Big change in Punjab voter list verification schedule, date pushed to August 3
The Election Commission of India has issued fresh orders changing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision schedule for voter registries in Punjab.
The Election Commission of India has issued fresh orders changing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision schedule for voter registries in Punjab.
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is progressing rapidly across Haryana.
The Election Commission of India on Friday organised its second one-day conference for Media and Communication Officers, with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioner Vivek Joshi calling for proactive efforts to counter misinformation, deepfakes and false narratives while strengthening public confidence in the country's electoral process.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday sought responses from rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress regarding competing claims about the party's organisational elections and authorised signatories, signalling the poll body's intervention in the internal dispute.
The seat fell vacant after Nitin Nabin resigned as an MLA following his appointment as the National President of the BJP.
Most political parties in West Bengal on Monday urged the Election Commission to conduct the upcoming Assembly elections in a single phase and ensure that no legitimate voter is left out of the electoral rolls during a series of meetings held by the poll panel’s full bench in Kolkata.
During the interaction, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) placed a set of specific proposals before the commission, stressing the need to ensure a free, fair and fear-free electoral environment.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar assured political parties that the Election Commission of India would take all necessary steps to ensure free, fair, and peaceful elections in West Bengal
The meeting, led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, was attended by the state’s Chief Electoral Officer and senior officials of the Commission.
A delegation of the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday submitted a detailed memorandum to the Election Commission of India (ECI), demanding key changes in the conduct of the upcoming elections in the state, including holding the polls in fewer phases and setting up polling stations within large high-rise residential complexes.
