Election Commission Of India

Bypolls to three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across six states will be held on June 23, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The 3 Lok Sabha seats are in Uttar Pradesh and in Punjab.

Tightening the noose around unrecognised registered political parties for flouting rules, including those related to filing of contribution reports and indulging in "serious" financial impropriety, the Election Commission on Wednesday.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey on Friday decided to voluntarily give up perks and privileges as an austerity measure.

The Karnataka State Election Commission on Tuesday told the High Court that the State government had taken away its powers making it unable to hold elections to the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) and Taluk Panchayats (TP) as mandated by the Supreme Court.

Rules on linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls can be issued by Centre soon, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said, adding that sharing Aadhaar details will be voluntary for voters, but those not doing will have to give "sufficient reason.

Bypoll to fill up a vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha will be held on June 13, the Election Commission said on Friday.

Mr Chouhan's move came a day after the Supreme Court directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to notify the programme for local body elections in Madhya Pradesh within two weeks.

Biennial Election to the Karnataka Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) will be held on June 3, the Election Commission of India said on Tuesday.

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.

The delimitation commission to redraw the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir is likely to notify and submit its final report today, sources have said. The term of the commission is ending tomorrow.

The Election Commission has sent notice to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, asking that he explain why action should not be taken against him over allegations of the grant of mining license in Ranchi to himself in June 2021.

Nearly 53 per cent of around eight lakh voters exercised their franchise in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) polls on Friday, the Assam State Election Commission (ASEC) said.

AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran today appeared before probe agency Enforcement Directorate in Delhi for the second time for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged bribing of Election Commission officials.

The State Election Commission of Delhi has put on hold preparations for the municipal corporation polls, that were due to be held in April, after the Centre notified the DMC (Amendment) Act, 2022, to merge the three civic bodies.

Hemant Soren, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, faces huge trouble and a threat to his job with the Election Commission investigating allegations of corruption that could potentially get him disqualified as an MLA.

Bypolls to three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across six states will be held on June 23, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The 3 Lok Sabha seats are in Uttar Pradesh and in Punjab.

Tightening the noose around unrecognised registered political parties for flouting rules, including those related to filing of contribution reports and indulging in "serious" financial impropriety, the Election Commission on Wednesday.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey on Friday decided to voluntarily give up perks and privileges as an austerity measure.

The Karnataka State Election Commission on Tuesday told the High Court that the State government had taken away its powers making it unable to hold elections to the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) and Taluk Panchayats (TP) as mandated by the Supreme Court.

Rules on linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls can be issued by Centre soon, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said, adding that sharing Aadhaar details will be voluntary for voters, but those not doing will have to give "sufficient reason.

Bypoll to fill up a vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha will be held on June 13, the Election Commission said on Friday.

Mr Chouhan's move came a day after the Supreme Court directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to notify the programme for local body elections in Madhya Pradesh within two weeks.

Biennial Election to the Karnataka Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) will be held on June 3, the Election Commission of India said on Tuesday.

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.

The delimitation commission to redraw the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir is likely to notify and submit its final report today, sources have said. The term of the commission is ending tomorrow.

The Election Commission has sent notice to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, asking that he explain why action should not be taken against him over allegations of the grant of mining license in Ranchi to himself in June 2021.

Nearly 53 per cent of around eight lakh voters exercised their franchise in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) polls on Friday, the Assam State Election Commission (ASEC) said.

AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran today appeared before probe agency Enforcement Directorate in Delhi for the second time for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged bribing of Election Commission officials.

The State Election Commission of Delhi has put on hold preparations for the municipal corporation polls, that were due to be held in April, after the Centre notified the DMC (Amendment) Act, 2022, to merge the three civic bodies.

Hemant Soren, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, faces huge trouble and a threat to his job with the Election Commission investigating allegations of corruption that could potentially get him disqualified as an MLA.