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ECI to hold meeting to finalise upcoming Assembly elections of 5 states to
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 23 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) is scheduled to hold a meeting tomorrow to finalise the upcoming Assembly elections of five states, official sources of the ECI confirmed.
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Central Police Forces routinely sent to poll-bound states, not just West B
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said that Central Police Forces (CPF) are routinely sent in advance to poll stations for area domination to all the States or Union Territories where Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections are to take place
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12 companies of CAPF arrive in West Bengal ahead of polls
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Barrackpore (West Bengal), February 21 (ANI): Around 12 companies of Central Armed Police Forces reached West Bengal after the Bharatiya Janata Party urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to deploy Central Forces in the state for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, sources s
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SC seeks response from Centre, ECI on a plea seeking voting rights for tho
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union of India (UoI) and Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking a direction to take steps to ensure access to voting to registered voters who are stationed outside the constituency, includi
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Bypoll for one Rajya Sabha seat in Assam to be held on March 1
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced that by-election for the Rajya Sabha seat (Council of states) from Assam for the constituency vacated by Biswajit Daimary, will be held on March 1.
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PM Modi lauds EC for strengthening democracy, ensuring smooth conduct of p
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has made striking contributions towards strengthening our democracy by ensuring smooth conduct of elections, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of 11th National Voters Day.
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ECI to celebrate 11th National Voters' Day on Jan 25
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) is celebrating 11th National Voters' Day (NVD) on Monday and the theme for this year's NCD is "'Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed".
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ECI to launch Digital Voter-ID cards on National Voter's Day
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): The Election Commission of India will formally launch the e-EPIC (Electronic Electoral Photo Identity Card) programme on January 25, the National Voter's Day.
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BSF one of the 'finest forces', TMC's allegation 'unfortunate', says CEC S
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 22 (ANI): Referring to Trinamool Congress' (TMC) allegation that the Border Security Force (BSF) is coercing voters to favour one party, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Friday said the remark is 'unfortunate'.
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CAPF must be deployed 15 days before polling day in WB: BJP writes to ECI
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 22 (ANI): As elections in West Bengal are inching closer, the state's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit has written a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI), urging that the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) must be deployed at least 15 days
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Eknath Khadse seeks quashing of ECIR in Bombay HC
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Eknath Khadse has filed a plea in Bombay High Court seeking quashing of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) filed against him by Enforcement Directorate (ED) under sections of Prevention of Mone
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'Deploy Central Forces, people in fear in Bengal', Dilip Ghosh urges ECI
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 21 (ANI): West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Thursday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to deploy Central Forces in the state at the earliest claiming there is a 'sense of fear' among people ahead of elections.
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