Election Commission of India
- India
Mamata asks EC officials to not exclude anyone from voter list based on religious identity
Ranaghat (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked officers involved in upgrading voter lists to include those who have attained 18 years of age and not to exclude anyone…
- India
India has 2.49 lakh voters aged above 100: CEC Rajiv Kumar
Pune: There are 2.49 lakh voters aged above 100 in India, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday. Besides, 1.80 crore voters are over 80 years of age, Kumar said after…
- India
SC seeks replies of UP govt, ECI on plea of Azam Khan against disqualification
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government and Election Commission of India on a plea of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan against his disqualification from…
- Telangana
Munugode by-poll: ECI notice to Komatireddy over bank funds transfer
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India on Sunday issued a notice to BJP’s Munugode Assembly by-poll candidate Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy to explain the fund transactions from his and family owned accounts. The…
- India
Submit proof of ‘deletion of Muslim, Yadav voters’ names’ claim, EC tells Akhilesh
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav to submit documentary proof to substantiate his allegation that the poll panel had deliberately deleted the names…
- Telangana
Telangana: BJP writes to EC over alleged bogus votes in Munugode
Hyderabad: Central leadership of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission of India over alleged Bogus votes in Munugode. In their letter, union minister for education Dharmendra…
- Telangana
Telangana: TRS urges EC to remove symbols similar to car
Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Monday urged the Election Commission of India to remove free symbols resembling the car which is the party’s election symbol. According to reports, the TRS…
- Politics
Congress files counter-complaint against BJP after NCPCR complaint
New Delhi: A Congress delegation on Monday met the Election Commission after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights filed a complaint against it for using children in its ongoing Bharat…
- India
‘Major victory’: Uddhav group after EC allots new name, symbol
Mumbai: The Uddhav Thackeray group on Monday expressed satisfaction over the Election Commission allotting ‘Shiv Sena – Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray’ as the name for the faction. The Commission also okayed the ‘flaming torch’…
- India
Sena war: Will ‘bounce back’ from ‘cruel’ EC decision, says Uddhav faction
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday said it is a “bushfire” that can never be extinguished and promised to “bounce back” from the Election Commission’s decision to freeze the party’s name and symbol,…
- India
Mumbai-based AB General Electoral Trust donated Rs 10 crore to BJP in FY 2021-22
New Delhi: A contribution report of Mumbai-based AB General Electoral Trust disclosed that the trust donated Rs 10 crore to the BJP in the financial year 2021-22. As per the contributions details…
- India
Big question mark over ECI’s fairness in last few years: Prashant Bhushan
Nagpur: Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Sunday said the fairness of the Election Commission of India (ECI) has come under cloud in the last few years. He accused the ECI of keeping mum…
- Andhra Pradesh
EC orders YSRCP to clarify reports that Jagan is its ‘permanent’ president
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of media reports that Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has been appointed the permanent president of YSRCP, the Election Commission on Wednesday directed the party to make…
- India
Will control hate speech through IPC, RP Act: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that hate speech has not been defined under any existing law in India and in absence of specific law on…
- India
EC declares 253 registered unrecognised political parties as ‘inactive’
New Delhi: As part of its action for ensuring due compliance by Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, has delisted…
