TMC opposes Election Commission's proposed plan to introduce remote voting
Jan 18, 2023, at 07:34 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has opposed the ECI's proposed plan to introduce remote voting to improve the voter participation, saying a hasty decision to chart into the territory of remote voting will have potentially damaging effects.
ECI officials review SVEEP campaign in poll-bound Tripura
Dec 22, 2022, at 06:37 pm
Agartala/UNI: The senior officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) comprising Special Officer Dr Ranavir Singh, and Director to Tripura Santosh Ajmera on Thursday reviewed the ongoing Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) campaign to increase the voters’ turn out in upcoming assembly polls.
Election Commission reviews poll preparedness of Tripura
Dec 17, 2022, at 06:26 pm
Agartala/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reviewed the poll-preparedness of the upcoming assembly polls with the election officials of Tripura in New Delhi and directed to undertake all preventive measures to conduct free and fair elections to be held in February, officials said here in a statement on Saturday.
'Reverse urban apathy': EC urges Gujrat voters after low turnout in 1st phase of polls
Dec 04, 2022, at 03:40 am
Ahmedabad/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) Saturday urged the voters in Gujarat to reverse "urban apathy" after the voting percentage in the first phase of assembly elections declined compared to the 2017 state polls.
SC reserves verdict on independent selection panel for appointments of CEC and ECs
Nov 24, 2022, at 11:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking a direction for an independent selection panel for appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) & Election Commissioners (ECs).
Arun Goel is new Election Commissioner
Nov 21, 2022, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Arun Goel on Monday took over as an Election Commissioner.
Gujarat assembly elections: Voting on Dec 1 and 5, results Dec 8
Nov 03, 2022, at 06:59 pm
The Gujarat assembly elections will be held in two phases on Dec 1 and 5, the Election Commission of India or ECI announced on Thursday.
Gujarat assembly elections to be held in two phases in December
Nov 03, 2022, at 06:14 pm
The Gujarat assembly elections will be held in two phases in December, the Election Commission of India announced on Thursday.
Election Commission to announce Gujarat assembly election dates today
Nov 03, 2022, at 04:47 pm
The Election Commission of India or ECI will announce the dates for the highly anticipated Gujarat assembly elections on Thursday.
Himachal Pradesh to vote to elect a new Assembly on Nov 12
Oct 14, 2022, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh will vote to elect a new Assembly on Nov 12, the Election Commission of India announced on Friday.
New names for Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shide Shiv Sena factions
Oct 11, 2022, at 04:10 am
Mumbai: Ahead of the Andheri by-poll, the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions of the Shiv Sena have found new names for their camps --- Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray for Uddhav Thackeray group and Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (Balasaheb's Shiv Sena for the Eknath Shinde-led group, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has said today.
Assembly polls: ECI allows pad yatras, increases campaigning time
Feb 13, 2022, at 04:14 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission on Saturday allowed political parties to hold 'pad yatras' in the poll-bound states, and also increased the daily time for campaigning after reviewing the Covid situation.
ECI extends ban on public rallies in five poll-bound states till Jan 22
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Saturday extended a ban on public rallies and roadshows in the five poll-bound states till Jan 22.
UP polls 2022: ECI to set the ball rolling from tomorrow
Jan 13, 2022, at 05:43 pm
Lucknow /UNI: With political parties grappling in selecting candidates for the 403 assembly seats in the state, the Election Commission of India(ECI) is prepared to set the ball rolling for the 7- phase crucial assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh from Friday, it was announced on Thursday.
ECI to announce dates for assembly elections in five states
Jan 08, 2022, at 08:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the schedule for the upcoming 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand at 3.30 pm on Saturday.
All parties want polls on time with COVID protocol in place: Election Commission
Dec 30, 2021, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's poll body (ECI) on Thursday said all political parties of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in the country, want the upcoming assembly elections to be held on time with COVID-19 protocols in place, media reports said.
Voter list revision in UP from Nov 1: ECI
Oct 31, 2021, at 01:18 am
Lucknow/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday said the revision of the electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh will take place from November 1 in view of assembly polls due next year.
TMC delegation to meet ECI today, likely to request for bypolls in West Bengal
Aug 26, 2021, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) here Thursday with a likely request for the conduction of the pending bypolls in West Bengal.
Apr 28, 2021, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has made negative Covdi-19 test or two doses of coronavirus vaccine compulsory for the candidates and their agents who want to enter the vote counting halls in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.
Bengal polls: TMC's Anubrata Mondal escapes from ECI's surveillance
Apr 28, 2021, at 07:15 pm
Birbhum/West Bengal/IBNS: A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) put Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal under strict surveillance, the ruling party strongman went out of the ECI's 'eyes', officials said on Wednesday.
Bengal polls: ECI puts TMC's Birbhum president Anubrata Mondal under surveillance
Apr 27, 2021, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two days ahead of the eighth and final phase of West Bengal assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday ordered to put Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Birbhum president Anubrata Mondal under surveillance to ensure free and fair elections in the district, officials said.
Apr 26, 2021, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had accused some observers of the Election Commission of India (ECI) of performing biased role at the behest of the BJP during the ongoing assembly election in the state, the poll body on Sunday evening dismissed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief's claim and stated that her remarks against the ECI officers were 'absolutely baseless, false and misleading', officials said.
Bengal polls: ECI bans BJP's Sayantan Basu, TMC's Sujata Mondal from campaigning for 24 hours
Apr 19, 2021, at 01:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on BJP leader Sayantan Basu and Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Sujata Mondal for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), officials said.
Apr 05, 2021, at 12:25 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Dismissing Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee's allegations of voter intimidation at a polling booth in Nandigram's Boyal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday stated that the West Bengal Chief Minister's hand-written complaint was factually incorrect and devoid of substance.
Feb 26, 2021, at 11:13 pm
New Delhi: The high-voltage Assembly polls in West Bengal will be held in eight phases from March 27 to April 29.
Bypoll to one seat of Karnataka Council on Mar 15, announces ECI
Feb 18, 2021, at 11:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced by-election to one vacant seat of Karnataka Legislative Council on Mar 15.
Bypoll to one seat of Andhra Pradesh Council on Mar 15: ECI
Feb 18, 2021, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced by-election to one vacant seat of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council on Mar 15.
Andhra Pradesh: Biennial polls to five seats of Council on Mar 15, announces ECI
Feb 18, 2021, at 11:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced biennial elections to five seats of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council on Mar 15.
ECI team to visit Assam to review assembly polls preparedness
Jan 08, 2021, at 06:41 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A Election Commission of India (ECI) team will be visiting Assam next week to review preparedness for the assembly polls in the state which is scheduled in March-April this year.
Sonu Sood appointed as 'state icon' to make people aware about ethical voting
Nov 17, 2020, at 04:43 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday gave its consent to appoint Bollywood actor Sonu Sood as state icon to aware people about ethical voting.