Tag: Election Commission of India

AAP’s ‘office of profit’ case: HC transfers pleas of 8 MLAs to division bench

The Delhi High Court transferred the pleas of eight Aam Aadmi Party (APP) legislators disqualified for holding ‘office of profit’ as Parliamentary Secretaries to a division bench on Monday. As per media reports, Justice Vibhu Bakhru transferred the matter to a division bench and the matter will now be heard on Tuesday. Last week, eight AAP...

January 29, 2018

AAP’s ‘office of profit’ case: HC to hear pleas filed by 8 disqualified MLAs

The Delhi High Court on Monday will hear the pleas of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators, who were disqualified from Delhi Assembly by Election Commission of India for allegedly holding ‘office of profit’ as Parliamentary Secretaries. As per media reports, Justice Vibhu Bakhru, while hearing the pleas filed by 8 disqualified AAP MLAs, had earlier...

January 29, 2018

On National Voters’ Day, PM Modi urges youth to participate in electoral process

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Thursday wished the nation on the National Voters’ Day and in a series of tweets urged the youth of India to participate in the elections process to strengthen the Indian democracy. PM Modi also congratulated Election Commission of India “which was founded on this day”. Greetings to everyone...

January 25, 2018

Om Prakash Rawat appointed as new CEC, Ashok Lawasa to be election commissioner

Former Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of Election Commission of India (ECI), according to media reports. Former finance secretary Ashok Lawasa will be appointed as the new Election Commissioner. Om Prakash Rawat is set to take charge of the top-post of the poll panel after...

January 21, 2018

AAP to approach President over disqualification of MLAs

Deputy Chief Minister and senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday said the party will meet President Ram Nath Kovind against a recommendation of the Election Commission (EC) to disqualify 20 party MLAs for holding office of profit. On Friday, the EC recommended to the President to disqualify 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs for...

January 21, 2018

‘Disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was EC Chief’s gift to PM Modi’

The Election Commission’s (EC) decision to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs for holding office of profit, was its chief, A.K. Jyoti’s parting gift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said here on Saturday. Addressing media, Rai also said that the party will launch a campaign against BJP’s decisions to allow FDI in...

January 20, 2018

Hurdles do come on path of truth: Arvind Kejriwal on MLAs’ disqualification

Hours after news of the Election Commission of India (ECI) recommending disqualification of 20 AAP legislators for holding “office of profit” broke out, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that “hurdles naturally come when one walks on the path of truth”. “Hurdles do come when one walks on the path of truth and honesty. This...

January 20, 2018

Election Commission wants 20 AAP MLAs disqualified

The Election Commission is understood to have recommended disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on grounds of holding office of profit as Parliamentary Secretaries. The Election Commission gave its opinion to the President on a complaint by the Congress in June 2016, seeking disqualification of the AAP MLAs. Under the Constitution, the President...

January 19, 2018

Himachal: EC reviews arrangements for counting of votes on 18 Dec

With counting of votes scheduled on 18 December, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pushpendra Rajput reviewed arrangements for the same in the state with all District Election Officers through video conferencing. Rajput asked DEOs to ensure all arrangements for counting by 15 December, 2017 positively and also to implement the guidelines of the commission. Quick response code reader used...

December 13, 2017

Sharad Yadav to float new party after Gujarat polls

A new party led by former Union Minister Sharad Yadav will be formally floated after the December Gujarat assembly elections and its name and symbol announced within a week, a JD-U leader owing allegiance to Yadav said on Monday. “The Janata Dal-United’s faction led by Yadav will contest seven of the 182 seats in Gujarat...

November 27, 2017

Gujarat polls: EC notice to Gandhinagar Archbishop over letter

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued notice to the Gandhinagar Archbishop Thomas Macwan and asked him to explain the reasons for writing a letter to the Bishops of the country to pray that only such people are elected in Gujarat who would remain faithful to the Indian Constitution and respect every human being...

November 27, 2017

Bypoll to Maha council seat vacated by Rane on Dec 7

The by-election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council seat, vacated by former chief minister Narayan Rane after he quit the Congress, will be held on December 7, according to the Election Commission of India. As per the election schedule announced by the EC on Tuesday, the result will be declared the same day after the polling....

November 15, 2017

Assembly elections: Voter turnout highest ever in Himachal at 74.6%

The hill state of Himachal Pradesh witnessed the record voter turnout in the Assembly polls 2017 held on Thursday at 74.6 per cent. The record turnout this year surpassed poll turnout of 74.51 per cent in 2003 elections. And while the political parties may have given a raw deal to the women candidates- fielding only 19 of...

November 10, 2017

ECI to visit Shimla to review Assembly poll preparedness

Chief Election Commissioner of India Achal Kumar Jyoti will be on a two-day visit in Shimla along with his full team on 24 September to review the poll preparedness of Himachal Pradesh Assembly election to be held later in 2017. The Full Commission team consists of Election Commissioners: Om Prakash Rawat and Sunil Arora, Deputy Election Commissioners:...

September 23, 2017

India, Myanmar sign 11 agreements

With New Delhi’s increasing emphasis on its Act East Policy, India and Myanmar on Wednesday signed 11 agreements, including one on maritime security cooperation, following delegation-level talks headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi here. Two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed on maritime security coperation and...

September 6, 2017

Only 24,000 overseas Indians have registered as voters

A little over 24,000 overseas Indians, who are entitled to cast their ballot in India, have registered themselves as voters. Now, in a bid to attract more such Indian citizens living abroad to become voters here, the Election Commission has launched a portal which allows them to register online. The portal also has a long...

August 13, 2017

Repoll begins in 38 polling stations of Srinagar

The repoll ordered by Election Commission of India in 38 polling stations of Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, where the bypoll on April 9 was marred by violence, began on THursday amidst tight security arrangements. The polling began at 7 am and will end at 4 pm. All these polling stations are located in central Kashmir's...

April 13, 2017