The number of voters in India now stands at 99.1 crore, up from 96.88 crore when the Lok Sabha elections were held last year, the Election Commission (EC) said on Wednesday. In a statement issued ahead of National Voters’ Day, the EC said the electoral rolls bear a youthful and gender-balanced look with 21.7 crore … Read more
In his January 15 address at the inauguration of the new Congress office, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi again claimed the Maharashtra assembly polls were ‘clearly wrong’ and pointed to ‘one crore additional voters’ in the state between Lok Sabha and assembly polls. He also sought that names and addresses of those who voted in … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre and the election commission regarding a plea by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, challenging amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules of 1961. The matter has been listed for hearing in the week commencing March 17. Ramesh had filed a writ petition in the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Atishi on Wednesday raised concerns over alleged large-scale voter deletions and additions in the New Delhi assembly constituency, putting forth the matter with a second letter to the chief election commissioner (CEC).She requested an urgent meeting to address the issue, citing its critical impact on the upcoming Delhi assembly polls, … Read more
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday directed social media platform X to remove a post by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi CM Atishi that showed children taking part in political campaign activities.In a letter, the NHRC explained that it had taken suo motu cognisance of the matter, expressing concern … Read more
World is about to see off the biggest election year in history. Almost half of humanity was involved in election exercises across continents, ranging from large democracies like India, USA and Indonesia to island nations like Tuvalu with 11,000 population. Citizen voters, in over 70 countries, millions of them first timers, attempted to address their … Read more
New Delhi: Data from the first assembly elections after the Supreme Court allowed candidates to inspect EVM burnt memory for suspected ‘tampering or modification’ shows growing political interest in the mechanism. According to data collated as of December 4, 2024, by the Maharashtra wing of the Election Commission of India, a record 104 Checking & … Read more
The Chief Election Officer of Maharashtra S Chockalingam on Tuesday said that the Election Commission of India (EC) had five VVPAT machines at each assembly segment to be counted and matched with the numbers in the EVM as per Supreme Court Orders. The EC counted a total of 1,445 VVPAT slips on November 23, the … Read more
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has urged the Supreme Court and the Election Commission to take note of the “growing public demand” for ballot paper voting given “doubts” about the mandate in assembly elections. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has upped the ante against electronic voting machines (EVMs) after the BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 … Read more
Maharashtra’s Chief Electoral Officer, S Chockalingam, has warned of strict legal action against individuals spreading false claims or insinuations regarding tampering with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). His statement comes amid ongoing allegations from Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders about EVM malpractices during the recent Maharashtra assembly elections. Chockalingam, on Sunday, underlined that any attempts to sensationalise … Read more
