Election Commission of India
- India
After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification, EC in no hurry for Wayanad bypoll
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the date for the by-election to fill vacancies in one Parliamentary constituency of Punjab and four Assembly constituencies in Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Meghalaya.…
- India
Election Commission to announce Karnataka Assembly elections schedule today
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka slated this year at 11:30 am on Wednesday, the ECI said.…
- Bangalore
Flawed reports causes more damage to credibility of poll management bodies: CEC KumarB
Bengaluru: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has flagged “flawed” reports of some agencies and organisations, saying they cause more damage to the credibility of election management bodies as the pioneering work done…
- India
SC orders panel comprising PM, LoP, CJI for selection of election commissioners
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a panel comprising the prime minister, leader of opposition (LoP), Chief Justice of India (CJI) for selecting election commissioners. A five-judge constitution bench headed…
- Telangana
Telangana legislative council biennial election on March 23
Hyderabad: Telangana State Legislative Council has announced the biennial elections will take place on March 23 to fill up three Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) seats. Polling will be conducted from…
- India
BJP has already made EC, ED and CBI their election toolkits: Priyanka Chaturvedi
Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Priyanka Chaturvedi, Manisha Kayande and others arrived at ‘Matoshree’ in Mumbai today. Manisha Kayande and others arrived at ‘Matoshree’ after the Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered…
- India
Seriously concerned about increasing use of money power in elections: ECI to SC
New Delhi: Contending that the ECI is seriously concerned about the increasing use of money power in elections, the poll panel has told the Supreme Court that it has introduced a robust…
- Hyderabad
SC issues notice to Election Commission on Voter ID-Aadhar link
Hyderabad: A Supreme Court bench on Wednesday issued a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding a plea filed by a Hyderabad-based activist against the ECI’s usage of software for…
- India
Amit Shah’s ‘taught a lesson’ remark not violative of poll code: EC sources
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark at an election rally in Gujarat that perpetrators of violence were “taught a lesson” in 2002 was not violative of the model code of conduct,…
- India
SC asks tough questions about Arun Goel’s elevation to EC
New Delhi: There is hardly anything surprising in the Supreme Court raising questions with the Centre or pulling up the government on issues, but in the matter of the appointment of retired…
- India
SC judge disagrees with EC’s stand that right to vote is not constitutional right
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice K.M. Joseph on Wednesday disagreed with the Election Commission of India’s counsel, who said the right to vote is a statutory right and not a constitutional…
- India
SC orders Centre to produce file on appointment of ECI Arun Goel
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Wednesday to produce before it the file related to the appointment of Election Commissioner Arun Goel, who was appointed on November 19. A five-judge Constitution…
- India
India’s Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar observes Nepal polls
Kathmandu: A delegation from the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Sunday observed the general elections in Nepal and visited several polling stations. Nepal went to…
- India
Record cash, liquor seized as Gujarat, Himachal go for polls: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said “record seizures” of cash, liquor and freebies have been made as Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh go for assembly polls. While HP goes to poll…
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Telangana: Forum For Good Governance seeks inquiry into Munugode bypoll
Hyderabad: The Forum For Good Governance (FFCG) on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission seeking an inquiry into the just concluded Munugode by-poll. FFGG secretary M Padmanabh Reddy, in a letter to…
