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A division bench of the High Court of Karnataka has set aside the order of subpoena summoning the the Ex-Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora issued by a single judge bench, to testify in an election petition.

In a big relief to Uddhav Thackeray in the fight over control of the Shiv Sena, the Supreme Court today told the Election Commission not to decide on a plea by Eknath Shinde, the Maharashtra Chief Minister, to recognise his group as the real party.

Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction has requested the Supreme Court to stop the Election Commission from deciding on who has control of the party - whether Mr Thackeray or Chief Minister Eknath Shinde - till a decision is taken on rebel MLAs.

The YSRCP is citing the case of DMK, which was allowed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to name M Karunanidhi as the party chief for life.

The Election Commission will collect Aadhaar details of voters’ in Chandrigarh, after the latest amendments in election rules that will be implemented in August. The amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951 were made by the Ministry of Law and Justice as part of the Election Laws (Ame...

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is learnt to have sought more time from the Election Commission to appear before it in a mining lease allotment matter, citing the unavailability of his counsel.

Congress MLA and deputy chief whip of Rajasthan Assembly Mahendra Choudhary has demanded that the Election Commission (EC) take action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as Subhash Chandra.

The Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission, alleging that BJP president JP Nadda violated the model code of conduct by "canvassing" for his party's Mandar bypoll nominee at a tribal rally.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey on Friday decided to voluntarily give up perks and privileges as an austerity measure.

Rules on linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls can be issued by Centre soon, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said, adding that sharing Aadhaar details will be voluntary for voters, but those not doing will have to give "sufficient reason.

The Election Commission has sent notice to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, asking that he explain why action should not be taken against him over allegations of the grant of mining license in Ranchi to himself in June 2021.

Hemant Soren, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, faces huge trouble and a threat to his job with the Election Commission investigating allegations of corruption that could potentially get him disqualified as an MLA.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran to appear on April 22 for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged bribing of Election Commission officials.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra on Saturday lamented the lack of representation of women in Parliament but at the same time, pointed to the surge in the number of women coming out to vote in recent years.

WB HS Exams 2022: There will be "no examination from April 6 to 15" as the bypolls will be held on April 12 and votes counted on April 16. The first language test will be held on April 2 and the second language on April 4, CM Mamata Banerjee said

A division bench of the High Court of Karnataka has set aside the order of subpoena summoning the the Ex-Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora issued by a single judge bench, to testify in an election petition.

In a big relief to Uddhav Thackeray in the fight over control of the Shiv Sena, the Supreme Court today told the Election Commission not to decide on a plea by Eknath Shinde, the Maharashtra Chief Minister, to recognise his group as the real party.

Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction has requested the Supreme Court to stop the Election Commission from deciding on who has control of the party - whether Mr Thackeray or Chief Minister Eknath Shinde - till a decision is taken on rebel MLAs.

The YSRCP is citing the case of DMK, which was allowed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to name M Karunanidhi as the party chief for life.

The Election Commission will collect Aadhaar details of voters’ in Chandrigarh, after the latest amendments in election rules that will be implemented in August. The amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951 were made by the Ministry of Law and Justice as part of the Election Laws (Ame...

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is learnt to have sought more time from the Election Commission to appear before it in a mining lease allotment matter, citing the unavailability of his counsel.

Congress MLA and deputy chief whip of Rajasthan Assembly Mahendra Choudhary has demanded that the Election Commission (EC) take action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as Subhash Chandra.

The Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission, alleging that BJP president JP Nadda violated the model code of conduct by "canvassing" for his party's Mandar bypoll nominee at a tribal rally.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey on Friday decided to voluntarily give up perks and privileges as an austerity measure.

Rules on linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls can be issued by Centre soon, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said, adding that sharing Aadhaar details will be voluntary for voters, but those not doing will have to give "sufficient reason.

The Election Commission has sent notice to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, asking that he explain why action should not be taken against him over allegations of the grant of mining license in Ranchi to himself in June 2021.

Hemant Soren, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, faces huge trouble and a threat to his job with the Election Commission investigating allegations of corruption that could potentially get him disqualified as an MLA.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran to appear on April 22 for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged bribing of Election Commission officials.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra on Saturday lamented the lack of representation of women in Parliament but at the same time, pointed to the surge in the number of women coming out to vote in recent years.

WB HS Exams 2022: There will be "no examination from April 6 to 15" as the bypolls will be held on April 12 and votes counted on April 16. The first language test will be held on April 2 and the second language on April 4, CM Mamata Banerjee said