Election Commission of India
- India
SC to hear plea over procedure to appoint election commissioners on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on March 15 the plea seeking to restrain fresh appointments to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in accordance with the legislation…
- India
ECI seeks written report from Bengal govt on ‘free & fair polls’
Kolkata: Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a written report from the West Bengal government on the action taken as well as on the tentative blueprint of the state administration to…
- News
SBI sends electoral bonds data to the Election Commission of India
New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday evening submitted details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India in compliance with the Supreme Court order. The Supreme Court on Monday…
- Kashmir
J&K: ECI team to meet political parties, admin ahead of LS polls
Srinagar: A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar will start discussions and meetings with political parties and the administration in J&K on…
- India
Ensure free, impartial Lok Sabha elections: ECI to observers
Hyderabad: Telangana chief election officer Vikas Raj virtually attended a meeting held by the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on Monday, March 11, to review the preparations…
- India
Differences with CEC or Modi govt? Oppn questions Arun Goel’s resignation
New Delhi: A day after Arun Goel resigned as election commissioner, the Congress and other opposition parties on Sunday asked whether he did so due to any differences with the chief election…
- India
Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigns ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Election Commissioner Arun Goel tendered his resignation on Saturday, March 9, days before the Lok Sabha election 2024 and President Droupadi Murmu accepted his resignation. The Election Commission is now headed only…
- Top Stories
‘Be careful’: EC advises Rahul Gandhi on remarks against PM
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday advised Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to be careful and cautious while making remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The advisory came after considering…
- Hyderabad
Tackle issue of voters getting bribed in Telangana: FFGG to Election Commission
Hyderabad: Stating that the public in Telangana “have lost faith in the Election Commission’s ability to conduct free and fair” polls, the Forum For Good Governance (FFGG) here has written to the…
- India
Health a glaring hole in election discourse, say experts
New Delhi: Every year, crores of Indians are pushed to the brink of financial ruin by medical emergencies, but as India gears up for the Lok Sabha polls, health remains conspicuously absent…
- India
LS polls: ECI urges tough action on favoritism by officials
Lucknow: The Election Commission of India on Saturday directed all the district magistrates and superintendents of police to take strong action against officials, who are indulging in favouritism. The poll body’s move comes…
- India
Nearly 97 cr Indians eligible to vote in Lok Sabha elections: ECI
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said nearly 97 crore Indians will be eligible to vote in this year’s Lok Sabha elections. It also said over two crore young electors in…
- India
Mandatory Aadhaar info in forms: SC won’t initiate contempt proceedings against ECI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to initiate contempt action against officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not modifying the forms which compel the voter to mandatorily…
- India
‘Murder of democracy’: Sharad Pawar group on ECI order
Mumbai: The Sharad Pawar camp on Tuesday described as the “murder of democracy” the Election Commission’s decision to declare the Ajit Pawar faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party which it claimed…
- India
Ajit Pawar’s faction is real NCP: Election Commission
New Delhi: The Ajit Pawar faction is the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Election Commission announced on Tuesday, ending months of speculation over the factional fight with his party founder and…
