Election Commission
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh polls: Filing of nominations for Assembly, Lok Sabha begins
Amaravati: Filing of nominations for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh will begin on Thursday as the Election Commission issued notification kickstarting the election process. The nominations from candidates for…
- Andhra Pradesh
Poll code provisions applicable on private advisors of state govt: EC to Andhra CS
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday told the Andhra Pradesh chief secretary that provisions of the model code of conduct apply to private advisors of the state government as they hold…
- India
EC slaps 48 hr campaign ban on Randeep Surjewala over Hema Malini remarks
New Delhi: The Election Commission imposed a 48-hour campaigning ban on Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala, effective from 6 p.m. on Tuesday, over his derogatory remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hema…
- India
Not correct to take steps that can overlap legal process: EC on probe against politicians
New Delhi: Amid the Opposition charge of being targeted by central probe agencies in the poll season, the Election Commission on Tuesday said it is committed to protecting a level playing field…
- India
Not found it correct to take step that could overlap legal process: EC
New Delhi: Amid allegations by opposition parties that the government was misusing probe agencies to target its leaders, the Election Commission on Tuesday asserted that while it remains committed to protecting level…
- Andhra Pradesh
EC directs AP police to speed up probe over stone hurled at Jagan
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena on Monday directed police officials to speed up the investigation into the case of a stone being hurled at Chief Minister Y…
- Kashmir
EC modifies voting process for Kashmiri migrant voters
Jammu: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday, after receiving representations from different organisations of Kashmiri migrant voters about difficulties being faced by them in the filing of form-M, has modified the voting…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: BJP moves EC against Congress for distributing ‘guarantee cards’
Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP has appealed to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prevent the distribution of Congress’ ‘guarantee cards’ signed by its leader Rahul Gandhi and AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge…
- India
EC to install GPS location tracking system in vehicles used for LS polls
Kolkata: The Election Commission has decided to install GPS location tracking system in all vehicles that will be used for polling purposes in West Bengal, an official said. A communication in this…
- India
TMC leaders’ dharna outside EC office poll gimmick, bid to protect Shahjahan: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday termed the TMC leaders’ dharna outside the poll panel’s office here a “poll gimmick” and alleged the Mamata Banerjee-led party was making an all-out effort to…
- Andhra Pradesh
EC notice to Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan for remarks against Naidu
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Sunday issued a notice to Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for making inappropriate comments about Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: IPS officers appeals to EC on ‘malicious’ propaganda against them
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh IPS officers body on Saturday made a representation to the Chief Election Commissioner in which they claimed leaders from NDA in the state were indulging in a sustained…