PM Modi lauds EC for strengthening democracy, ensuring smooth cond
Updated : 19 hours, 12 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has made striking contributions towards strengthening our democracy by ensuring smooth conduct of elections, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of 11th National Voters Day.
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ECI to celebrate 11th National Voters' Day on Jan 25
Updated : 1 day, 22 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) is celebrating 11th National Voters' Day (NVD) on Monday and the theme for this year's NCD is "'Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed".
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ECI to launch Digital Voter-ID cards on National Voter's Day
Updated : 2 days, 13 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): The Election Commission of India will formally launch the e-EPIC (Electronic Electoral Photo Identity Card) programme on January 25, the National Voter's Day.
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CAPF must be deployed 15 days before polling day in WB: BJP writes
Updated : 3 days, 22 hours ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 22 (ANI): As elections in West Bengal are inching closer, the state's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit has written a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI), urging that the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) must be deployed at least 15 days
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'Deploy Central Forces, people in fear in Bengal', Dilip Ghosh urg
Updated : 4 days, 15 hours ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 21 (ANI): West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Thursday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to deploy Central Forces in the state at the earliest claiming there is a 'sense of fear' among people ahead of elections.
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ECI holds meet with Union Home Secy over upcoming polls in 4 state
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) held an interactive meeting with Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, at Nirvachan Sadan on Tuesday.
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Delhi HC directs ECI to decide on representation within political
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to decide on the question of representation within the political parties raised in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL).
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SC refuses to entertain plea seeking direction to ECI to stop usin
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to the Election Commission of India to stop the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and use ballot papers in forthcoming elections.
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Preliminary enquiry initiated by Madhya Pradesh EOW on distributio
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Responding to the summon by Election Commission of India (ECI) on three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and a state administrative service official's involvement in the unauthorised distribution of unaccounted cash during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections,
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ECI raises expenditure limit for candidates by 10 per cent
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 21 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced an increase in expenditure limit 10 per cent for candidates contesting Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
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ECI sends transfer advisory to chief secretaries, CEOs of 5 poll-b
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sent an advisory to chief secretaries (CSs) and chief electoral officers (CEOs) of five poll-bound states on transfer/posting of officers connected with the conduct of elections.
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BJP writes to EC alleging discrepancies in West Bengal's draft vot
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 15 (ANI): BJP leader and MLA from Rajarhat Sabyasachi Dutta on Tuesday wrote to Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner of India complaining about the discrepancies observed in the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) personnel pos
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