Tag: Election Commission
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Raj Thackeray requests EC to hold assembly polls by ballot paper
In July 2018, Raj Thackeray had alleged that the BJP had won the past elections by manipulating the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
July 8, 2019 -
Polling on for by-elections to 2 Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat
On the basis of its strength of 100 MLAs, both the BJP candidates, S. Jaishankar and Jugalkishor Thakor, are likely to sail through.
July 5, 2019 -
Polls for Vellore Lok Sabha seat on August 5: Election Commission
The election for Vellore constituency which was to be held on April 18 was rescinded following the seizure of a large amount of cash by the Income Tax department.
July 4, 2019 -
SC rejects Gujarat Congress plea against separate bypolls for 2 Rajya Sabha seats
The EC had already scheduled the elections for the two seats on 5 July.
June 25, 2019 -
SC notice to EC over Gujarat Congress’s plea against separate bypolls for 2 RS seats
A separate ballot paper makes the chances of the ruling party’s candidate winning significantly higher because each MLA will be voting twice as opposed to the preferential ballot system where each MLA’s vote is counted once.
June 19, 2019 -
Supreme Court to hear Congress plea on Rajya Sabha bypolls today
Pareshbhai Dhanani, Congress MLA from Amreli and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, had moved the apex court against the EC decision to conduct separate by-polls for the two Rajya Sabha seats.
June 19, 2019 -
Naveen Patnaik elected leader of BJD legislative party, meets Governor
Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal has extended the invitation to Naveen Patnaik to form the government in the state.
May 26, 2019 -
TTV Dhinakaran may file complaint with EC following election defeat
Dhinakaran, a former leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), launched his party on 15 March last year.
May 26, 2019 -
Mamata Banerjee offers to resign as West Bengal Chief Minister, blames EC for losses
The Trinamool Congress president, however, added that she is not going to step down as party chief.
May 25, 2019 -
Urmila Matondkar of Congress alleges signature mismatch on EVM form
"On the form of EVM 17C from Magathane, the signatures and the machine numbers are different. A complaint has been filed with the EC," tweeted Matondkar.
May 23, 2019 -
Day before counting, EC turns down Opposition demand to tally VVPAT slips first
The Commission said the VVPAT verification will be done after the counting of votes and not before.
May 22, 2019 -
‘Is SC involved in EVM rigging’, asks Cong leader as PIL on 100% VVPAT matching rejected
Earlier on Tuesday, 22 Opposition parties demanded that VVPAT slips at randomly selected five polling booths be counted first, and if any discrepancy occurs, then VVPAT slips be tallied for the entire assembly segments.
May 22, 2019 -
Curiously timed
As a former President, Mr Mukherjee could not have been expected to join in the criticism, least of all at a function to mark the release of a book, yet he must be fully aware of prevailing political realities and for him to say the poll was “perfectly” managed would invite criticism of a widely respected Elder Statesman for over-stepping his brief.
May 22, 2019 -
SC rejects PIL seeking 100 per cent tally of VVPAT slips with EVMs
The bench, comprising of justices Arun Mishra and MR Shah, refused to entertain the PIL filed by Tech 4 All, a Chennai based organisation, observing that a larger bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, has already dealt with the matter and passed an order.
May 21, 2019 -
EVMs are safe, says Election Commission over social media posts
“The aspersions in clips being used in media merely pertain to the storage or movement of reserve unused EVMs. However, any case of lapse, even in the handling of reserve EVMs, is thoroughly investigated and disciplinary action taken against the officers responsible,” said the Election Commission.
May 21, 2019 -
EC responsible for EVM security: Pranab Mukherjee ‘concerned’ over tampering reports
Earlier, Mukherjee had hailed the EC for 'perfectly' conducting the polls even as the opposition criticised the poll body of acting under pressure from the Centre.
May 21, 2019 -
‘Frivolous, baseless’: EC junks reports of EVM manipulation in strongrooms in UP, Bihar
Last night, BSP candidate Afzal Ansari sat on a protest outside the strongroom in Ghazipur -- where EVMs are being kept -- to prevent them from being transported out in a vehicle.
May 21, 2019