Tag: Election Commission

PIL on EVM: Bombay HC issues notices to EC, Centre, Maharashtra

The other EVM supplier ECIL, Hyderabad, said in response to RTI queries that in 2014-2015 it had supplied 10,000 VVPATs to the Commission (EC).

September 19, 2018

Charges of duplication of votes misleading, Election Commission tells SC

The Commission denied malfunctioning of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails wherein votes were recorded in favour of one party.

September 18, 2018

Will simultaneous polls save costs? Election Commission not sure

Rawat said that apart from this initial cost, there would be savings in the form of deployment of central armed police forces, transportation and campaign cost.

September 18, 2018

High Court directs Delhi University to secure EVMs

The plea sought quashing of election results as unconstitutional, arbitrary and illegal and sought fresh polls through ballot papers.

September 17, 2018

All parties except BJP demand rescheduling of Tripura panchayat polls

The IPFT and the Congress also separately urged the election commission to reschedule the panchayat polls "to uphold democracy in the rural areas".

September 14, 2018

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal questions EC on EVMs used in DUSU polls

The Delhi State Election Commission on Thursday said it did not issue any EVM to Delhi University. "It seems the Delhi University has procured these machines privately," it said.

September 14, 2018

Election Commission to send team to Telangana next week to review poll preparedness

Telangana caretaker CM and TRS chief K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday launched his party's election campaign, seeking fresh mandate and targeting Congress party.

September 8, 2018

‘EVMs have stood test of time’

An IAS officer of the 1971 batch, Dr Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi was Chief Election Commissioner from 30 June 2010 to 12 June 2012, the first Muslim to head the poll panel. One of the most vocal CECs, he planned and supervised many state assembly elections during his two-year tenure. He has authored a book titled …

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September 8, 2018

Election Commission to take a decision on Telangana early polls today

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday had declared that the state assembly would be dissolved to facilitate polls eight months before schedule.

September 7, 2018

Haryana: Schedule to revise photo electoral rolls

As per the directions of the Election Commission, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Haryana has issued schedule for the special summary revision of photo electoral rolls with 1 January, 2019 as qualifying date. While stating this on Monday, CEO, Haryana, Ankur Gupta said that all eligible persons who would be completing 18 years of age …

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September 4, 2018

Rival parties denied caste certificates for seats: SAD

SAD spokesman Daljeet Singh Cheema, in a letter, urged the State Election Commissioner to ensure that candidates were issued caste certificates within 12 hours.

September 3, 2018

EC wants maximum voting by differently-abled eligible voters

"Of the 2.68 crore otherwise-abled persons, around 1.75 crore likely to be eligible voters," a senior official of the Tripura election department told IANS. 

September 1, 2018

Delhi HC seeks poll panel response on ‘Aapki Apni Party’

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to file a response on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) plea challenging the registration of an 'Aapki Apni Party' as a new political party.

August 30, 2018

Oppn raises concerns on EVM, EC assures solution

With a slew of political parties pressing for reverting to ballot papers instead of the existing electronic voting machines (EVMs) for conducting polls at the all-party meeting on Monday, the Election Commission of India said it would provide “satisfactory solution” to their various concerns including those questioning the credibility of EVMs. The meeting of all …

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August 28, 2018

CEC OP Rawat rules out simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly elections

Rawat says legal framework needed for such polls: “The lawmakers will take at least a year to frame a law that can be enforceable. This process takes time."

August 24, 2018

Pakistan presidential election to be held on September 4

Voting will be held in the National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 4.

August 16, 2018

SC to hear Congress leader’s plea on VVPATs next week

The Congress leader sought directions to increase the duration of VVPAT display of exercised votes from present seven seconds to 15 seconds.

August 10, 2018