Karnataka: Local court issues summons to CM Yediyurappa for election code of conduct violation
Gokak/UNI: A JMFC magistrate here issued summons to Chief minister B S Yediyurappa in relation to a complaint for the alleged violation of election code of conduct, during by-elections to the Gokak Assembly seat held last year.
Police seizes Rs 16 lakh from two separate vehicles in Jharkhand ahead of Assembly elections
Garhwa/UNI: With just 24 days left for the first phase of elections in the state, illegal cash flow was reported in the district with the seizure of Rs 16.5 lakh during a vehicle checking drive under Meral Police Station area.
India votes in final phase of Lok Sabha polls, violence and rigging mars Bengal balloting
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): India voted in the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday as violence and electoral malpractices were once again reported from West Bengal where the key battle is between the state's ruling Trinamool Congress and the emerging force that is Bharatiya Janata Party.
Lok Sabha Polls: Over 40 percent turnout till 1 pm amid stray violence
New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) An estimated 40.47 per cent of more than 10 crore electorate exercised their franchise till 0100 hrs on Sunday in 59 Parliamentary Constituencies spread across seven states and one union territory in the last leg of the Lok Sabha elections.
Religion should never surface during election time: Kiren Rijiju
Kohima, Feb 21 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that, religion should never surface during election time and that religion and politics should never be mixed.
Gujarat archbishop urges voters to save the country from nationalists
Gandhinagar, Nov 23 (IBNS) : Ahead of Gujarat Assembly elections, the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar archbishop Thomas Macwan has urged voters to elect those "who respect all human beings," saying the result of the state polls can make a difference, media reports said.
Achal Kumar Joti appointed as Chief Election Commissioner
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): Achal Kumar Joti has been appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner in the Election Commission, officials said on Tuesday.
ECI directs state CEOs for making security arrangements for votes' counting on March 11
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued directions to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of the Five Poll bound States viz., Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Manipur, for making fool proof security arrangements for vote counting.
Modi addresses rally in Uttarakhand's Garhwal region
Dehradun, Feb 12 (IBNS): Ahead of the Assembly election in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed a rally in Uttarakhand's Garhwal region.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Monday said that while the public participation in the electoral exercise has noticeably improved, public dissatisfaction from the functioning of elected bodies is breeding cynicism with the democratic process itself.