Election Commission Of India
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'Not able to book advertisments, pay Rs 2 for anything': Five big charges by Congress against govt
India | Mar 21, 2024, 04:57 PM ISTSonia Gandhi, Rahul, and Mallikarjun Kharge in a joint presser raised the issue of Congress' funds being frozen by the income tax department saying that the move has affected their election campaign and termed it a criminal action by the Prime Minister.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: ECI appoints Sanjay Mukherjee as new DGP of West Bengal
Kolkata | Mar 19, 2024, 02:57 PM ISTThe Election Commission of India (ECI) directed the transfer of West Bengal's Director General of Police, the state's chief cop.
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SP releases fifth list, fields Dharmendra Yadav from Azamgarh, replaces candidate in Misrikh
Uttar Pradesh | Mar 16, 2024, 09:46 PM ISTThe Samajwadi Party has named five more candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The polling dates have been announced by the election commission.
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Jammu Kashmir Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Poll schedule, phases, seats, parties, all you need to know
Jammu and Kashmir | Mar 17, 2024, 12:29 AM ISTThe schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections has been announced by the Election Commission of India. Polling across the country will be held in seven phases. Here's the complete election schedule for Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Poll schedule, phases, seats, parties, all you need to know
Maharashtra | Mar 17, 2024, 12:29 AM ISTLok Sabha elections 2024 will be held in a total of seven phases starting from April 19 and the counting of votes is set for June 4, the election commission has informed.
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Lok Sabha elections Phase 7: List of constituencies going for polls in seventh phase on June 1
India | Mar 17, 2024, 12:29 AM ISTThe polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has been announced by the Election Commission of India.
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Lok Sabha elections Phase 5: List of constituencies going for polls in fifth phase on May 20
India | Mar 17, 2024, 12:30 AM ISTThe polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has been announced by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar along with newly-appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu.
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Lok Sabha elections Phase 2: List of constituencies going for polls in second phase on April 26
India | Mar 17, 2024, 12:31 AM ISTThe Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The polling body has over 97 crore listed voters.
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Andhra Pradesh Assembly election will take place on May 13, results on June 4
India | Mar 17, 2024, 12:26 AM ISTThe Election Commission of India has announced the polling schedule for Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh. There are a total of 175 Assembly constituencies in the state.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Election Commission of India leverages 27 apps, portals
Technology | Mar 16, 2024, 04:15 PM ISTOn March 16th, 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted a press conference to announce the schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The ECI took the opportunity to inform voters about the advanced technology they are using to ensure a fair and transparent election.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 97 crore voters, 10.5 lakh polling booths | Numbers at a glance
India | Mar 16, 2024, 05:58 PM ISTThe Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said 55 lakh EVMs will be deployed across 10.5 lakh polling stations in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At least 1.8 crore first-time voters and 19.47 crore voters between the age group of 20-29 years will also participate in the polls.
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Lok Sabha Election 2024 dates to be announced today, CEC calls it 'important day'
India | Mar 16, 2024, 11:01 AM ISTThe polling in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is expected to take place in multiple phases. Besides the general elections, four states including Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will also go for Assembly polls.
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Electoral bonds world's biggest extortion racket, says Rahul Gandhi
India | Mar 15, 2024, 09:09 PM ISTRahul Gandhi has slammed the Modi government a day after the Election Commission of India released the electoral bonds data on its website, shared to it by the SBI.
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How and where to check electoral bonds data published by EC? Details
India | Mar 14, 2024, 08:40 PM ISTSBI's submission to the EC included vital details such as the date of purchase, names of purchasers, and denominations of the electoral bonds. Moreover, it encompassed information on the date of encashment of the bonds and the recipient political parties.
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Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar appointed Election Commissioners ahead of Lok Sabha polls 2024
India | Mar 14, 2024, 09:49 PM ISTGyanesh Kumar, a former Bihar cadre officer, and Sukhbir Sandhu, who served in the Punjab cadre, bring decades of administrative experience to their new roles as Election Commissioners.
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Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigns weeks before Lok Sabha elections
India | Mar 10, 2024, 12:04 AM ISTThe resignation of Arun Goel from a key post in the Election Commission of India has come just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, whose schedule is yet to be announced.
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Election Commission to Rahul Gandhi over remarks on PM Modi: 'Be more careful'
India | Mar 06, 2024, 07:09 PM ISTFormer Congress president Rahul Gandhi took the "pickpocket" dig at Modi during his poll speech, alleging that the prime minister diverts people's attention while industrialist Gautam Adani picks their pockets. This is how pickpockets operate, he had alleged.
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SC directs SBI to immediately stop issuing electoral bonds, asks ECI to make funding details public
India | Feb 15, 2024, 12:13 PM ISTA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud delivered two separate but unanimous verdicts on pleas challenging the scheme. Pronouncing the verdict, the CJI said the scheme is violative of freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution.
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Electoral bonds a process to turn black money into white, violates RTI, says SC | Key points
India | Feb 15, 2024, 01:12 PM ISTIn November 2023, a 5-judge Constitution Bench headed by CJI Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra had reserved its verdict on pleas challenging the validity of the electoral bonds scheme after hearing the arguments for three days in a row.
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Parliament clears bill on appointment, service conditions of Election Commissioners
India | Dec 21, 2023, 02:46 PM ISTThe Bill replaced the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.