remark
New Delhi: The Election Commission has issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his ‘Modi ki sena’ remark. The Commission has asked him to file a reply by…
- Politics
Those charged with sedition should be stopped from going to Parliament: Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that those with sedition charges should be stopped from going to Parliament. His statement came after the Election Commission issued him…
- India
ECI seeks I and B Ministry’s response on the launch of NaMo TV
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) seeking a report on the launch of NaMo TV after the model code came into…
- Business
Wages rise under MGNREGA with EC endorsement
Agartala/New Delhi: The Union Rural Development Ministry has increased the rate of wages under the MGNREGA for the 2019-20 fiscal with approval from the Election Commission and has asked state governments not…
- Hyderabad News
No ballot papers in Nizamabad constituency, says EC
Hyderabad: Polling in Telangana’s Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency, where 185 candidates including Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s daughter K. Kavitha are in fray, will be conducted with EVMs only, the Election…
- Hyderabad News
EC observer visits city on police preparedness for LS polls
Hyderabad: Special Central Observer from Election Commission K.K. Sharma and former BSF DG visited the office of Commissioner of Police, here. He was welcomed by Anjani Kumar, IPS, who introduced the police…
