State Election Commission

Ban pre-poll surveys by media outlets six months before state and general elections to ensure voters can exercise their rights freely, fairly, and uninfluenced, the BSP has appealed to the Election Commission.

Election Commission (EC) has directed the governments of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to transfer officials posted in their home districts.

The Congress led opposition Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA) has called for a bandh in the Union Territory on Monday to condemn the 'bungling' of the State Election commission in its civic poll notification, rescinding reservation for Backward Class

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday said she will write to the Election Commission demanding surveys by media organisations and other agencies be banned six months before any elections, so that the polls in the particular state are not inf

Telangana on Wednesday said it has developed the country's first Smartphone-based eVoting solution, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic that has rushed the world into all-digital operations.

By-elections to three Lok Sabha seats and 30 assembly constituencies spread across 14 states will be held on October 30, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.

The BJP on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to deploy maximum security forces in Bhabanipur, alleging that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is misusing state machinery to intimidate voters and win the by-polls in the assembly seat.

The West Bengal government on Wednesday told the Election Commission that the model code of conduct (MCC) was not violated in holding a programme in which the state administration announced a grant of Rs 50,000 each to all puja committees, according

In view of a significant fall in Covid cases in Gujarat, State Election Commission (SEC) has decided to conduct elections to the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) on October 3, almost 6 months after it was postponed due to pandemic.

An all-party meeting convened by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday unanimously decided that local body polls be postponed till the state backward class commission compiles empirical data giving a clear picture on political backwar

The pending by-elections in seven Assembly constituencies of Bengal could be held before Durga Puja and the state administration is fully prepared, officials of the state Chief Electoral Officer's office informed the poll body, sources said.

Election Commission sought an urgent hearing in Supreme Court on its plea alleging that EVMs and VVPAT machines used in assembly polls of 6 states are lying unused as they are preserved due to an order extending the limitation period for filing pleas

Calcutta High Court today ordered a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal and stated that Constitutional obligations of the state do not get vested in the Election Commission

Stepping up its preparations for the assembly polls in five states due early next year, the Election Commission Wednesday reviewed advance planning with the chief electoral officers of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government has informed the Election Commission that the state was prepared to hold the pending by-elections to seven assembly seats.

Ban pre-poll surveys by media outlets six months before state and general elections to ensure voters can exercise their rights freely, fairly, and uninfluenced, the BSP has appealed to the Election Commission.

Election Commission (EC) has directed the governments of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to transfer officials posted in their home districts.

The Congress led opposition Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA) has called for a bandh in the Union Territory on Monday to condemn the 'bungling' of the State Election commission in its civic poll notification, rescinding reservation for Backward Class

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday said she will write to the Election Commission demanding surveys by media organisations and other agencies be banned six months before any elections, so that the polls in the particular state are not inf

Telangana on Wednesday said it has developed the country's first Smartphone-based eVoting solution, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic that has rushed the world into all-digital operations.

By-elections to three Lok Sabha seats and 30 assembly constituencies spread across 14 states will be held on October 30, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.

The BJP on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to deploy maximum security forces in Bhabanipur, alleging that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is misusing state machinery to intimidate voters and win the by-polls in the assembly seat.

The West Bengal government on Wednesday told the Election Commission that the model code of conduct (MCC) was not violated in holding a programme in which the state administration announced a grant of Rs 50,000 each to all puja committees, according

In view of a significant fall in Covid cases in Gujarat, State Election Commission (SEC) has decided to conduct elections to the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) on October 3, almost 6 months after it was postponed due to pandemic.

An all-party meeting convened by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday unanimously decided that local body polls be postponed till the state backward class commission compiles empirical data giving a clear picture on political backwar

The pending by-elections in seven Assembly constituencies of Bengal could be held before Durga Puja and the state administration is fully prepared, officials of the state Chief Electoral Officer's office informed the poll body, sources said.

Election Commission sought an urgent hearing in Supreme Court on its plea alleging that EVMs and VVPAT machines used in assembly polls of 6 states are lying unused as they are preserved due to an order extending the limitation period for filing pleas

Calcutta High Court today ordered a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal and stated that Constitutional obligations of the state do not get vested in the Election Commission

Stepping up its preparations for the assembly polls in five states due early next year, the Election Commission Wednesday reviewed advance planning with the chief electoral officers of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government has informed the Election Commission that the state was prepared to hold the pending by-elections to seven assembly seats.