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The Election Commission (EC) rejected the Congress's claim on Thursday that the electronic voting machines used in the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls were previously deployed in South Africa.

The AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Thursday said the Election Commission had "accepted" the elevation of Edappadi K Palaniswami as its general secretary.

Legal Cell of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) demanding action against JDS candidate V Narayanaswamy of Gandhinagar constituency.

"EC does not take dictation from anybody. As a commission, our process depends on two foundations - disclosure and participation," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said at a press conference in Guwahati.

Congress candidate Bayron Biswas was leading in the Sagardighi assembly seat in West Bengal's Murshidabad district where counting of votes was underway for a by-election, according to the Election Commission (EC).

Opposition leaders today hailed the Supreme Court order over the appointments to the top election body in the country.

Holding that the independence of the Election Commission was paramount, the Supreme Court today delivered a landmark order on the process to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners.

Election Commissioners will be appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition and the Chief Justice of India, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark order.

The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced re-polling in four polling stations in Nagaland.

Voting for the Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly polls went off peacefully today, the Election Commission (EC) said, adding that there was no demand for a re-poll from the two northeastern states.

The petitioner, advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, sought directions to the Centre and the EC to consider conducting simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections to save money, reduce burden on security forces and public administration.

The Election Commission (EC) on Friday suspended a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) and removed two officers in charge (OCs) for "not taking appropriate action" during an attack on a Congress bike rally in West Tripura, officials said.

Bypoll to the Lakshadweep Lok Sabha seat, which was vacated following the disqualification of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member Mohammed Faizal after his conviction in a criminal case, will be held on February 27.

The Election Commission, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will be on a four-day visit to three election-bound northeast states from January 11.

The Election Commission (EC) is focusing on 929 polling booths across Tripura, setting a target of 92 per cent voter turnout in the assembly elections due early this year, an official said on Sunday.

The Election Commission (EC) rejected the Congress's claim on Thursday that the electronic voting machines used in the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls were previously deployed in South Africa.

The AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Thursday said the Election Commission had "accepted" the elevation of Edappadi K Palaniswami as its general secretary.

Legal Cell of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) demanding action against JDS candidate V Narayanaswamy of Gandhinagar constituency.

"EC does not take dictation from anybody. As a commission, our process depends on two foundations - disclosure and participation," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said at a press conference in Guwahati.

Congress candidate Bayron Biswas was leading in the Sagardighi assembly seat in West Bengal's Murshidabad district where counting of votes was underway for a by-election, according to the Election Commission (EC).

Opposition leaders today hailed the Supreme Court order over the appointments to the top election body in the country.

Holding that the independence of the Election Commission was paramount, the Supreme Court today delivered a landmark order on the process to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners.

Election Commissioners will be appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition and the Chief Justice of India, the Supreme Court ruled today in a landmark order.

The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced re-polling in four polling stations in Nagaland.

Voting for the Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly polls went off peacefully today, the Election Commission (EC) said, adding that there was no demand for a re-poll from the two northeastern states.

The petitioner, advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, sought directions to the Centre and the EC to consider conducting simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections to save money, reduce burden on security forces and public administration.

The Election Commission (EC) on Friday suspended a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) and removed two officers in charge (OCs) for "not taking appropriate action" during an attack on a Congress bike rally in West Tripura, officials said.

Bypoll to the Lakshadweep Lok Sabha seat, which was vacated following the disqualification of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member Mohammed Faizal after his conviction in a criminal case, will be held on February 27.

The Election Commission, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will be on a four-day visit to three election-bound northeast states from January 11.

The Election Commission (EC) is focusing on 929 polling booths across Tripura, setting a target of 92 per cent voter turnout in the assembly elections due early this year, an official said on Sunday.