Election Commission Of India

Poll Panel Decision On VVPAT Slips "Dark Day For Indian Democracy": TDP

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2019

The Telugu Desam Party Wednesday termed as "a dark day for Indian democracy", the Election Commission of India turning down a demand to count VVPAT slips ahead of the EVMs during the counting process on Thursday.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Poll Body Orders Re-polling In One Chandni Chowk booth On Sunday

India News | ANI | Friday May 17, 2019

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered re-polling at a polling booth in Chandni Chowk parliamentary constituency.

Election Body Invokes Article 324 After Bengal Clashes. What It Says...

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan and Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday May 18, 2019

The Election Commissionon Wednesdayinvoked Article 324 of the Constitution to prohibit election campaigning in nine constituencies of West Bengal from 10 pm on Thursday until the conclusion of the Lok Sabha polls on May 19. It took the decision in view of clashes between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress over the last 24 hours, which resulted in l...

Election 2019: Poll Agent Arrested Over Video of 'Booth Capture' In Haryana's Faridabad

Cities | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday May 13, 2019

A polling agent in Faridabad near Delhi was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly influenced voters in the sixth round of the national election. The action was taken against the official after a video on Twitter was brought to the notice of the Haryana election body.

Elections 2019: Re-Polling Ordered For 2 Polling Stations In Bengal On May 12

India News | ANI | Saturday May 11, 2019

The Election Commission of India has declared the polls held on May 6 at polling station no-116 in Barrackpore parliamentary constituency and polling station no-110 in Arambag parliamentary constituency of West Bengal as "void".

Poll Body Issues Notice To "Computer Baba" On BJP's Complaint

Bhopal News | ANI | Friday May 10, 2019

Lok Sabha Polls: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a notice to Congress supporter "Computer Baba" -- a self-styled godman and a minister in the previous BJP government in Madhya Pradesh -- after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) filed a complaint against him alleging that he was fanning communal sentiments while campaigning for Congress'...

Election Commission Orders Re-Polling In 1 Polling Booth In Puducherry

India News | ANI | Thursday May 9, 2019

The Election Commission of India has declared the polls held on April 18 at polling station in Puducherry as "void". Repolling will be held in polling station no-10 in Kamaraj Nagar assembly segment of the Puducherry Parliamentary constituency.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Election Body Declares Tripura West Polls "Void", Re-Polling On May 12

India News | ANI | Wednesday May 8, 2019

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared "void", polls held at 168 polling stations in Tripura West parliamentary constituency on April 11 and has ordered re-polling on May 12.

Re-Polling Ordered In 8 Booths Of Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur Constituency

India News | ANI | Sunday May 5, 2019

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered to conduct re-polling in eight booths in Shahjahanpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh on May 6.

Election Body Says 65.51% Voter Turnout In Fourth Phase Of National Polls

India News | ANI | Saturday May 4, 2019

The final voter turnout in the fourth phase of ongoing Lok Sabha elections held on April 29 stood at 65.51 per cent, according to data released by the Election Commission of India (EC) on Saturday.

Election 2019: Google Doodle On Phase 4 Of Lok Sabha Election Tells Us How To Vote

India News | Edited By Abhimanyu Bose | Monday April 29, 2019

Today's Google Doodle is dedicated to the fourth phase of India's mammoth general election.

Supreme Court To Hear Plea On Voters Involved In Poll Fraud On April 22

India News | ANI | Friday April 19, 2019

The Supreme Court will hear the petition seeking direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prosecute voters who are involved in electoral malpractices.

BJP Candidate From Telangana Wants To Put His Own Lock In EVM Strongroom

India News | ANI | Tuesday April 16, 2019

BJP leader Arvind Dharmapuri, who has contested the Lok Sabha poll from Nizamabad seat, has sought the permission of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to put his own lock in the strongroom, where the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips have been kept.

On Hate Speeches, Top Court To Look Into Poll Body's "Toothless" Argument

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday April 15, 2019

Upset over a series of violations of model code of conduct, the Supreme Court today pulled up the Election Commission of India, and asked a representative to be present in court on Tuesday, to explain its stand. The top court will examine what powers the Election Commission has to punish those making hate speeches along religious lines during poll ...

Chandrababu Naidu Demands Re-Poll In 150 Booths, Writes To Election Body

India News | Edited by Swati Sharma | Thursday April 11, 2019

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu wrote to the Election Commission of India expressing unhappiness over reports of Electronic Voting Machines malfunctioning at several polling booths.