EC

Eleven days after the end of the first phase of the general elections, and four days since the second phase, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday officially released disaggregated voter turnout data which showed that 84% of…
Read More...

The Congress on Monday filed a complaint before the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘infiltrator’ remark at a rally in Rajasthan's Banswara. "We respect the office he (PM Modi) holds; he is as much our PM…
Read More...

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has, through a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI), called for ‘strict action’ against Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate and party leader HS Ahir for their ‘lewd and derogatory’…
Read More...

Days after announcing the Lok Sabha election schedule, the poll panel on Monday ordered the removal of top officials from several states, reported PTI. What has the Election Commission ordered? • The Election Commission of India (ECI) has…
Read More...

The Election Commission on Wednesday asked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to be more careful and cautious in his public utterances. The advisory by the poll panel was issued in wake of his ‘panauti’ (bad omen) and ‘pickpocket’ jibes at Prime…
Read More...

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray has hit out at the Election Commission of India's decision to recognise Ajit Pawar's faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), alleging that the poll body has…
Read More...

If simultaneous Lok Sabha and assemblies elections are held in India, the Election Commission would require an estimated ₹10,000 crore every 15 years to procure new electronic voting machines (EVM). In a communication sent to the Centre,…
Read More...

The Election Commission on Monday issued a notice to the Congress-led Karnataka government over alleged model code of conduct violation by placing government ads in Telangana. In a statement, the poll panel said the Bharatiya Janata Party…
Read More...

The Election Commission on Thursday issued a show cause notice to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The poll panel said it received complaint from the Bharatiya Janata Party against the…
Read More...

The Election Commission on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly making communally charged remarks during an election campaign in poll-bound Chhattisgarh. The Election Commission, in…
Read More...