ELECTION COMMISSION

EVMs absolutely robust and tamper-proof: EC

Election to Vellore LS seat on Aug 5

10:40 pm July 4, 2019

New Delhi: The election to Vellore Lok Sabha constituency, which was countermanded due to excess use of money power, will now be held on August 5, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Thursday. It said the election to Patkura assembly seat in Odisha will be held on July 20. The election was postponed there twice […]

EC may revisit penal provision on test vote: CEC Arora

7:44 pm June 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Election Commission may “revisit” a rule that provides for prosecution of an elector if a complaint of EVM and VVPAT machine malfunction turns out to be false, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora has said. “Now that the current elections are over, we will probably be discussing it internally whether it should be […]

Killed by militants, Aboh retains assembly seat

11:58 pm May 23, 2019

Itanagar: Tirong Aboh, the National Peoples Party (NPP) candidate who was gunned down by suspected NSCN militants, has retained the Khonsa West assembly constituency in Arunachal Pradesh. Aboh, who was killed along with 10 others at 12 mile area in Tirap district on May 21, has defeated his lone rival Phawang Lowang of the BJP […]

Patnaik raises spl category issue in NITI Aayog meet

BJP set to return to power as Modi wave sweeps most of India

5:21 pm May 23, 2019

New Delhi: Riding on a massive Modi wave sweeping through most parts of India, the BJP was set to return to power Thursday as it led in 292 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 51, according to trends released by the Election Commission for all 542 seats that went to polls If the […]

Differences resurface between Himachal Congress leaders

BJP surges ahead with 269 of 495 seats in early trends, Cong trails far behind with 51

12:02 pm May 23, 2019

New Delhi: The BJP appeared set for a resounding comeback on Thursday with leads in 269 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 51, according to trends available with the Election Commission for 495 of 542 Lok Sabha seats. As votes for the seven-phase parliamentary polls were counted on Thursday, the DMK was ahead […]