Kerala to launch free bus travel for women tomorrowKerala's UDF government will launch its free bus travel scheme for women on June 15, a key election promise. Women can travel for free on a...
13 Jun, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
BJP spent nearly Rs 1,500 crore, accounting for 45% of total 2024 election expenditure: ADR reportDuring the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the BJP spent nearly Rs 1,494 crore, constituting 44.56% of total election expenditure, according to AD...
20 Jun, 2025, 04.40 PM IST
Congress gave Rahul Rs 70 lakh each to contest Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad, Rae BareliThe Congress disclosed to the Election Commission that Rahul Gandhi received Rs 70 lakh each for contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections fr...
29 Aug, 2024, 06.26 PM IST
State government fiscal deficit higher by 45 per cent in first quarter in the wake of upcoming elections: ReportThe revenue deficit of a sample of 21 states widened to Rs. 0.7 trillion in the first half of FY’2024 from Rs 0.5 trillion in the first hal...
22 Nov, 2023, 07.31 PM IST
TMC spent over Rs 154.28 crore for campaigning in West Bengal Assembly pollsThe Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which snatched power from arch rival AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, spent over Rs 114.14 crore (Rs 1,14,14,08,5...
03 Oct, 2021, 02.52 PM IST
Cash, liquor bribe to voters in five assembly polls at record high of Rs 1,000 crore, says ECAn Election Commission "progressive" report, which will get updated as the remaining phases of poll are conducted, said the maximum Rs 446....
16 Apr, 2021, 08.24 PM IST
EC makes record seizures worth Rs 331 cr in states going to pollsSignificantly, the ECI said the seizures this time around already “surpass the total seizures made in assembly elections to these states/UT...
17 Mar, 2021, 11.58 PM IST
Record seizures worth Rs 331 crore made in poll-going states, Pondy, says Election CommissionFor effective monitoring to curb black money in assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Union Territory of Puduche...
17 Mar, 2021, 03.39 PM IST
Assembly elections: 50% Tamil Nadu constituencies marked ‘expenditure sensitive’The Election Commission of India has identified a total of 272 constituencies across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Kerala and the union t...
11 Mar, 2021, 12.21 AM IST
Election Commission panel asks political parties for poll expenditure limits on candidates contesting Lok Sabha, Assembly electionsIn a letter sent out on December 7, the commission asked parties to send their "views and suggestions" on as to what should be the ceiling ...
12 Dec, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
MLAs in South spent much less than EC poll limit: ADRThe study also found that 34% of elected representatives from these states* were facing cases of electoral malpractices at the time of fi l...
29 Jun, 2018, 09.23 AM IST
Election Commission deploys hundreds of tax dept-style return preparersIn order to ensure accuracy in information tendered by candidates during the upcoming assembly polls, the EC has deployed hundreds of speci...
20 Mar, 2016, 11.59 AM IST
Election Commission notice to AAP, five others for de-recognitionThe EC has taken the decision after two of its earlier "reminders" in this regard to these parties went unacknowledged, sources said.
18 Mar, 2015, 07.39 PM IST
Election Commission notices to 20 parties for failure to file poll expensesEC issued showcause notices to 20 political parties including Congress, BJP and AAP for failing to file poll expenditure statements within ...
28 Nov, 2014, 09.16 PM IST
Finance Ministry deploys 261 expenditure observers for pollsThe Election Commission has this time raised the cap on spending by each candidate during Lok Sabha polls in bigger states to Rs 70 lakh fr...
27 Mar, 2014, 04.36 PM IST
- Govt raises poll expenditure limit
In an attempt to deal with the use of black money in elections, the maximum poll expenditure for parliamentary constituencies has been incr...
25 Feb, 2011, 04.56 AM IST
- 'Centre's fiscal ideas unacceptable'
The fiscal consolidation programme initiated by the Centre is not making the same degree of progress among states. Some states have been fu...
26 Jul, 2010, 06.58 AM IST