Election Commission

Suspend Civic Polls Till Supreme Court Order: Goa Congress To Election Commission

India News | ANI | Saturday March 6, 2021

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) chief Girish Chodankar on Friday demanded the State Election Commission (SEC) to suspend the municipal election till the Supreme Court decides on the legality of the entire process.

Remove PM Photo From Vaccine Certificates, Election Commission Tells Centre: Sources

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday March 6, 2021

Weeks before assembly elections start in four states and one union territory, the Election Commission has asked the government to remove Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo from vaccine certificates in these states where model code of conduct is already in place, sources have said.

Have Full Faith In Bengal Deputy Election In-Charge: Election Commission

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 5, 2021

Rejecting allegations of the Trinamool Congress that Deputy Election Commissioner in-charge of West Bengal Sudeep Jain is biased, the Election Commission on Friday said it has "full faith in the integrity and fairness" of the senior official.

Disability Certificate Will Be Required For Postal Ballot Voting: Poll Body

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 5, 2021

Those willing to avail postal ballot facility to cast vote under the people with disabilities (PwD) category will have to submit "benchmark disability certificate" along with their application forms, the Election Commission has said.

Assembly Elections 2021: Voter Information Slips To Replace Photo Voter Slip

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 5, 2021

The Election Commission of India has decided to provide voter information slip, instead of photo voter slip, to all voters who have enrolled themselves, at least 5 days before the April 6 Assembly election.

BJP Urges Poll Panel To Remove "Political Appointees" From Local Bodies In West Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 4, 2021

The BJP on Thursday urged the Election Commission to remove "political appointees" from various boards of administrators in civic bodies appointed by the West Bengal government, saying it appointed the same representatives who had completed their term of five years in blatant violation of constitutional and legal provisions.

Election Commission Starts Vaccine Drive For Officials At Delhi Headquarters

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday March 4, 2021

Ahead of the assembly polls in four states and a union territory, the Election Commission has started a vaccination drive against the coronavirus at its headquarters in Delhi.

PM Modi Hoardings At Petrol Pumps Must Be Removed: Election Commission

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 4, 2021

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday directed all petrol pump dealers and other agencies to remove hoardings advertising central government schemes that carry photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the premises of the facilities within 72 hours, an official said.

Trinamool Meets Election Commission Over PM's Photo On Vaccine Documents

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 3, 2021

A delegation of Trinamool leaders on Wednesday met Election Commission officials and alleged that the use of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo on advertisements of various central schemes and the vaccination certificates distributed by the Union health ministry violated the model code of conduct.

"PM Exploiting His Post": Trinamool Complains Against Vaccine Certificates

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday March 3, 2021

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has alleged "blatant misuse of official machinery by the Prime Minister" in West Bengal in a complaint to the Election Commission ahead of state polls later this month.

Tripura Tribal Council Polls To Be Held On April 4

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 3, 2021

Elections to the 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) will be held on April 4, the State Election Commission said on Tuesday.

Election Commission Eases Deadline For Objections To Registration Of Parties

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 2, 2021

The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced a reduction in the notice period for the registration of new political parties in the four poll-bound states and the Union Territory of Puducherry from 30 days to seven days, keeping in view the difficulties caused by the restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gujarat Local Body Polls Results 2021 LIVE Updates: BJP Dominates In Gujarat Local Body Polls

India News | NDTV | Tuesday March 2, 2021

The ruling BJP headed for a big win once again in Gujarat local polls, leading in 2,085 of 8,474 seats across various municipalities that voted on Sunday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state and establishing a wide gap with closest rival Congress. Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took up from where it left last week, scoring again on...

Plea In Supreme Court Against Poll Body Over Eight-Phase Bengal Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 1, 2021

A plea challenging the Election Commission's decision to conduct assembly elections over eight phases in West Bengal was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday.

Congress's "Past Violence" Jibe At Mamata Banerjee On 8-Phased Polls

Assembly West Bengal | ANI | Sunday February 28, 2021

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for questioning the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct the Assembly polls in eight phases saying that she should see the violence during Panchayat and other elections in the past.