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Biennial election to Andhra, Telangana Legislative Councils to take place
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that biennial election to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative Councils and the by-election to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from Visakhapatnam Local Authorities’ Constituency will be held on March
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Lok Sabha 2019: EC team to visit Jammu and Kashmir in March to assess grou
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) will tour the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the first week of March to assess the ground situation for holding the Lok Sabha in the state.
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SC asks EC's response to PIL seeking audit review of EVM, VVPAT
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday sought a detailed response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to a plea seeking audit of the source code of voter-verified paper audit trails (VVPATs) and electronic voting machines (EVMs).
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National Women’s Party unveils election symbol in alliance with All Indian
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Reiterating its commitment to eliminate gender disparity in Indian politics and promising to bolster women’s participation across the political spectrum, the National Women’s Party (NWP) unveiled its election symbol, a gas stove allotted to it
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EC officials demonstrate working of EVM, VVPAT machines
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday demonstrated the mechanism of EVM and VVPATs with the help of demo machines during an awareness program here.
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Odisha: High court judges given demo of EVM
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Acting on a directive of the Election Commission of India (ECI), a demonstration-cum-mock poll on the functioning of EVM-VVPAT was conducted in the premises of the Orissa High Court on Tuesday.
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DMK appeals ECI to save ‘deer’ of democracy from ‘hunter’ BJP
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Sunday appealed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to use its Constitutional powers, and save the ‘deer’ of democracy from the ‘hunter’ BJP by holding by-polls in 21 assembly seats along with the coming Lok Sa
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Notice sent to ECI to frame guidelines for social media sites
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): An NGO has sent a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) demanding it frame guidelines to regulate the functioning of online social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
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EC conducts mock polls to raise awareness in Chennai
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu), [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Ahead of the general elections, the Elections Commission of India on Saturday conducted mock polls in various parts of Chennai to raise awareness among people about voter-verified paper audit trails (VVPATs).
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Notice sent to ECI to frame guidelines for social media sites
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): An NGO has sent a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) demanding it frame guidelines to regulate the functioning of online social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
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EC launches VVIP Programme ahead of Lok Sabha elections
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday launched a Voter Verification and Information Programme (VVIP) for verification of names, new registrations, changes in the voter details and corrections in the Voter Id Cards for the upcoming General Electio
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Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking EC's supervision of parties' internal poll
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct and supervise the internal polls of regional and national political parties.
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