Home » election commission

You Searched For "Election Commission"

By-elections are being held in Vattiyoorkavu assembly constituency in Thiruvananthapuram, Konni in Pathanamthitta, Aroor in Alapuzha, Ernakulam and Manjeshwar in Kasaragod. (Photo: Social Media)

Polling stations submerged, IMD issues orange alert in Kerala's 12...

Many polling booths in Ernakulam were submerged and political parties have asked the Election Commission to postpone the...

21 Oct 2019 1:52 PM IST

The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)

India

EC to probe video threat' in Karnal by BJP nominee

Mr Zutshi, a former IAS officer, has earlier worked as chief electoral officer of Rajasthan and in the EC for seven...

21 Oct 2019 3:32 AM IST

An FIR has been lodged against NCP leader Dhananjay Munde for allegedly making obscene comments against his cousin and Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde at an election rally, a police official said on Sunday. (Photo: File)

India

FIR against Dhananjay Munde for obscene remarks on cousin Pankaja

Pankaja Munde, the sitting BJP MLA from Parli, is the daughter of late party leader Gopinath Munde.

20 Oct 2019 11:27 AM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

India

EC declares 798 nominations invalid for Maharashtra Assembly polls

A total of 4745 candidates have received a nod from the election watch dog to contest polls.

6 Oct 2019 10:49 AM IST

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi speaking to reporters in Hyderabad. (Photo: ANI)

India

Godse killed Gandhi once, modern day Godses kill India daily:...

'Modi and his Home Minister keep saying that they will bring NRC in India. They are forgetting that there is...

3 Oct 2019 10:15 AM IST

Tade, a resident of Anjangaon Surji village in Amravati, who works as a mid-day meal cook in a government school for a meager sum, rose to fame after taking home Rs 1 crore while participating in the quiz game show on television last month. (Photo: Screengrab)

India

KBC contestant, who won Rs 1 crore, made EC's ambassador

On the occasion, Tade said, 'Everyone should gear up to vote, which is our national duty.'

2 Oct 2019 3:19 PM IST

$He asked the electorate in Jhabua to vote for BJP candidate Bhanu Bhuria as he \represents India\ and said his rival Congress nominee \represents Pakistan\. (Photo: Screengrab)$ India

Case against MP BJP leader over 'India vs Pak polls' remark

Gopal Bhargava sought to portray the by-election as a 'fight between Pakistan and India' and not just a contest between...

1 Oct 2019 3:42 PM IST

Niranjan Patnaik has requested common people and well-wishers of the party to donate funds to enable the party meet election expenses for the bypoll elections for Bijepur Assembly constituency scheduled to be held on October 21.(@NPatnaikOdisha/Twitter)

India

Odisha Congress president seeks donation from people for fighting...

Bypoll to Bijepur assembly constituency is being held after chief minister Naveen Patnaik vacated it.

1 Oct 2019 1:57 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party and allies took an early lead over the Congress in the Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly polls. (Photo: ANI)

India

TMC set to sweep all 3 seats in West Bengal Assembly bypolls

The bypolls took place exactly 6 months after BJP pulled off a shock result in the national election in West Bengal.

28 Nov 2019 9:20 AM IST

Rajya Sabha marshals on Thursday were seen without their military-style caps as part of the ongoing review of their new uniforms which had invited criticism from some ex-Army officers and opposition leaders. (Photo: screengrab/ Rajyasabha TV)

India

Cong, Oppn raise electoral bonds issue in Rajya Sabha

The issue of electoral bonds has snowballed into a political flash point following reports based on a RTI response.

22 Nov 2019 2:09 PM IST

Piyush Goyal at BJP headquarters in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

India

'Electoral bonds brought in honest money in politics': Piyush Goyal

Goyal further said that the BJP govt banned cash donations above Rs 2000 on EC's advice.

21 Nov 2019 8:42 PM IST

Opinion

Dilli Ka Babu: TN Seshan - The babu who roared

Seshan's stint at the environment ministry from 1985 to 1988, especially needs mention.

17 Nov 2019 12:44 AM IST