The by-election to the Vikravandi assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram district will be held on July 10, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Monday. The Vikravandi constituency was left vacant after Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA N Pugazhendhi died due to illness on April 6. The counting of votes will be on July 13. The model code… Continue reading "Vikravandi Assembly Constituency by-election on July 10"
Voting for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections began on Friday morning. 88 constituencies across 12 states and a union territory, including Congress stalwart Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad, are voting to choose their representatives to the lower house of the parliament. Voting in all 20 seats in Kerala started at 7 am today. Polling in 14 seats in Karnataka,… Continue reading "Lok Sabha elections Phase 2: Voting underway"
The Election Commission (EC) issued a notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J P Nadda on Thursday on a complaint lodged by the Opposition parties alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had violated the model code of conduct during his speech in Rajasthan’s Banswara on Sunday. This is the first time the EC, according to its officials, has taken… Continue reading "EC sends notice to BJP and Congress over hate speech complaints"
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, reserved its judgement in the ongoing EVM-VVPAT case after it received answers from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to technical queries it had asked for earlier in the day. While hearing pleas seeking the complete verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), the top Court… Continue reading "SC reserves order on VVPAT cross-verification petitions"
Campaigning ended Wednesday evening for 102 Lok Sabha seats across 21 states and Union territories which will go to polls in the first phase on April 19 with top leaders of the BJP-led NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc making a last-gasp effort to woo voters. Leading the charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took whirlwind tours of various constituencies in… Continue reading "Campaigning ends for 102 seats going to polls in phase 1"
The Election Commission of India (EC) on Monday announced a record haul of inducements ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. A staggering ₹4,650 crore in cash, drugs, liquor, precious metals, and freebies was seized between 1 March and 13 April. This marks a 34% increase from the ₹3,475 crore seized during the entire 2019 election campaign. Compared to the… Continue reading "EC pre-poll seizure at ₹4,650 crore"
The Election Commission on Sunday said its Suvidha portal has received over 73,000 applications since the Lok Sabha polls were announced, seeking permission for various campaigning activities. The applications submitted by by parties and candidates include requests for booking rally grounds, opening temporary party offices and operating video publicity vans, the EC said. More than 44,600 requests have been approved… Continue reading "LS polls: Suvidha portal gets over 73,000 applications for campaign-related activities"
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the appointments of new election commissioners (ECs) under a 2023 law that excluded the chief justice of India from the selection panel. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih told the petitioners, who pointed out that a meeting for the selection of ECs was pre-poned, to file… Continue reading "New ECs take charge; SC refuses to stay their appointments"
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the dates for the much-awaited Lok Sabha elections at a press conference at 3 pm tomorrow. The ECI will also announce the dates for the assembly elections scheduled in Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. Sources informed that the Lok Sabha elections are expected to be held in seven to eight… Continue reading "Lok Sabha poll dates to be announced tomorrow"
The Election Commission of India is set to visit Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh next week, marking the start of the three-member panel’s review of election preparedness across the country. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel are expected to visit Tamil Nadu on January 7 and 8 and Andhra Pradesh on January… Continue reading "Election commission team to visit Chennai on Jan 8 to review Lok Sabha election arrangements"