Election Commission

BJP Files Complaint Against Arvind Kejriwal For Alleged Misuse Of Public Money

Delhi News | ANI | Saturday October 12, 2019

A delegation of Delhi BJP led by party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel on Friday met the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) over alleged misuse of public funds by the Arvind Kejriwal-led government for taking out advertisements.

BJP Spent Most In 2014 Maharashtra, Haryana Elections: Report

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 10, 2019

Maharashtra Polls 2014: The BJP had spent over 60 per cent of the total expenditure by all political parties, on publicity, travel, miscellaneous expenses and lumpsum amount to the candidates in the 2014 Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly polls, according to a report the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Haryana Assembly Election 2019: Ashok Tanwar In Congress's Haryana Campaigner List, Navjot Sidhu Missing

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 5, 2019

The Congress on Friday submitted its list of star campaigners for the Haryana Assembly polls to the Election Commission (EC).

Over 2,000 Polling Stations Identified As "Vulnerable", 82 "Critical" In Haryana

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 2, 2019

As many as 2,923 polling stations in Haryana have been identified as "vulnerable" and 83 as "critical", a top police official said on Wednesday.

KBC Contestant, Who Won Rs 1 Crore, Made Election Commission's Ambassador

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 2, 2019

Babita Tade, who won Rs 1 crore on quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', has been appointed as the Amravati district ambassador for the Election Commission's SVEEP programme ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, an official said.

With Nearly All Data In, Afghan Voter Turnout At Record Low

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 1, 2019

Voter participation in last weekend's Afghan presidential election will be much less than a third, the country's Independent Election Commission said Tuesday, marking a record-low turnout.

Case Against Madhya Pradesh BJP Leader Over 'India vs Pak Polls' Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 1, 2019

An FIR has been filed against senior BJP leader Gopal Bhargava on orders of the Election Commission for allegedly violating the model code of conduct with his remarks on the October 21 bypoll in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua Assembly seat, officials said on Tuesday.

Congress's "Tussi Great Ho" Barb After Relief For Sikkim Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2019

The Congress on Monday alleged that the Election Commission's reducing of Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang's disqualification period by almost five years gives the "clear message" that one is immunised from the law of the land if that person sings praises for the government.

Day After Poll Body Relief, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Stands For By-Elections

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday September 30, 2019

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang filed his nomination for the upcoming bypolls in the state from the Poklok-Kamrang assembly constituency on Monday, a day after the Election Commission drastically reduced his disqualification period from six years to one.

AAP MLAs Disqualified: Court Seeks Reply Of Assembly Speaker, Poll Panel

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2019

The Delhi High Court today sought response from the Delhi Assembly Speaker's office and the Election Commission on the pleas of former AAP MLAs, Anil Bajpai and Devender Sehrawat, who have challenged their disqualification.

Sikkim Chief Minister's Poll Disqualification Period Reduced To A Year

India News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar | Sunday September 29, 2019

The Election Commission today reduced the disqualification period for Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang to a year and one month. Mr Tamang, who had earlier spent a year in jail after being convicted in a corruption case, was also barred from contesting elections for 6 years.

Rs 1 Crore Seized From SUV In Mumbai As Maharashtra Polls Near

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 28, 2019

In run-up to the next month's assembly elections in Maharashtra, Election Commission officials and police have seized Rs 1 crore cash from an SUV in suburban Kandivali in Mumbai, an official said on Saturday.

Karnataka Bypolls On December 5, Counting On December 9, Says Poll Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 28, 2019

Karnataka Bypolls: The bypolls to 15 Karnataka seats, which the Election Commission had decided to defer, will now be held on December 5, according to a new notification issued on Friday.

Social Media Platforms to Follow 'Code of Ethics' in All Future Elections: EC

ANI | Friday September 27, 2019

Social media platforms will observe a voluntary code of ethics during "the ongoing Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly polls" as well as in all future elections, the Election Commission (EC) said on Thursday.

Election Body's Big Reprieve For Thousands Left Out Of Assam Citizens' List

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday September 27, 2019

Registered voters in Assam not included in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will not be marked "doubtful" and can keep voting in elections until a Foreigners' tribunal takes a decision on their case, the Election Commission has decided.