New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The voter turnout in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, covering 93 constituencies in 11 states/UTs, was approximately 61.45 per cent as of 8 p.m., with the highest v

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Election Commission imposed a 48-hour campaigning ban on Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala, effective from 6 p.m. on Tuesday, over his derogatory remarks against Bharatiya Janat

Agartala, April 8 (IANS) The Election Commission on Monday launched the "Mission Violence Free Election 2024" in Tripura to ensure a 100 per cent violence-free election.Launching the initiative, Chief Secretary

Aizawl/Imphal/Shillong, April 6 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has undertaken a massive campaign in all the northeastern states to increase voter turnout in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Except for Miz

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday directed the central agencies to ensure strict vigilance is maintained along the country's bordering areas with Myanmar, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Imphal, March 18 (IANS) As the Election Commission readies to conduct elections to the two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur, the political parties here are grappling with ethnic issues to decide their strategies beca

Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The Election Commission on Monday ordered the removal of Rajeev Kumar from the chair of the acting Director General of West Bengal Police.A communication on this count was sent to the o

New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the schedule for the 543 parliamentary constituencies for 18th Lok Sabha elections, the biggest democratic exercise in the world

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday.The schedule for the elections will be declared at 3 p.m. by the three Election Commissioner

Imphal, March 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) will set up special polling stations in relief camps to enable voters displaced by the ethnic violence in Manipur to cast their votes in the forthco

New Delhi, November 2 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday signed an MoU with Ministry of Education to integrate voter education and electoral literacy into the curricular framework, starting from cl

Aizawl, October 12 (IANS) The Election Commission is yet to decide on the demand of all the political parties in Mizoram to change the date of counting of votes fixed for December 3 as the day (Sunday) is a pra

New Delhi, September 29 (IANS) The Election Commission has told the Law Commission that implementation of simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and state Assemblies would require some time.Law Commission Chairman Ju

New Delhi, September 21 (IANS) The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that linking Aadhaar numbers with electoral rolls is not mandatory under the Registration of Electors (Amendment) Rules 2022.A b

DIMAPUR, AUGUST 9 (MExN): The Election Commission of Kohima Press Club (KPC) has called for filing of nomination for the post of the General Secretary from August 14-20 between 10 AM to 5 PM to any of the membe

Amravati (Maharashtra), July 10 (IANS) Reiterating that the ‘Shiv Sena’ name and party belongs to him, Shiv Sena-UBT President and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday assert

DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 28 (MExN): The Indian National Congress has written to the Election Commission of India seeking action against the perpetrators of violence against the Congress candidate from Aonglenden, Tosh

Kohima/Shillong, January 31 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday issued statutory notifications for the February 27 Assembly elections in Nagaland and Meghalaya. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle |

Kohima, October 5 (MExN): The Election Commission (EC) has issued guidelines to be followed by all stakeholders during the conduct of bye-election during COVID-19 vide Press Note ECI/PN/83/2021 dated September

New Delhi, September 4 (PTI): The Election Commission on Saturday announced holding bypolls on September 30 in one assembly constituency of Odisha and three of West Bengal, including the Bhabanipur seat where C