Election Commission
- India
Information on Electoral Bonds will be disclosed on time: CEC
Jammu: India’s Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, on Wednesday said that following the Supreme Court’s order, the SBI has provided details to the Election Commission about the Electoral Bonds issued by the…
- India
EC’s independence ‘severely eroded’ since 2014: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said the Election Commission has refused to meet INDIA bloc parties on the issue of use of 100 per cent VVPAT slips and alleged that the…
- India
ECI team holds meetings with J&K political parties
Srinagar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) team headed by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar held discussions with representatives of various political parties ahead of the Lok Sabha on Tuesday…
- India
Is Election Commission working under pressure: Akhilesh on Goel’s resignation
Lucknow: A day after Arun Goel resigned as election commissioner, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday asked whether the Election Commission is working under pressure. “Just before the elections, whose pressure there…
- Top Stories
Two election commissioners to be appointed by March 15: Sources
New Delhi: Two election commissioners are likely to be appointed by March 15 to fill the vacancies created by the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey and the surprise resignation of Arun Goel,…
- Top Stories
Owaisi seeks Centre’s explanation on Arun Goel’s resignation
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday, March 10, sought answers from the BJP-led Centre on the circumstances around election commissioner Arun Goel’s resignation on Saturday, March 9. “It’s very shocking, when…
- India
Days before it announces polls, EC to meet top MHA officials
New Delhi: Days before it announces schedule for the Lok Sabha polls, the top brass of the Election Commission has called senior Home ministry officials to review security preparedness for the democratic exercise.…
- Kolkata
Central agencies must not impede electoral process: TMC tells EC
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Monday urged the Election Commission to ensure that central agencies must not impede the electoral process. The TMC delegation also appealed to the commission to make sure…
- Telangana
Telangana: Election Commission prepares action plan for LS polls
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Election Officer C Partha Sarthi conducted a second meeting in connection with the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections here on Friday. The senior election officer asked the enforcement…
- Pakistan
PTI to hold intra-party elections on March 3
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday announced to hold intra-party polls on March 3. Previous intra-party polls were declared unconstitutional by the Election Commission of Pakistan and the order was upheld by…
- India
EC flagged its concern in SC in 2019 on impact of electoral bonds scheme on transparency
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) had, in 2019, flagged its concerns in the Supreme Court on the changes made in several laws relating to political funding to facilitate the electoral bonds…
- India
Don’t eat if your parents don’t vote for me: Shiv Sena MLA tells kids
Mumbai: An MLA of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has courted controversy by asking children not to eat for two days if their parents don’t vote for him. Kalamnuri MLA Santosh Bangar’s…
- India
EC has stabbed democracy in the back: Raut on poll body’s order on NCP
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission has stabbed democracy in the back through its decision to recognise Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s faction…
- India
Do not use children in poll campaigning: EC to political parties
New Delhi: Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission on Monday asked political parties not to use children in campaigning “in any form whatsoever”, including for distribution of posters and pamphlets…
- India
2024 LS polls: 96 cr citizens, including 47 cr women, eligible to cast vote
New Delhi: Over 96 crore people, including 47 crore women, are eligible to cast a vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, for which more than 12 lakh polling booths will be…
