EC slams BJP, Congress over poll speeches; says 'electoral democracy should not be weakened'
New Delhi/IBNS: With five phases of the Lok Sabha election over, the Election Commission Wednesday slammed both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the main Opposition Congress over poll speeches by its star campaigners.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has barred Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s candidate from Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal, former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly, from campaigning for 24 hours, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India is all geared up for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha polls on Monday with voting scheduled on 49 Parliament constituencies across 8 States/UTs.
Citizens join Election Commission to check electoral malpractices, enforce clean polling
New Delhi/IBNS: In the Lok Sabha polls 2024, the cVIGIL app of Election Commission of India has emerged as a highly effective tool in the hands of people to flag election code violations.
Election Commission rejects comedian Shyam Rangeela's nomination from Varanasi
Varanasi (UP)/IBNS: The Election Commission of India Wednesday rejected the affidavit of comedian Shyam Rangeela, who filed his nomination from Varanasi as an Independent candidate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi/IBNS Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "I never said Hindu or Muslim..." clarification, alleging that, "This is exactly what he (Modi) has been doing for 10 years. "
62.9 pct voter turnout recorded in polling on 96 seats across 9 states, J&K
New Delhi/IBNS: Voter turnout in 96 constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election was recorded at 62. 9 percent on Monday, according to the Election Commission.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission has reacted strongly to Mallikarjun Kharge's letter to INDIA allies alleging discrepancies in voter turnout data and accused the Congress leader of making 'baseless' allegations "create confusion, misdirection and impediments in the conduct of free and fair polls".
Election Commission asks X to remove 'derogatory' post by Karnataka BJP
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission has ordered microblogging website X to remove an objectionable post by the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which the party did not remove even after orders from the state chief electoral officer to do so earlier.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 phase 3 voting: Polling ends with 61.08% turnout
New Delhi: The third phase of polling took place on Tuesday amid peaceful conditions, concluding with a voter turnout of 61.08 percent.
LS polls: 15 nominations rejected in Baramulla constituency
Srinagar/IBNS: At least 15 nomination papers of candidates in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla have been found invalid in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls after the scrutiny process following the Election Commission of India norms.
Mamata Banerjee questions EC's revised poll figures, says 'How did this go up?'
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday flagged a discrepancy in voting figures issued by the Election Commission on Tuesday evening, four days after the Phase 2 pollings.
After Supreme Court order, Election Commission revises protocols to handle EVM units
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission has changed the protocol for handling and storage of SLU, symbol loading units, in sync with the directions from the Supreme Court which had ordered that the machines should be sealed and secured in a container and stored in a strongroom along with the EVMs at least for 45 days post the declaration of results.
EC bans KCR from campaigning for 48 hours over his 'derogatory' statements against Congress
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Election Commission Wednesday banned K Chandrashekar Rao, popularly known as KCR, from campaigning for 48 hours over his "derogatory" statements against the Congress.
Election Commission orders repolling in Manipur's six polling stations on April 30
Guwahati/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has declared polling at six polling stations in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary constituency as "void" in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections.