The Election Commission had written a detailed letter to Congress in December last year rejecting its "misleading" claims about voter turnout data in Maharashtra polls and, instead of writing to the poll panel directly, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi keeps speaking and writing to media seek
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Amar Patnaik on Tuesday said that the party delegation that met with the Election Commission urged the poll panel to develop a mechanism for involving citizen groups to co-monitor the election process.
The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to file a response on pleas seeking verification of burnt memory and symbol loading units in EVMs, directing the poll panel to refrain from altering data during the process.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday alleged that a team of Election Commission along with Delhi Police has come to conduct a raid at his Kapurthala House residence and alleged that the poll panel has been overlooking the "open money distribution by the BJP people".
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and poll panel on a plea of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary Jairam Ramesh challenging amendments made to the Conduct of Election Rules of 1961.
After AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the BJP is "manipulating voters' list", the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi clarified that all objections and claims regarding the draft electoral roll were addressed by December 24. The final roll will be published on January 6, 2025
Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai has said that Congress party worked hard in Haryana polls and has complained to Election Comission about "discrepancies" on about 20 seats.
The EC said it has noted statements from Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, which have termed the Haryana results as "unexpected", and that the Congress proposes to analyse the same and approach the poll panel with its complaints and grievances.
The Election Commission on Tuesday termed as "ill-founded" Congress allegation of slowdown in updating results of assembly polls in Haryana and said it rejects the attempt "to surreptitiously give credence to irresponsible, unfounded and uncorroborated malafide narratives".
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain the YSR Congress party's plea challenging relaxation of postal ballot norms by the poll panel in Andhra Pradesh.
The Election Commission (EC) took serious note of the allegations of damage to an electronic voting machine (EVM) by YSRCP MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy and launched a probe against him.
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to file its response on an application seeking direction to immediately upload accounts of votes recorded at all polling stations after the close of polling of each phase in the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha election.