Poll Panel

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.

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.

Congress Moves Poll Panel Over Mumbai Police Chief's 3-Month Extension

Mumbai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 24, 2019

The Congress in Delhi today lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) against the three-month extension to Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Barve and said he should be retired immediately as the Union Home Ministry's decision ahead of Maharashtra Assembly polls was a "violation" of EC guidelines.

JNUSU Poll Panel Seeks To Submit Election Results To Dean

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 9, 2019

The Delhi High Court ordered a stay on Friday on the declaration of the poll results till September 17, when it will take up the matter again.

Poll Panel's Mega Verification Programme To Launch On September 1

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 31, 2019

The Election Commission's new mega Electors Verification Programme (EVP), which seeks to update electoral rolls through crowd sourcing, is set to be launched on September 1 across the country, officials said on Saturday.

Delhi Women's Panel Issues Notice To Poll Body Over Rape Convict's Photo

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 22, 2019

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to the Election Commission after a district poll panel in Punjab allegedly used the picture of a 2012 Delhi gang-rape convict on a hoarding.

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.

Election 2019 - Dissent In Poll Code Violation Cases Won't Be Made Public: Election Commission

India News | Reported by Anuj Pant, Edited by A Vaidyanathan | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Dissent and minority views in Election Commission's orders in cases of Model Code of Conduct violations would not be made public, the poll panel said today, rejecting the demand of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa.

Election Commission Biased, Says Arvind Kejriwal On Bengal Campaign Ban

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2019

Accusing the Election Commission (EC) of being "biased", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asked why the poll panel ordered campaigning be stopped in West Bengal at 10pm on Thursday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rallies in the state.

"Disturbing": Chandrababu Naidu On Bengal Campaign Being Cut Short

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2019

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has termed as 'disturbing' the Election Commission's action cutting short the election campaign in West Bengal by a day and has said that the poll panel's integrity is at stake.

General Election 2019: "Dark Spot" On Democracy: Congress Slams Poll Body Over Bengal Move

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

Accusing the Election Commission of losing its credibility and independence, the Congress on Thursday said time has come to review the process of the poll panel's appointment.

Delhi Poll Panel Issues Notice To Manish Sisodia Over Tweet On Atishi

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2019

Poll authorities in Delhi today issued a show-cause notice to AAP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia over an alleged violation of model code of conduct in connection with his recent tweet, and asked him to give a response by Wednesday

Arvind Kejriwal Gets Poll Panel Notice After BJP Complains Of Violations

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2019

The Delhi poll panel issued notices today to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on two separate matters following complaints against them for violating the Model Code of Conduct.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Complainant Should Know Of Dissent In Poll Panel Decisions: Former Chiefs

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2019

A dissent given by an election commissioner has to be noted in files and the complainant has a right to know whether the order passed by the Election Commission was unanimous, two former chief election commissioners (CECs) said.

Election Commission's 'Cover Up' Of Dissent: How It Began

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain, Arvind Gunasekar | Sunday May 5, 2019

The first instance of dissent within the Election Commission - and the poll panel's alleged attempts to cover it up - flared up 10 days ago, over an order pertaining to a Rajasthan BJP leader, NDTV has found. As NDTV earlier reported, the same Commissioner dissented with the Commission over clean chits to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief ...