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EC censures Sakshi Maharaj for violating Model Code of Conduct
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 12 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Thursday censured Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj for violating the Model Code of Conduct and the Supreme Court's decision not to seek votes in the name of religion.
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EC set its foot right in poll bound Punjab, introduces new measures to kee
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan. 10 (ANI): Assuring peaceful and safe elections scheduled to take place next month, Punjab chief electoral officer V. K. Singh on Tuesday highlighted the new facilities initiated by the Election Commission of India in the poll bound state.
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BJP moves EC accusing Mayawati of seeking votes in name of caste
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Neeraj Saxena has moved the Election Commission of India (ECI) againstBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati, accusing her of seeking votes in name of caste and religion.
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ECI seeks Cabinet Secretary's reply to respond to Opposition's B
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha, seeking Centre's stand on the Opposition's plea to postpone the Budget presentation to a day after March 8, the last date of polling in Uttar Pradesh.
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Combined efforts of PIB, Facebook fetches 21 lakh views on poll announceme
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced State Assembly Elections in five States on January 4. In order to achieve widest possible outreach of information on the election schedules and other ECI guidelines for citizens, an unprecedented effort was ma
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Netaji, Akhilesh camps to respond to their petitions by Jan. 9
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Thursday asked Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to respond to their petitions with regard to the party's poll symbol 'cycle' by January 9.
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EC seeks help from defence ministry to produce film for service voters
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): The Election Commission of India wrote a letter to the Ministry of Defence seeking their assistance in making a film to educate the voters serving in the various armed forces and the paramilitary.
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Budget session should be postponed in order to ensure fair elections: Nare
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 4 (ANI): Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal on Wednesday requested the Election Commission of India (ECI) to postpone the budget session to be held during the elections, as it might influence the people leading to a biased election.
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High stakes battle for UP from Feb.11 as EC sounds poll bugle
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 4 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday announced seven-phase polling for 403 assembly constituencies in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, two-phase polling in Manipur and one-phase polling each in the states of Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa
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PTI expresses serious doubts about ECP credibility ahead of 2018 polls
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan.2 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party, which is led by former cricketer Imran Khan, has expressed serious doubts about the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) neutrality and impartiality in the 2018 general elections.
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Pak poll body rejects Imran's allegations as 'highly irresponsib
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 1 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan has taken strong exception to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan's comments that the Nawaz Sharif government planted its men in the commission to rig the 2018 general election.
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Election Commission ready to hold any type of election: Nepal Chief Commis
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec. 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of Nepal has given the green signal for holding any of elections, with the political parties of Nepal concentrating on holding the local level election.
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