Election Commission
- India
EC receives applications for EVM verification on 8 LS seats in 6 states
New Delhi: The Election Commission has received eight applications from aggrieved candidates, including those from the BJP and the Congress, for verification of tampering or modification in micro-controller chips embedded in the…
- India
Ensure complete transparency of EVMs or abolish them: Rahul Gandhi to EC
New Delhi: Raising questions on the reliability of EVMs, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked the Election Commission to ensure complete transparency of the machines and processes or abolish them. The…
- Kolkata
Bengal bypolls: 55 companies of CAPF to be deployed in 4 Assembly seats
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to deploy 55 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel for the bye-elections for four Assembly constituencies in West Bengal to be…
- India
TMC urges EC to conduct bypolls on 10 assembly seats together
New Delhi: With the Election Commission announcing bypolls on four assembly seats in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress on Monday wrote to the poll panel and urged it to also conduct bypolls…
- India
EC refuses extra time to Jairam Ramesh to back ‘attempts to influence DMs’ claim
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday refused to grant additional time to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to back his claims that attempts were made to influence 150 district magistrates and collectors…
- India
Election Commission calls presser today before counting of votes
New Delhi: The day before the mega counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections on June 4, the Election Commission is slated to hold a press conference on Monday in Delhi…
- India
INDIA bloc urges EC to ensure guidelines are followed for vote counting
New Delhi: A delegation of leaders from the INDIA opposition bloc met the full bench of the Election Commission on Sunday and urged it to ensure that all the guidelines are followed…
- India
Exit poll 2024: Most exit polls predict big win for NDA
As the embargo by Election Commission on publication of exit polls, in place since April 19, was lifted today at 6:30 pm after the last phase of Lok Sabha elections, various media…
- India
EC releases data for first 5 phases of LS polls; 50.72 cr of 76.41 cr electors vote
New Delhi: Of the 76.41 crore eligible voters in the first five phases of the Lok Sabha polls, as many as 50.72 crore people have cast their vote, according to data shared…
- India
EC not fulfilling its constitutional duty unfortunate: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress came down heavily on the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday for not disclosing voter data to the public and said it is unfortunate and condemnable that the poll…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra MLA caught on camera smashing EVM; EC launches probe
Palnadu: The Election Commission (EC) took serious note of the allegations of damage to an electronic voting machine (EVM) by YSRCP MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy and launched a probe against him. The…
- India
Raut slams EC over slow voting pace in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed the Election Commission was an “extended branch of the BJP” and the voting process in Maharashtra’s 13 Lok seats was slow wherever…
- Telangana
After EC nod, Telangana cabinet meeting to be held tomorrow
Hyderabad: After being deferred earlier, the Telangana Cabinet meeting will now take place on Monday, May 20, 2024, at the BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat in Hyderabad. This decision follows the Election…
- India
Phase five LS polls: EC asks city dwellers to turnout in higher numbers
New Delhi: On the eve of phase five of Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission on Sunday pointed out that Mumbai, Thane and Lucknow have shown apathy towards voting in the past…
- Telangana
Telangana cabinet meeting called off as EC delays permission
Hyderabad: The State cabinet meeting, which was scheduled to be held at Dr BR Ambedkar state secretariat on Saturday afternoon, got cancelled as the election commission did not give permission till Saturday…
