"All preparations have been completed for free and fair elections. Voting in the 12 Lok Sabha constituencies will begin at 7.00 AM and continue until 6.00 PM," said UP CEO.
While speaking to ANI, Chief Electoral Officer Pradeep Kumar Jha said that the second phase of the election has a total of 857 polling stations including 9 special polling stations. 87 companies of centre paramilitary forces and more than 4000 state police forces have also been deployed to e
With just a day left for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections to be held on April 19, a command and control centre has been set up by the Chief Electoral Office (CEO), Jammu and Kashmir, to monitor election-related activities all around J-K, aiming to conduct free and fair elections
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Himachal Pradesh Maneesh Garg on Tuesday said that to ensure free and fair elections the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a complete ban on exit polls from April 19 till June 1.
Prabodh Saxena while briefing the CEC said that adequate security measures has been adopted to seal the entry points and porous interstate border to prevent any type of bogus voting, entry of illegal liquor or drugs besides an hawk eye has been kept on any type of freebies, movement of cash
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit in Himachal Pradesh approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday, seeking the transfer of officers in the Shimla parliamentary constituency to ensure free and fair elections.
The Governor has also sent a list of habitual offenders received through the Log Sabha portal for appropriate preventive action to restrain them from blocking free and fair elections.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in the country, a virtual state-level meeting of Punjab's top officials was held on Tuesday to ensure free, fair and transparent elections and adherence to the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India.
Speaking to ANI on Monday, he said, "The Election Commission is a constitutional body. It does things in its own way to ensure free and fair elections. Is it necessary to speak on everything?"
The Jammu and Kashmir DGP opened up about the preparations for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections and said, "We are fully prepared for the elections. ECI is on a visit to JK to take stock of the preparations. We are making a plan to ensure free and fair elections."
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has deplored the acts of violence against political parties and candidates in Pakistan ahead of the general elections on February 8 and has urged the authorities to ensure "free and fair" elections..
The petition filed by Jaya Thakur and Sanjay Narayanrao Meshram stated that the provisions of the enactment, are violative of the principle of free and fair elections since it does not provide an "independent mechanism" for appointment of the members of the Election Commission of India (ECI)