Tag: Election Commission of India

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

VVPAT snag: Repolling at 48 polling stations

 The Election Commission today ordered repolling in 48 polling stations falling in Majitha, Muktsar and Sangrur assembly segments in Punjab following malfunctioning in the Voter-Verified Audit Paper Trail (VVPAT) EVMs on February 4. The repolling will take place on February 9. Besides, the repolling will also take place at polling stations in Moga and Sardulgarh segments...

February 7, 2017

Plea against pre-poll freebies promise: HC seeks govt, EC reply

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought responses of the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking to restrain all political parties from making promises of offering freebies to people if they are voted to power. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal asked the...

February 2, 2017

EC censures Arvind Kejriwal over bribery remarks

The Election Commission of India has censured Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal for his bribery remarks at a poll rally in Goa, sources said on Saturday. Kejriwal had reportedly on January 8 told the voters to take money from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress but vote...

January 21, 2017

Goa poll rallies to be monitored by EC via live-streaming

All the election rallies in Goa would be monitored by Election Commission of India (ECI) through live-streaming and web casting, a senior official said on Tuesday. Live feed is being taken from all the election rallies and flying squads which are on the field. The feed would be monitored in Chief Electoral Office and office...

January 10, 2017

Postpone union budget till polls get over: Thackeray

Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday demanded that the Narendra Modi government should postpone the upcoming union budget till the assembly elections to the five states are completed. "A delegation of Shiv Sena MPs will meet the President of India for this soon. We feel that ruling Bharatiya Janata Party may try to manipulate...

January 4, 2017

EC to announce polls in five states

The Election Commission of India will announce later on Wednesday the dates for the assembly elections in five states. According to sources, the dates will be announced for elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa at a press conference here at noon. The terms of the legislative assemblies of Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and...

January 4, 2017