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Bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats -- one each from Bihar and Telangana -- will be held on May 30, the Election Commission (EC) said on Thursday.

As the term of five Rajya Sabha members elected from Punjab is going to expire in April, the Election Commission (EC) has announced the schedule for the biennial election to the Upper House of Parliament from the state.

The Opposition Congress party has sought Election Commission's "urgent" intervention after the insurgent group Kuki National Organisation issued a statement in favour of theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of assembly elections in Manipur

A team of the Election Commission of India will visit Manipur today to review the poll preparedness for the ensuing election to the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly. One of the key agendas of the team will be to do a ground zero review of the COVID

Calling it a "serious issue", the court said that the "freebie budget" is going beyond the regular budget. It has sought a response from the poll body and the union government in four weeks.

The Election Commission today announced that members of the militant groups in Manipur that signed ceasefire agreements with the government would be allowed to vote in the upcoming assembly elections.

A decision on whether political parties will be allowed to hold physical rallies in states going to polls starting next month will be taken tomorrow at a review meeting of the Election Commission.

The EC would not like to interfere in the presentation of the Union Budget, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said, asserting the annual exercise would not disturb the level-playing field for parties during elections to five states

The Election Commission will announce dates for Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur, and Uttarakhand at 3:30 pm, a statement from the top polling body has said.

Days after assessing the COVID-19 situation in the five poll-bound states, the EC has asked them to step up the inoculation drive against the viral disease and ensure that the personnel to be deployed on election duty are "double vaccinated".

Amid the Election Commission's meeting with the Union Health Secretary to assess the Covid situation in five poll-bound states, Bhupesh Baghel today questioned the EC's credibility and asked whether the BJP is trying to postpone the UP elections.

Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and fellow Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anoop Chandra Pandey recently held an "informal interaction" with the Prime Minister's Office to bridge gaps in understanding of key electoral reforms.

It has also given the EC all the powers required to take over any premises for the conduct of elections. There were some objections to taking over schools and other important institutions during the period of elections.

Ahead of Assembly polls scheduled to be held next year in seven states of the country, Chief Election Commissioner of India Sushil Chandra on Friday said that the Commission has issued instructions for preparations in poll-bound states.

The Election Commission (EC) told the Delhi High Court today that it will consider in accordance with law Chandrashekhar Azad's application for allotment of a common symbol for his political party for the upcoming assembly elections in five states.

Bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats -- one each from Bihar and Telangana -- will be held on May 30, the Election Commission (EC) said on Thursday.

As the term of five Rajya Sabha members elected from Punjab is going to expire in April, the Election Commission (EC) has announced the schedule for the biennial election to the Upper House of Parliament from the state.

The Opposition Congress party has sought Election Commission's "urgent" intervention after the insurgent group Kuki National Organisation issued a statement in favour of theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of assembly elections in Manipur

A team of the Election Commission of India will visit Manipur today to review the poll preparedness for the ensuing election to the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly. One of the key agendas of the team will be to do a ground zero review of the COVID

Calling it a "serious issue", the court said that the "freebie budget" is going beyond the regular budget. It has sought a response from the poll body and the union government in four weeks.

The Election Commission today announced that members of the militant groups in Manipur that signed ceasefire agreements with the government would be allowed to vote in the upcoming assembly elections.

A decision on whether political parties will be allowed to hold physical rallies in states going to polls starting next month will be taken tomorrow at a review meeting of the Election Commission.

The EC would not like to interfere in the presentation of the Union Budget, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said, asserting the annual exercise would not disturb the level-playing field for parties during elections to five states

The Election Commission will announce dates for Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur, and Uttarakhand at 3:30 pm, a statement from the top polling body has said.

Days after assessing the COVID-19 situation in the five poll-bound states, the EC has asked them to step up the inoculation drive against the viral disease and ensure that the personnel to be deployed on election duty are "double vaccinated".

Amid the Election Commission's meeting with the Union Health Secretary to assess the Covid situation in five poll-bound states, Bhupesh Baghel today questioned the EC's credibility and asked whether the BJP is trying to postpone the UP elections.

Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and fellow Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anoop Chandra Pandey recently held an "informal interaction" with the Prime Minister's Office to bridge gaps in understanding of key electoral reforms.

It has also given the EC all the powers required to take over any premises for the conduct of elections. There were some objections to taking over schools and other important institutions during the period of elections.

Ahead of Assembly polls scheduled to be held next year in seven states of the country, Chief Election Commissioner of India Sushil Chandra on Friday said that the Commission has issued instructions for preparations in poll-bound states.

The Election Commission (EC) told the Delhi High Court today that it will consider in accordance with law Chandrashekhar Azad's application for allotment of a common symbol for his political party for the upcoming assembly elections in five states.