Election Commission Of India
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ECI refutes TMC's allegations of EVM tampering in West Bengal polls
West Bengal | May 25, 2024 16:26 ISTThe Election Commission of India swiftly denied the Trinamool Congress's allegations of EVM tampering in Bankura's Raghunathpur. The Chief Electoral Office of West Bengal clarified that all ECI norms were followed and the process was conducted under CCTV coverage.
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EC comes down heavily on both BJP and Congress, says 'correct discourse, maintain decorum'
India | May 22, 2024 15:38 ISTCommission’s unprecedented orders to BJP and Congress come in the wake of plummeting quality of campaigning led by their star campaigners, said the EC officials.
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Over 62 per cent voter turnout in Phase 5 so far, nears 2019 mark
India | May 22, 2024 2:42 ISTAfter phase 5, voting in the last two phases -- 6 and 7 -- are left. Phase 6 will vote on May 25 and last phase on June 1. The results of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be declared on June 4.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Over 60 pc voter turnout recorded in fifth phase, Baramulla makes history
India | May 21, 2024 6:13 ISTUnion Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the remarkable surge in the voter turnout in Baramulla Lok Sabha polling, saying it is a befitting reply to those who ask what has changed after the abrogation of Article 370.
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Polling official dies of heart attack in Odisha, EC announces ex-gratia of Rs 15 lakh
India | May 19, 2024 23:55 ISTThe deceased identified as Sushil Kumar Acharya (52) died due to heart attack. He was rushed to Titlagarh hospital where doctors declared him dead, an official said.
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EC censures TMC's Humayun Kabir for statements on religious lines
West Bengal | May 18, 2024 22:36 ISTLok Sabha Elections 2024: Earlier this month, the TMC legislator during his speech allegedly threatened voters and rival parties while addressing an election rally in West Bengal's Murshidabad.
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Election-time seizures reach Rs 8,889 crores, drugs make up 45 per cent, says poll body
India | May 18, 2024 18:35 ISTThe Election Commission has released the data of poll-time seizures between March 1 and May 18. It has also stated that the amount will soon cross Rs. 9000 crore mark. The unprecedent seizure is resulted by intelligence-based coordinated action, constant review and ESMS-enabled real time monitoring.
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Fourth phase records 69 per cent voter turnout, Andhra tops with 80.66, J-K lowest
India | May 16, 2024 0:02 ISTAfter phase four, polling in three more phases including fifth, sixth and seventh are yet to take place. The results for the Lok Sabha elections will be declared on June 4. In the first three phases, experts shared their concerns over the low voter turnout.
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Andhra elections: EC summons State Chief Secretary, DGP on post-poll violence
India | May 15, 2024 15:35 ISTLeaders of the ruling YSRCP and opposition TDP levelled allegations against each other for the post-poll violence seeking against the accused. Andhra Pradesh registered a total polling percentage of 80. 66 per cent in the elections for the 25 Lok Sabha seats and 175 Assembly constituencies.
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Lok Sabha election 2024: BJP tops political Ad approvals in poll data analysis
India | May 14, 2024 21:21 ISTThe Indian National Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party followed suit with fewer applications. The approval process involves multiple advertisements and short films, all subject to the Model Code of Conduct regulations.
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TMC writes to EC over poll code violation, says 'MCC is now Modi Code of Conduct'
Kolkata | May 14, 2024 17:16 ISTTMC's Rajya Sabha MPs Saket Gokhale and Sagarika Ghose claimed that PM Modi was not being held accountable for the violations of the Model Code of Conducts.
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EC appoints Harish Kumar Gupta as new Andhra Pradesh DGP, replaces KV Rajendranath Reddy
India | May 06, 2024 17:27 ISTThe Election Commission has directed that newly appointed DGP Harish Kumar Gupta should take charge immediately and a compliance report to this effect must be submitted.
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FIR filed against JP Nadda, others over alleged intimidation of SC, ST voters in Karnataka
India | May 06, 2024 15:27 ISTThe Congress party has lodged a complaint against BJP leaders accusing them of spreading caste-based propaganda during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The complaint alleges that the BJP misrepresented Congress's stance on religious and caste issues and projected derogatory images of SC/ST communities.
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EC asks political parties to stop registering voters for post-election beneficiary-oriented scheme
India | May 02, 2024 16:47 ISTIn its direction to political parties, the Election Commission has stated that encouraging individual voters to register for post-election benefits could create the perception of a transactional relationship between the voter and the promised benefit.
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'Sudden jump in voter turnout worrying,' says Mamata, raises doubts of BJP manipulating results
West Bengal | May 01, 2024 16:26 ISTAccording to the poll panel, out of 21 states and union territories which went to polls in the first phase, 11 recorded a higher turnout of women voters. These are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Bengal.
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66.14 per cent polling in Phase 1, 66.71 per cent in Phase 2: ECI releases final voter turnout
India | May 01, 2024 0:13 ISTPolling in first phase of Lok Sabha elections was held in April 19 and second on April 26. While voting in the first two phases have been completed, five more phases are yet to go for polls. Results will be declared on June 4.
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ECI instructs political parties in Odisha to not involve children in election campaign
India | April 28, 2024 23:46 ISTThe Election Commission of India has issued a circular prohibiting political parties from engaging children in any election-related activities following a series of complaints. Meanwhile, Odisha is gearing up for simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls in four phases, starting from May.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Second round 'set' the election?
Aaj Ki Baat | April 26, 2024 22:35 ISTAaj Ki Baat: Second round 'set' the election?
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Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti urge EC against postponing polls in Anantnag-Rajouri constituency
Jammu and Kashmir | April 26, 2024 14:14 ISTNational Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti have jointly appealed to the Election Commission (EC) to refrain from postponing the polls in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat.
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Supreme Court rejects all petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips
India | April 26, 2024 20:06 ISTIt is pertinent to note that, as per the current practice, the ECI randomly verifies the VVPAT slips of EVMs from five polling booths per assembly segment in a parliamentary constituency.
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