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⁠Most TN parties request Assembly polls in single phase: EC
By Chennaivision on February 27, 2026

Ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday held consultations with political parties here and most of them requested that the elections be conducted in a single phase, EC officials said. Parties sought stringent measures to curb the use of money power and distribution of freebies during elections, they said. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Election… Continue reading "⁠Most TN parties request Assembly polls in single phase: EC"
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ECI directs political parties to submit updated versions of their constitutions
By Chennaivision on December 9, 2025

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed national and state-recognised political parties to submit, within 30 days, updated versions of their constitutions, including amendments made so far. The directive came as the Supreme Court examines a plea seeking statutory regulation on how political parties are registered and run. In a communication to the parties on Monday, the ECI said… Continue reading "ECI directs political parties to submit updated versions of their constitutions"
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ECI begins two-day conference of CEOs to review nationwide SIR preparedness
By Chennaivision on October 23, 2025

The two-day Conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) organised by the Election Commission of India began at India International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Management in New Delhi. The conference, presided over by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, was attended by Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi. During the conference, the assessed the Offices of the… Continue reading "ECI begins two-day conference of CEOs to review nationwide SIR preparedness"
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Supreme Court seeks government, EC response on allowing undertrials to vote
By Chennaivision on October 11, 2025

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and the Election Commission to respond to a PIL seeking recognition of voting rights for nearly 4.5 lakh undertrial prisoners lodged in various jails across India. A bench led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai asked the Centre and the poll panel to respond to the PIL filed by Sunita Sharma… Continue reading "Supreme Court seeks government, EC response on allowing undertrials to vote"
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Bihar polls to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, counting on 14
By Chennaivision on October 7, 2025

The Assembly Elections of Bihar will be conducted in two phases on 6th and 11th November this year. The counting of votes will take place on 14th of November. The Election Commission today announced the poll schedule for the 243 members Bihar Assembly elections. With the announcement of poll schedule, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force in… Continue reading "Bihar polls to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, counting on 14"
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Election Commission releases list of 65 lakh voters deleted from Bihar draft rolls
By Chennaivision on August 19, 2025

The Election Commission of India has uploaded the list of 65 lakh voters, whose names were removed from the Bihar draft electoral roll published on August 1 after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. The list of voters whose names were included in the Bihar voter list till 2025, but are not included in the draft roll have been uploaded… Continue reading "Election Commission releases list of 65 lakh voters deleted from Bihar draft rolls"
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Voter list updating to be strengthened in coordination with birth, death registration bodies: EC
By Chennaivision on March 20, 2025
Amid a debate on the purity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission said on Thursday that the regular updating process of the voter list will be strengthened in close coordination with the birth and death registration authorities. Amid a debate on the purity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission said on Thursday that the regular updating process of the voter… Continue reading "Voter list updating to be strengthened in coordination with birth, death registration bodies: EC"
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Those who are having the same voter ID number are not bogus voters: ECI
By Chennaivision on March 3, 2025
Same electors photo identify card (EPIC) number does not imply duplicate or fake voters, the Election Commision of India (ECI) clarified. ECI released a statement explaining that an elector can only vote at the polling booth mentioned in his EPIC, which will be different even if the EPIC number is same. The EC added that to do away with this… Continue reading "Those who are having the same voter ID number are not bogus voters: ECI"
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ECI rejects Congress’ allegations on Haryana Assembly elections
By Chennaivision on October 30, 2024
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday categorically rejected allegations made by the Congress party regarding irregularities in the recent Haryana elections, labelling them as “baseless, misplaced, and devoid of facts.” In a letter to the Congress party, the Commission urged them to refrain from making unfounded claims after every election, accusing the party of creating “generic” doubts without… Continue reading "ECI rejects Congress’ allegations on Haryana Assembly elections"
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Cong seeks EC action on PM over Raj rally remark
By Chennaivision on April 23, 2024

The Congress on Monday moved the Election Commission seeking “appropriate action” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘redistribution of wealth’ remarks at a poll rally in Rajasthan, alleging the comments were “divisive”, “malicious” and targeted a particular religious community. A delegation of Congress leaders met the Election Commission and handed over complaints against the prime minister, alleging that he… Continue reading "Cong seeks EC action on PM over Raj rally remark"

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