“Shockingly, the convict has been described as a brand ambassador of the Election Commission,” the notice read. read more

The 2019 election is the first in which the EC has decided to introduce candidate pictures along with their electoral symbols on the electronic voting machines. read more

Three states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal — had seats scheduled for polling in each of the seven phases in the elections. read more

The meeting, which will take place two days before the ECI oversees the counting of votes from the marathon general election read more

The Election Commission took a definite step forward signaling the recognition of the citizenship of persons with disabilities and ensuring their inclusion. read more

According to a person aware of developments, two of BJP’s main demands that were met included the removal of Rajiv Kumar and increasing deployment of central forces in the state. read more

An Opposition delegation, including Congress leaders Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, K Raju and Rajeev Shukla, TDP leaders K Rama Mohana Rao and CM Ramesh, and AAP’s Sanjay Singh, also met the ECI on Thursday. read more

The mock poll drive is taken up an hour before the start of actual polling to ensure that the three parts of the voting system — EVM, control unit and VVPAT — are functioning properly. Dummy votes are also polled to check the functioning of the three... read more

The repolling in Dharmapuri, Tiruvallur, Theni and Erode will be held on May 19 said state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Satyabrata Sahoo. The repolling will be conducted on May 19. read more

A team led by Vijender Gupta, leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly, met senior officials of the ECI and demanded strict action against the AAP leaders including “gagging” them for the alleged violations. read more

Its record of diligence in acting decisively is marred by its reverence and deference towards Modi and Shah read more

The Delhi chief electoral officer (CEO) had issued two notices to Kejriwal after the BJP complained on April 29 alleging that the AAP was distributing pamphlets urging voters to take money from the BJP and the Congress but vote for the AAP instead. read more

The BJP’s victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections had a positive juggernaut effect on the party’s political fortunes. read more

Narinder Singh Shergill, AAP’s Anandpur Sahib candidate, had filed nomination on April 29 and the scrutiny was to take place on April 30. However, he was intimated orally that his candidature was rejected. read more

The ECI, on February 25, 2017, revised its earlier order and directed the chief electoral officers (CEO) of all states to keep the MCC imposed until the entire election process was over. read more