New Delhi: The Constitution 129th (Amendment) Bill on simultaneous polls has proposed that the beginning of the ‘One nation, One election’ exercise will be possible only after 2029. ET, in its Friday edition, had reported that Article 82, 83, 172 and 327 are proposed to be amended. The bill proposes to amend Article 82 by … Read more
Last Updated:December 12, 2024, 23:04 IST The commission emphasised the need for rigorous compliance with its instructions while updating the voter list in Delhi, where elections are due early next year The term of the Delhi Assembly ends on February 23 and the polls are likely to be held in February itself. (Photo File) The … Read more
The Congress on Monday demanded that the Election Commission take action against IPS officer Rashmi Shukla for allegedly violating the model code of conduct during the Maharashtra assembly elections by meeting Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The Congress’s chief spokesperson, Atul Londhe, claimed Shukla met Fadnavis, the state home minister, when the model code of … Read more
Last Updated:November 20, 2024, 14:57 IST Acting on complaints regarding checking of voters’ identity, the Election Commission ordered the suspension of police personnel for violating guidelines. EC asked authorities in Uttar Pradesh to ensure fair bypolls. (Image: X/Akhilesh Yadav) Amid the ongoing voting for the bypolls in the nine Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, the … Read more
Last Updated:November 17, 2024, 23:28 IST EC has also sought an explanation from the state BJP for the alleged violation of the provisions of the model code of conduct by posting the video. The Election Commission of India. Taking a serious note of complaints from the Congress and the JMM against a “misleading and malicious” … Read more
Last Updated:November 16, 2024, 17:52 IST The Election Commission also exchanged the complaints between the two parties while seeking their responses by 1 pm on Monday, November 18. BJP chief JP Nadda and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. (File) In the wake of complaints by BJP and Congress against one another in the ongoing assembly elections … Read more
The Election Commission on Tuesday rejected allegations levelled by the Congress over irregularities in the just-held Haryana assembly polls, saying the party was raising “the smoke of a generic doubt” about the credibility of an entire electoral outcome like it did in the past. In a strongly-worded letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the poll … Read more
Guwahati: The scrutiny of the nomination of candidates for by election on November 13 in Sikkim was carried out on Monday both candidates of Citizen Action Party Sikkim were disqualified. Sources in the Election department said that CAP Sikkim had fielded Mahesh Rai from Namchi-Singhithang and Pobin Hang Subba from Soreng-Chakung constituencies. Both the candidates … Read more
Election Commission New Delhi: The Election Commission has updated its mobile application to allow candidates and parties seek permission for rallies and other campaign-related activities. Candidates and parties, the poll body said, can now apply for campaign-related permissions also in the new and upgraded Suvidha 2.0 mobile application. So far, candidates and parties could only … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that the Constitution is “under attack” by the BJP as he accused the saffron party of controlling institutions such as the Election Commission, bureaucracy and central agencies. He also said no force can stop the caste census and removal of the 50 per cent cap on the reservation. … Read more
