A delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar reached Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Thursday to review poll preparedness ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in the Union Territory.
On August 10, the Commission will visit Jammu for a review meeting with enforcement agencies. The Commission will hold a press conference in Jammu to brief the media on the review of election preparations.
During the meeting, Cameron extended her congratulations to CEC Rajiv Kumar and the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the successful conduct of the General Elections 2024. She praised the ECI for its effective management and the integrity displayed throughout the electoral process, w
The overall voter turnout of Lok Sabha elections 2024 was recorded at 65.79 per cent, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said in a statement on Thursday.
Earlier Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had said that a "very robust system" has been put in place. "There are around 10.5 lakh booths. Each booth will have 14 tables. There are observers and micro-observers. Nearly, 70-80 lakh people are involved in the process," he said.
National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, highlighting the recent reports of post-poll violence in Sandeshkahli and other parts of West Bengal and sought permission to visit the tense regions.
Outrightly rejecting the allegations of Congress leader Jairam Ramesh that Union Home Minister Amit Shah called District Magistrates and Returning Officers, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Monday said that it is not right to spread a "rumour and doubt" everyone.
Amid the opposition parties raising concerns over the counting process of the votes, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday said that the entire counting mechanism is absolute robust and the whole process is codified in a certain manner that no error can be found in the whole p
A day ahead of the counting of votes, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Monday said that in the Lok Sabha elections, India recorded the highest voter turnout in the world, adding that the Indian elections are indeed a "miracle."
The day before the mega counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections on June 4, the Election Commission is slated to hold a press conference on Monday in Delhi at 12.30 PM.
The counting of votes for the General Election as well as the State Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will start at 6 am on Sunday, it added. Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu had reviewed the
Urging the intervention of the Election Commission of India, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Saumitra Khan on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar alleging that a strong room has been breached in Bishnupur constituency, adding that local police might be involved in t