VVPATs to be used in Gujarat, all future elections: CECThe machines run on battery and cannot easily be tampered with, the CEC said at a press conference here.
Rahul issues 'weather report' for Gujarat, forecasts 'jumlon ki baarish'The Congress has accused the BJP and the government of "putting pressure" on the Election Commission to not announce simultaneous polls in ...
Size of VVPAT paper slips to be increased: CECThe electors see voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slip for seven seconds, which would be an acknowledgement receipt for the party...
Election Commission hints at holding Gujarat polls in DecemberA team of Election Commission officials headed by the CEC was on a visit of Gujarat to assess the poll preparedness.
Need more powers to act against parties making wild allegations: Election CommissionIn a letter written in April, the Commission has urged the Law Ministry to amend the election laws so that it can use 'Contempt of Court' A...
Election Commissioner OP Rawat removes himself from all AAP casesThe EC is presently examining cases pertaining to disqualification of 21 AAP MLAs due to alleged office of profit violations besides a clut...
CEC to visit Chandigarh tomorrow, review preparedness for Punjab pollsDuring their two-day stay, the Commission will meet DMs, SSPs and officers of enforcement agencies.
Amend law to ban print ads 48 hours before polling: EC to governmentThe move came as the poll panel had to use its constitutional powers to ban such newspaper advertisements on a case-by-case basis during Bi...
Election Commission top brass to be in West Bengal tomorrowThe top brass of EC will be in West Bengal tomorrow to take stock of poll preparedness in the state where two rounds of voting have already...
Full Election Commission bench arrives to review poll-preparedness in BengalThe full bench of Election Commission today arrived here to review the poll preparedness in West Bengal ahead of the upcoming assembly elec...
Election Commission's Nasim Zaidi to visit Kolkata to review poll preparednessChief Election Commissioner and fellow ECs will be visiting Kolkata tomorrow to review the poll preparedness and the ongoing revision of el...
Parties meet Election Commission with demands, suggestions for fair Bihar Assembly electionsCEC Nasim Zaidi, Election Commissioners A K Joti and Om Prakash Rawat met the representatives of different parties to get feedback and sugg...
Haryana seeks exemption for 4 IAS officers from Bihar poll dutyThe state government, alte evening, sent a fax message in this regard to the EC which will hold its first meeting session for chosen observ...
Bihar polls: EC to hold session for expenditure observersEC will hold a day-long session on Wednesday for close to 50 poll observers who will be deployed to check flow of illegal money and other i...
Ensure error-free electoral rolls: Election CommissionThe Election Commission (EC) has urged all states and Union Territories to work towards ensuring error-free electoral rolls in the country.
Gujarat State Election Commission gives presentation on e-voting to ECIE-voting system allows online voting. It will be used in the elections of six municipal corporations in the state, Joti said.
- Gujarat to issue 1 lakh electricity connections to farmers in dark zones
Gujarat govt decided to issue 1 lakh electricity connections to the farmers in the areas identified as `dark zones', at a cost of Rs 1,500 ...