Election Commission

The Election Commission of India has received 6,130 complaints from Gujarat and 1,040 from Himachal Pradesh in connection with election-related violations, data maintained by the body shows. “At least 1,000 complaints were reported from…
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Successive governments have 'completely destroyed' the independence of the Election Commission of India (ECI) by ensuring no chief election commissioner (CEC) gets the full six-year term to head the poll body since 1996, a Constitution…
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Over 900 officers of various grades and services have been transferred by the Election Commission in poll-bound Gujarat, officials familiar with the matter told Hindustan Times. “Compliance received from chief secretary Gujarat,” an EC…
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The poll schedules for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections will be announced today at a press conference by the Election Commission, reports said. The election panel will have a press conference this afternoon where they are expected to…
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) has doubled down on deleting duplicate entries in the electoral roll and removed or corrected nearly 10 million of them over the last seven months, officials familiar with the matter said. Voter…
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The Election Commission on Thursday announced that those above the age of 17 can now apply in advance for getting enrolled in the voters’ list and need not wait to fulfil the pre-requisite criterion of attaining the age of 18 on January 1…
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One Nation One Election is a good suggestion, but this will need a change in the Constitution and it is to be decided in parliament. The Election Commission is fully prepared and is capable of conducting simultaneous elections, said Chief…
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Hours before the counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav's party has written to the Election Commission after the former chief minister alleged manipulation of voting machines. “The Samajwadi Party demands that for all…
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The Election Commission has banned all exit polls pertaining to the coming Assembly elections from 7 am on February 10 to 6:30 pm on March 7, 2022. In a statement issued here on Saturday, UP's Chief Electoral Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla said…
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The Election Commission (EC) will announce the dates for Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur at 3.30 pm today (January 8). The poll body has convened a press conference in which it will declare the…
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