New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday said it is not opposed to electronic voting machines but against their manipulation and demanded 100 per cent counting of the VVPAT slips to ensure credibility of the voting system. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh renewed the demand by the Congress and other parties for 100 per cent counting … Read more
The Election Commission of India, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, announced the launch of a new mobile application called Know Your Candidate (KYC). This app allows voters to check if any candidate standing for elections in their constituency has a criminal record. The app is available for download on both Android and iOS … Read more
By-elections in 26 ACs across India; 6 Himachal Congress rebels' seats to go on polls on June 1 Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all … Read more
Polling stations will have volunteers and wheelchairs while transportation facilities will be provided for the elderly and differently abled voters if needed. (PTI/File) The ‘vote from home’ option was extended to voters who needed the facility in recent Assembly elections in several states but this is the first time it has been introduced in Lok … Read more
Home Education Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Are UPSC CSE Prelims, CUET UG, ICAI CA May Exam Dates Clashing With General Election Schedule? Read Here Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The general election for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases from April 19, Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar announced on Saturday. The counting … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has requested a response from the Election Commission following a plea by Naam Tamilar Katchi, an unrecognized political party based in Tamil Nadu, challenging the allocation of free symbols to such parties on a first-come, first-served basis. A bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, along with Justices JB … Read more
New Delhi: Future Gaming and Hotel Services (Lottery Martin) and Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd head the list of donors to parties through electoral bonds. Late on Thursday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) published details of bond buyers and beneficiaries since April 2019, as per the Supreme Court’s orders, ahead of the 18th Lok … Read more
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said the Election Commission has refused to meet INDIA bloc parties on the issue of use of 100 per cent VVPAT slips and alleged that the constitutional body’s independence has been “severely eroded” since 2014. The opposition party’s criticism of the poll panel came … Read more
Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee raised the issue of resignation of election commissioner Arun Goel and saluted him for not succumbing to BJP pressure while addressing a mega public rally at Brigade Parade Ground on Sunday where she kicked off the Lok Sabha campaign. “One election commissioner has resigned on Saturday. We salute him for his … Read more
The government on Sunday communicated to Congress floor leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, that it will “very soon convene” a meeting of the search committee – of which Chowdhury is the sole Opposition representative – to fill up the vacancy arising from the abrupt resignation of election commissioner Arun Goel as well … Read more
