Election Commission

Twitter Suspends Fake Election Commission Accounts

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Twitter today suspended two fake accounts running in the name of the Election Commission (EC) of India after the poll panel reported them.

Setback For BJP, Lawmaker From Rajasthan Joins Congress Ahead Of Polls

India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Harish Chandra Meena, a BJP parliamentarian in Rajasthan and former top police officer, has quit the ruling party and joined the Congress weeks before assembly polls in the state.

"Parties Registered By Their Full Names": Poll Body To Court On AAP Plea

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 14, 2018

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it registers political parties by their full name and not by abbreviations.

No More Deferral Of Elections: Bangladesh Poll Body's Snub To Opposition

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 13, 2018

The Bangladesh Election Commission last week announced that the 11th general election will be held on December 23.The Election Commission have reset the date, saying it was deferred as the opposition announcement appeared "reassuring to the commission" about their participation in the elections.

Poll Body Asks Mizoram For More Names For Chief Electoral Officer's Post

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 12, 2018

The Election Commission Monday sought two more names from the Mizoram government for the post of chief electoral officer, highly-placed sources in the poll panel said.

Bangladesh Elections Deferred By A Week, To Be Held On December 30

World News | Reuters | Monday November 12, 2018

Bangladesh will defer its general election by a week to December 30, the country's chief election commissioner said on Monday, following requests from several opposition parties to give them more time to prepare.

Election Commission Issues Notification For Telangana Assembly Elections

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 12, 2018

The Election Commission today issued notification for the December 7 election to the Telangana Legislative Assembly.

Despite Naxal Threat, Chhattisgarh Poll Officers Firm On Executing Duties

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 11, 2018

Crossing rivers barefoot, wading through jungles just sanitised by the accompanying security personnel and even airdropped by choppers into the Naxal-affected interiors, many on poll duty in Chhattisgarh feel like the real-life version of the protagonist from Bollywood dark comedy "Newton", while some feel more like a revolutionary like Bhagat Sing...

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2018: Date, Schedule And Polling Details

India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Sunday November 11, 2018

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2018: Eighteen of 90 constituencies in Chhattisgarh will go to polls tomorrow, November 12, under the shadow of Maoist threats. As many as one lakh security personnel, including paramilitary forces, have been posted in the constituencies that will vote tomorrow. A total of 190 candidates are contesting the polls in th...

Candidates Failing To Disclose Criminal Cases Could Face Contempt Charges

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 11, 2018

Candidates failing to put out advertisements listing their criminal records during electioneering could face contempt of court proceedings and those publishing wrong information about their rivals' criminal antecedents could end up paying penalty for indulging in corrupt practices, the Election Commission has said.

Ahead Of Voting, Eye In The Sky Notes Maoist Movement In Chhattisgarh

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday November 11, 2018

The use of unmanned drones for the first time in Chhattisgarh elections has revealed the movement of Maoists in the area. Elections are due in Maoist-hit areas of Chhattisgarh tomorrow and the drones are being used to recce the area before security forces move in to sanitise the area for election officials.Polling for 18 of 90 seats - all located i...

Poll Panel Seeks Names For Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer's Post

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 11, 2018

The Election Commission Saturday initiated the process of finding an alternative to Mizoram chief electoral officer who is facing a massive agitation for ouster by a conglomerate of civil society and student organisations.

Amit Shah Releases BJP Manifesto For Chhattisgarh Polls: Live Updates

India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Saturday November 10, 2018

Chhattisgarh Election 2018: With only two days left for the assembly elections to be held in Chhattisgarh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP chief Amit Shah will both campaign in the state today. While the Congress released its manifesto yesterday, the BJP released its election manifesto in Chhattisgarh's Raipur today. Election campaign fo...

Poll Panel, Mizoram Groups Talks End, Election Officer May Be Replaced

Assembly Mizoram | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday November 10, 2018

The Election Commission has agreed to the main demands of civil society groups in Mizoram protesting against the recent appointment of the state's chief electoral officer, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The outcome of the talks between an Election Commission team and the groups was positive, they said.

Poll Panel Bans Exit Polls For Assembly Elections Till December 7

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 9, 2018

The Election Commission has banned all exit polls for the five poll-bound states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana from November 12 till December 7.