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election commission of india (eci)
Tripura goes to poll Feb 16, Nagaland, Meghalaya Feb 27
The polls in nine states are seen as semi-finals before the Lok Sabha elections next year, where the BJP is hoping for a hat-trick
18 Jan 2023 11:03 AM
Election Commission to host virtual international election visitors programme
The programme will be held for foreign poll management bodies in virtual mode on March 7
06 Mar 2022 2:58 PM
EC, Health Secretary to discuss COVID situation ahead of Assembly polls in 5 states
Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission of India to immediately postpone the Assembly polls in UP for 1-2 months
27 Dec 2021 12:22 PM
Bypolls to three LS, 30 assembly seats on October 30: Election Commission
The seats where Lok Sabha by-elections will be held are Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh
28 Sep 2021 12:54 PM
EC tweaks postal ballot procedure
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) will visit the houses of the concerned electors in the polling station area and deliver 12-D form
05 Oct 2020 11:57 AM
Ex-IAS officer Rajiv Kumar appointed new election commissioner, replaces Ashok Lavasa
Kumar, a retired 1984-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, will have a five-year tenure and retire in 2025.
22 Aug 2020 2:55 PM
Election Commission to issue guidelines on elections during coronavirus pandemic
The commission considered the views and suggestions given by the political parties.
18 Aug 2020 5:53 PM
Telangana keen to explore blockchain technology's applications in remote voting
Blockchain tech would provide a secure system whereby voters can cast their votes remotely, without the risk of privacy breaches.
11 Aug 2020 4:51 PM
No postal ballot facility for voters above the age of 65 in Bihar polls, says Election Commission
the EC had earlier decided to allow those above 65, COVID-positive voters and all those under quarantine to use the option of postal ballots
17 Jul 2020 10:53 AM
ECI bound to carry out mandate, says Ashok Lavasa
Ashok Lavasa said that VVPAT would be used at polling booths.
27 Feb 2019 3:12 AM
Sunil Arora takes over as CEC, vows free and fair national poll
A 1980 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, Arora is the senior most officer in the Election Commission.
02 Dec 2018 1:18 PM
VVPAT system to be used in Palghar byelections
Around 25,476 personnel will be deployed at 4,246 polling stations.
27 May 2018 2:06 AM
Election Commission considers linking Aadhaar with Voter ID
The linking of Aadhaar with Voter ID cards will be required for 'various electoral services', said P P Chaudhary.
10 Aug 2017 12:50 PM
Power to act against parties for baseless charges best way: EC
Nasim Zaidi said, the Commission will decide on AIADMK's symbol war after going through the documents filed by the rival factions.
29 Jun 2017 5:47 PM
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Columns
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Like the Vande Bharat trains, it is a solution to problems that do not exist
A re-enactment of a meaningless ritual whose historicity is dubious has now been made the keystone of India’s parliamentary democracy
The “single pillar” has always been shown as the boon of the world’s largest party