Election Commission
- India
Stage set for Priyanka’s electoral debut from Wayanad as EC announces bypoll
New Delhi: With the Election Commission (EC) announcing the bypoll to the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, the stage is set for Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s electoral debut from the Kerala constituency…
- India
CEC Rajiv Kumar dismisses Congress’ EVM tampering claims in Haryana
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday rejected claims by Congress leaders of alleged tampering of EVMs in some Haryana seats where machines with varying battery strength gave out different…
- Telangana
Maha, Jharkhand polls: Telangana ministers appointed as Congress observers
Hyderabad: Cabinet ministers from Telangana have been appointed as key observers for the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, according to an announcement made by the All India Congress Committee (AICC)…
- India
EC must clarify on questions raised by Congress about EVMs: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday, October 13 said the Election Commission must clarify the questions raised by the Congress about EVMs in the recently-concluded Haryana Assembly polls. Sibal…
- News
Haryana Polls: Congress files fresh complaints on EVM ‘Discrepancies’
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday, October 10 submitted more complaints to the Election Commission alleging discrepancies in the electronic voting machines during the counting of votes for the Haryana assembly elections.…
- Politics
Learn to accept decision of people: Rijiju to Rahul for questioning EC
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Congress for questioning the election commission for its Haryana poll debacle, Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday, October 9 said the opposition party should learn to…
- India
Allegations of slow Haryana result update ‘ill founded’: EC to Congress
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday, October 8 told Congress leader Jairam Ramesh that there was nothing on record to substantiate his “ill-founded allegation” of a slowdown in updating of Haryana…
- India
Congress looking for excuse after Haryana defeat : BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday, October 8 made light of the Congress raising the issue of “unexplained slowdown” of the Haryana poll results on the Election Commission website as the opposition…
- Sports
‘IOA chief Usha’s claim of EC members not felicitating Olympic medallists blatant lie’
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association Treasurer Sahdev Yadav on Tuesday hit back at president PT Usha for claiming that IOA Executive Committee members were not agreeing on a proposal to felicitate Paris…
- World
Sri Lanka’s EC orders second round of counting in presidential election
Colombo: The Election Commission of Sri Lanka on Sunday ordered a second preference count after no candidate secured over 50 per cent of the votes needed to win the presidential election. Election…
- News
J&K: Terrorist who attacked poll picket killed by CRPF troops
Srinagar: A terrorist was killed during an exchange of fire with CRPF personnel deployed at an Election Commission-directed check post in Baramulla district on Saturday, officials said. The incident took place at…
- Telangana
Telangana: Electoral rolls of gram panchayats on September 21, notification issued
Hyderabad: The State Election Commission has instructed all District Panchayat Officers to create and publish the photo electoral rolls for all gram panchayats by September 21. A notification regarding this was released…
- India
Hope EC soon declares dates for J-K assembly polls: LG Sinha
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday reiterated that the government’s stance on assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir has remained “unchanged” since the abrogation of Article 370 and expressed hope that…
- Kashmir
J-K poll process: EC team holds consultations with chief secretary, police chief
Srinagar: The Election Commission on Friday held consultations with the Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary and the union territory’s police chief to review the preparedness for assembly polls, officials said. On the…
- Kashmir
EC must hold J-K polls by SC deadline if they deem situation better than 1996: Abdullah
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that the National Conference has presented its viewpoint to the Election Commission, hoping for an early issuance of notifications to…
