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TMC delegation meets EC officials, accuses BJP of violating Model Code of
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): A Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation comprising Derek O'Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, and Chandan Mitra approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday to lodge a complaint against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regarding an alleged violation of
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Election Commission issues notification for first phase of LS polls
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Monday issued a notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha election, which is due to be held on April 11.
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EC fixes timeline for political parties to release manifesto
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced fixing a timeline for the release of a manifesto by political parties.
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EC holds meeting of Multi Departmental Committee on Election Intelligence
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Friday held a meeting of the Multi Departmental Committee on Election Intelligence. Heads of Tax Boards, law enforcement agencies, central paramilitary forces and representatives of financial institutions attended the me
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SC dismisses plea on establishment of special courts for hearing cases of
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking setting up of special courts across the country to deal with cases relating to breach of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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TN bypolls: SC seeks EC's response on a plea filed by DMK
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Mar 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Election Commission seeking its response on a plea filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) regarding the bypoll schedule for the state.
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SC issues notice to ECI on Oppn plea for matching EVM results with VVPATs
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea of 21 Opposition parties seeking a direction that 50 per cent Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) results be matched and cross-checked with VVPATs before the declarat
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Over 1800 senior officers attend EC’s Observers' meet
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): As a run-up to the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls and Legislative Assembly elections of four states, the Election Commission of India on Thursday organised the first briefing for Observers to be deployed in various states across the country.
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AP: Jana Sena Party releases first list of candidates for Lok Sabha and As
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 14 (ANI): Janasena Chief Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday announced the first list of candidates contesting from Jana Sena Party (JSP) for upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
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Cabinet approves notifications for LS elections
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 13 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the issuance of statutory notifications for General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019 under sub-section(2) of Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
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LS Poll: Special observers for J-K meet EC chief
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Special Observers Dr. Noor Mohammad, Vinod Zutshi , and A.S.Gill appointed by the Election Commission for assessment of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, met with the Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil
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ECI warns public against fake news
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 12 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has warned the public against fake news about non-resident Indians (NRIs) being allowed to vote online in the Lok Sabha elections, beginning from April 11.
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