ELECTION COMMISSION

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

NDA widens gap with Opposition in Rajya Sabha

4:05 pm June 20, 2020

New Delhi: With the latest round of biennial polls to the Rajya Sabha over, the BJP-led NDA has further widened its gap with the Opposition in the House, with the saffron party now having 86 seats and rival Congress merely 41. The National Democratic Alliance now has nearly 100 members in the 245-member House. If […]

EC to hold Maharashtra legislative council polls on May 21

8:25 pm May 1, 2020

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to conduct biennial election to Maharashtra Legislative Council on May 21,2020. The ECI on Friday reviewed the matter concerning feasibility of conduct of biennial election for the nine vacant seats of the MLC by MLAs in the state of Maharashtra. Sunil Arora, chief election commissioner […]

Congress alleges rampant fraud in voters' list in Kerala

Mir not allowed to visit Srinagar: J-K Cong to CEO

9:10 pm February 18, 2020

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Tuesday claimed that despite issuance of notification for the panchayat by-election in the union territory, its chief GA Mir was not allowed to visit Srinagar to hold poll-related meetings. The Congress leadership raised the issue at a pre-poll meeting with J&K Chief Election Officer (CEO) Shalinder Kumar. By-election […]

BJP, RSS & some Mahasabha elements are 'merchants of hatred', says Digvijaya

Digvijaya Singh raises doubts on EVMs, alleges no machine with chip is tamper-proof

6:01 pm February 11, 2020

New Delhi: As the counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly polls began, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday raised doubts on EVMs, alleging that no machine having a chip is tamper-proof. He called upon the Election Commission and the Supreme Court to take a fresh look at the use of EVMs in the country. […]

EC imposes 24-hour ban on BJP MP Parvesh Verma

7:30 pm February 5, 2020

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on BJP MP Parvesh Verma for his “terrorist” remark against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The ban on Verma, second in the last one week, came into force at 6 pm on Wednesday. This means, he will not be able to campaign for […]