Kolkata, Apr 20 (IBNS): Describing the law and order condition of West Bengal, EC special observer Ajay V Nayak on Saturday said situation in Bengal is like what Bihar used to be 10 years ago and hence more central forces are deployed in the booths in the state during Lok Sabha polls this time.
Election Commission cancels April 18 poll in Vellore Lok Sabha constituency
New Delhi, Apr 16 (IBNS/UNI): The Election Commission on Tuesday cancelled the election to the Vellore Lok Sabha seat that was scheduled to take place on April 18.
PM Modi did not break poll code with televised speech, says Election Commission
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): The Election Commission has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not break the Model Code of Conduct in his televised address to the nation on Wednesday concerning India's successful testing of an anti-satellite missile.
ECI asks social media platforms to come up with code of conduct
New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India on Tuesday had in-depth interactive session with representatives of various Social Media Platforms and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on the usage of social media ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
J&K polls attract global attention; will definitely look into security arrangements: ECI in Jammu
Jammu, Mar 5 (UNI) Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir elections do attract global and national attention more than any other state, Chief Election Commissioner, Sunil Arora in his last leg of two-day visit to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday said that they will definitely look into security arrangements while deciding conduct of elections.
Election Commission seeks FIR in EVM hack claim case
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India on Tuesday sought to file an FIR in the case of an Indian "cyber expert" named Syed Shuja claiming that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in India could be tampered with, said media reports.
Election Commission of India organises sign language training session for election officials
New Delhi, Sept 13 (IBNS): Election Commission of India, in its commitment towards Accessible Elections, organised sign language training session for officials of the Commission in collaboration with ISLRTC (Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre) at ECI Headquarters in New Delhi.
Re-polling in Kairana, Bhandara-Gondiya, Nagaland parliamentary constituencies underway
Kairana/Bhandara/Kohima, May 30 (IBNS): Re-polling in 73 polling stations of Uttar Pradesh's Kairana, 49 polling booths in Maharashtra's Bhandara-Gondiya and one polling booth of Nagaland parliamentary constituencies, where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were reportedly malfunctioned two days ago, are underway on Wednesday.
Election Commission to announce Gujarat poll dates today
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India will announce the poll dates of Gujarat assembly election at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, media reports said.
PM Modi to hold rally in Gujarat today
Gandhinagar, Oct 16 (IBNS): With less than two months to go for the assembly election in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a rally in the state on Monday.
Sunil Arora takes charge as new Election Commissioner of India
New Delhi, Sept 1 (IBNS): Sunil Arora assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner of India, here on Friday.
EC website to provide trends and results of Assembly Elections from eight am on Saturday
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): The Election Commission (EC) announced on Friday that it has set up a secured infrastructure facility for disseminating trends and results of the General Elections of five state assemblies that went to the polls in Feb/Mar 2017.