Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Tuesday defended Party President Mallikarjun Kharge statement "We do not want EVMs, we want ballot papers", saying that if trust of a "larger section of voters in voting machines starts shaking then the Election Commission should listen to it."
The Deputy Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Hirdesh Kumar, and Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra, State S Chockalingam, called on Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Sunday.
Following the announcement of bypoll results in Uttar Pradesh and assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, BSP national president Mayawati on Sunday announced that her party will not contest any bypolls in the country from now on, till the Election Commission does not take strict
According to the Election Commission, Priyanka Gandhi won the Wayanad bypoll by 4,10,931 votes by defeating BJP candidate Navya Haridas and CPI candidate Sathyan Mokeri. She won 6,22,338 votes, Sathyan Mokeri bagged 2,11,407 and Navya Haridas managed to win 1,09,939 votes.
National People's Party (NPP) candidate Mehtab Chandee Sangma has won the by-poll to the Gambegre constituency in Meghalaya, according to the Election Commission.
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar on Saturday lauded the Mahayuti as the alliance is expected to form the government in Maharashtra, as per current trends by the Election Commission.
The trends emerging amid the counting of votes for by-election in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath assembly constituency show Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Asha Nautiyal leading against Congress' Manoj Rawat. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), all 13 rounds for counting
As per the trends from the Election Commission, the BJP-led NDA is set for a massive win in Maharashtra as the Mahayuti has already gained a lead on the majority of the seats in the state.
BJP leader and candidate from Kothrud, Chandrakant Patil celebrated with party workers on Saturday as the Election Commission trend revealed that he was leading in his Assembly constituency by a huge margin, Office of Chandrakant Patil said.
As the Mahayuti alliance heads for a landslide victory in Maharashtra, leading on 220 out of 288 seats, the challenge posed by the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) group to the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision has failed to find support--either in the Supreme Court or i