Election Commission

Latest EVMs To Be Used In Rajasthan Polls: Chief Election Commissioner

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 19, 2018

In a first, a total for 51,796 poll centres in Rajasthan will use EVM-M3 electronic voting machines with VVPATs in 200 Assembly constituencies, which will help conduct Assembly election in a smooth and transparent manner, a top Election Commission official said on Tuesday.

"When Competition Is Tough, Fingers Raised": Election Chief On Polling

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Political parties raise suspicion on the role of Election Commission and make all kinds of allegations when competition is tough but the poll panel accepts all the challenges with open mind and maintains its integrity, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said on Tuesday.

Will Simultaneous Polls Help Cut Cost? Election Chief Says Study Needed

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat has said the effectiveness of simultaneous polls in cutting cost will need to be studied before it is established.

Congress Charges False, Misleading, Election Commission Tells Top Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Tuesday September 18, 2018

The Congress party's allegations about irregularities in the voters' lists in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are "false and misleading", the Election Commission of India told the Supreme Court today.

BJP Wins 96 Per Cent Of Tripura Gram Panchayat Seats Unopposed

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 15, 2018

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has won unopposed 96 per cent of the Gram Panchayat and Panchayat Samiti seats and all the 18 Zilla Parishad seats in Tripura, a State Election Commission official said.

Current Laws Inadequate To Tackle Black Money In Polls: Election Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 15, 2018

Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said on Saturday that the present set of laws were "inadequate" to tackle the menace of black money in elections, and noted that Cambridge Analytica like "machinations" of data theft, data harvesting and fake news pose a potent threat to the electoral process in the country.

After Row Over EVMs In DUSU Polls, Arvind Kejriwal's Questions

Delhi News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday September 14, 2018

After the Chief Electoral Officer revealed that the electronic voting machines (EVM) used in Wednesday's Delhi University Student Union election were not issued by the poll panel, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote in a tweet that possessing EVM machines without the Election Commission's permission was a criminal offence.

Row Over Voting Machines As BJP-Linked Group Wins Delhi University Polls

Delhi News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Friday September 14, 2018

The election to select the heads of Delhi University's student body was marred by allegations of cheating after the chief electoral officer in the national capital clarified that the Election Commission never gave the EVMs -- several of which malfunctioned on counting day -- used in the campus polls.

EVMs In Delhi University Polls Not Given By Us: Election Panel Amid Row

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 14, 2018

The office of the Chief Electoral Officer in Delhi today clarified that the EVMs used in Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) election have not been issued by the Election Commission and it seems to have been procured privately.

Poll Panel Team Visits Telangana To Assess Preparedness For Early Polls

Telangana News | ANI | Wednesday September 12, 2018

A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) headed by senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha, visited Hyderabad today and conducted a meeting to assess the preparatory work for the Telangana assembly elections.

Poll Body Considering Holding Assembly Elections In 5 States Together

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 12, 2018

The Election Commission is looking at the possibility of holding assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana together and the poll process in the five states could be completed by the second week of December, a senior poll panel functionary said Wednesday.

Election Commission Team Assesses Poll Preparedness In Telangana

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 12, 2018

Kicking off the poll process for the Telangana assembly, a team from the Election Commission held formal consultations with representatives of various political parties in the city today.

CPI-M, Congress Urge Election Commission To Put Off Polls In Tripura

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 12, 2018

Opposition CPI-M and Congress have urged the Tripura State Election Commission to defer the September 30 panchayat polls as there is "no democratic atmosphere" for free and fair local bodies' elections.

Poll Panel Removes NOTA Option From Rajya Sabha Elections

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 11, 2018

The Election Commission today withdrew the 'none of the above' (NOTA) option from ballot papers of the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Council polls following a Supreme Court directive.

Election Panel Notice To AAP Mentions Hawala Money, Fudged Records

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday September 11, 2018

The Election Commission has issued a notice to Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, asking them to explain donation discrepancies filed by the party during financial year 2014-15. The Commission has asked the party to show cause within 20 days as to why action shouldn't be taken against them for failure to follow its directions.