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.
Opposition's dreams shattered: PM Modi on Supreme Court's VVPAT verdict
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday attacked the opposition bloc INDIA after the Supreme Court rejected petitions seeking 100 percent verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) using the VVPAT, or Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail.
Case against BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya for 'seeking votes on religious grounds'
Bengaluru/IBNS: A case has been filed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Bengaluru South candidate Tejasvi Surya for seeking votes on religious grounds.
New Delhi: In a significant development Friday morning as the country commenced voting in the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the Supreme Court has given Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) a big vote of confidence.
The Election Commission of India is all geared up for the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Friday in a high-stakes battle across 13 states and union territories with the campaign marked by sharp jibes by the leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and it's main opposition the Congress as well as other opposition parties.
'Congress will take away your homes, jewels': PM Modi ups his attack amid row
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the massive row over his remarks at Rajasthan's Banswara, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday continued his property redistribution allegations against the Congress, saying the Opposition party is eyeing the property of citizens and wants to loot it.
EC directs repolling at 11 stations in Manipur after incidents of violence, EVM destruction
Imphal/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has directed repolling 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on April 22.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court told the Election Commission of India today that ‘there has to be sanctity in the electoral process,’ asking it to explain in detail the steps of cross-verifying VVPAT slips with EVMs, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Election Commission Wednesday advised Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to cancel his proposed visit to North Bengal's Cooch Behar on April 18 and 19 pointing out that it would violate the Model Code of Conduct as the 48 hour-silence period has been imposed this evening.
EC bans Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over derogatory remarks against Hema Malini
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission Tuesday banned Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over his alleged derogatory remarks on actor-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hema Malini.
'Everyone will regret when there is honest reflection': PM Modi on scrapping electoral bonds
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the scrapping of the electoral bonds - in a landmark decision by the Supreme Court in February - is a decision "everyone will regret when there is honest reflection".
Atishi questions EC’s neutrality over show-cause notice to her
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi questioned the neutrality of the Election Commission of India on Friday, urging it to ensure a 'non-partisan' election process.