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In Andhra, EC orders re-polling in two more polling stations in Chittoor

The decision to conduct re-polling was taken on the basis of a report submitted by the returning officer to chief electoral officer Gopala Krishna Dwivedi, following complaints from both the YSR Congress party and the Telugu Desam Party.

Updated on May 18, 2019, 4:49 PM IST

Congress demands probe into polling spike in last 1 hour

Senior Congress leader Ajay Yadav addresses a press conference, at Kaman Sarai

Published on May 18, 2019, 5:16 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: EVMs in three-tier security, yet parties keep close watch

The EVMs are stored in the strong room in the presence of the district election officer, other election officials, election observers.

Updated on May 15, 2019, 7:20 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: AAP deploys 150 volunteers to ‘secure’ 70 EVM strong rooms

According to the Election Commission of India, the strong rooms in Delhi have been provided with three-tier security.

Updated on May 17, 2019, 6:51 PM IST

How representative are our representatives?

“If campaigns must be self-financed, then candidates may view contesting elections as an investment rather than a sunk cost, leading to greater levels of corruption in office as legislators try to recoup the costs of contesting elections.”

Updated on May 14, 2019, 10:24 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019| EC orders manual counting in five polling booths of Ghaziabad

According to the officials, the five polling booths were identified after the polling staff said that they forgot to reset the CU of the EVMs after the mock poll drive.

Updated on May 14, 2019, 3:54 PM IST

‘Haasan’s tongue should be cut off’: TN Minister on Godse remark

Bhalaji, a senior AIADMK leader, also sought a ban on MNM for “sowing violence” and demanded that the Election Commission of India act against Haasan.

Updated on May 13, 2019, 9:06 PM IST

Little voter enthusiasm this election

It’s clear that the voters are not as expressive as they were in the last election. Simply put, no one is raising any real issues which have a connect with the voter.

Updated on May 13, 2019, 7:56 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Low turnout a disappointment, says Delhi CEO

Till 6pm, while North East Delhi registered 63.45% voter turnout – the highest in the national capital, New Delhi constituency recorded 56.47% turnout, which was the lowest.

Updated on May 13, 2019, 7:22 AM IST

Do jawans need EC’s permission to kill: Modi

The BJP has built its campaign around the theme of nationalism and national security which no political party has opposed.

Updated on May 13, 2019, 12:46 AM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Battle between three political dynasties in Haryana

Devi Lal along with his son and grandson,Om Prakash Chuatala and Ajay Chautala

Updated on May 13, 2019, 7:27 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: In West Tripura seat, repolling registers 72.32% voter turnout

After the polls, both the opposition parties CPM and Congress alleged massive booth rigging reportedly by ruling BJP workers and demanded fresh polls in the West Tripura seat.

Updated on May 12, 2019, 10:41 PM IST

Congress alleges big conspiracy in Telangana Legislative Council polls

The Election Commission of India issued a notification late at night on May 6 for holding by-elections to three MLC seats under local bodies’ quota on May 31.

Published on May 8, 2019, 10:58 PM IST

Election Commission declares polls in Tripura West seat void, orders re-polling in 168 polling stations

The Election Commission of India has ordered re-election in 168 polling stations in 26 assembly constituencies of Tripura West parliamentary constituency.

Updated on May 8, 2019, 9:04 AM IST

Election Commission rejects plea seeking early voting

Image for representation

Updated on May 5, 2019, 11:53 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019- ‘Will beat you up like dogs’: Bengal BJP candidate tells Trinamool workers

Bharati Ghosh, the BJP candidate from West Bengal’s Ghatal constituency, has kicked up a row by threatening Trinamool Congress workers.

Updated on May 5, 2019, 2:42 PM IST

Congress spending caught up with BJP’s in last round of state polls

Expenditure details for the ongoing Parliamentary elections aren’t available, but those for the last round of assembly elections point to an interesting trend: the Congress’ spending was almost on par with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s.

Published on May 4, 2019, 7:24 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Supreme Court to hear review plea by Oppn on VVPAT matching

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for the petitioners and asked for an urgent hearing of the review plea, which a bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi agreed to take up next week.

Updated on May 4, 2019, 12:48 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Election Commission to decide if voting may start early during Ramzan

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission (EC) to take a call on a representation seeking to advance the beginning of voting to 5 am from 7 am for the remaining three phases of the ongoing national polls.

Published on May 3, 2019, 1:48 AM IST

FIR lodged over video clip on Manish Tewari’s family

Manish Tewari

Updated on May 2, 2019, 9:19 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Pune Municipal Corporation asks EC to relax election code

According to Ram, the work related to such projects can only begin provided the EC grants permission.

Updated on May 2, 2019, 2:08 PM IST

General Elections: Wooing voters, the filmi way

General Elections: Wooing voters, the filmi way

Updated on May 1, 2019, 12:15 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019- Code of conduct to continue, says EC; CM Devendra Fadnavis wants it relaxed

The Maharashtra government had expected the partial relaxation of the MCC after the fourth and final phase of polling in the state on Monday.

Published on May 1, 2019, 6:43 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: DMRC accused of violating poll code by playing political video on Pink Line

According to the MCC, no public funded organisation can display political messages featuring any political leader without prior approval from the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Published on May 1, 2019, 5:56 AM IST

‘PM Modi doesn’t respect his mother, how can he respect India’: Mamata

This is not the first time that Mamata Banerjee has resorted to personal attacks on PM Modi, but she has never accused the Prime Minister of disrespecting his family earlier.

Updated on Apr 28, 2019, 8:06 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: In three phases, seizures worth ₹3,205 crore; cash hauls rise

With four more phases of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections still left, cash seizures have already surged 156.3% from the 2014 polls.

Updated on Apr 28, 2019, 8:03 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: 23 candidates in fray in Jamshedpur, 3 booths shifted to Maoist areas

Jamshedpur senior superintendent of police (SSP), Anoop Birthare, said these booths needed to be shifted due to security reasons in the face of Maoist ambush.

Published on Apr 27, 2019, 3:09 PM IST

Review: The Great March of Democracy edited by SY Quraishi

TN Seshan, the Chief Election Commissioner, who ensured the ECI became a powerful poll regulator rather than a mere organiser, in a picture clicked on 07 August, 1996.

Updated on Apr 26, 2019, 5:37 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: EC transfers seven police officers in Bengal; 13 since polls were announced

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her party leaders have criticised the transfer of police officers in the state, alleging that these were done at the behest of the party ruling at the centre.

Updated on Apr 22, 2019, 7:11 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls 2019:Opposition parties demand fresh polls for West Tripura seat

The CPM in Tripura has claimed that video footage of CCTV cameras installed in the polling booths on April 11 were scrutinised without their presence on April 12 and 13 and demanded scrutiny should be done in the presence of all political parties.

Updated on Apr 21, 2019, 2:59 PM IST

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