Karnataka: 5.37 crore voters set to elect 28 MPs to Lok Sabha this yearThere will be 58,834 polling stations across the state according to the final list during the Lok Sabha elections. According to the EC, amo...
23 Jan, 2024, 06.05 PM IST
EC publishes final electoral rolls 2024 for Karnataka with 5.37 crore votersThe Election Commission (EC) has published the final electoral rolls for the 224 constituencies of Karnataka. The total electorate is 5,37,...
22 Jan, 2024, 06.58 PM IST
First-time voters, elderly steal show in Karnataka Assembly pollsIn a bid to check apathy among voters, the EC had come up with an out-of-the-box idea by holding the poll in the middle of the week to prev...
10 May, 2023, 03.39 PM IST
EC orders transfer of 10 cops for smooth conduct of Karnataka pollsSources said the officers being transferred were posted at the behest of a state minister and it was felt that their removal will help in "...
17 Apr, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
EC orders full review of voter list of 3 Karnataka seatsA departmental enquiry is set to be instituted against the two and special officers from outside the BBMP will be appointed for overseeing ...
25 Nov, 2022, 11.46 PM IST
Elections for 4 vacant Legislative Council seats in Karnataka to be held on Oct 28The EC had put the elections on hold for an undeclared period due to the coronavirus scare though the tenure of the four incumbents ended o...
29 Sep, 2020, 05.03 PM IST
SC reserves order on plea challenging NGT order quashing EC for Godrej apartmentsThe apex court had earlier issued notices to the Centre, the Karnataka government and others on an appeal filed by Wonder Projects Developm...
08 Aug, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
Under pressure to withdraw case, but will not: BJP leader GowdaThe disqualified Congress MLA from RR Nagar in Bengaluru, may have succeeded in joining the BJP on Thursday, but deep resentment within the...
15 Nov, 2019, 10.35 AM IST
Facebook, Google against making public mail exchanges with Election CommissionCos refuse to share info with RTI applicants on social media use during polls; EC to take final call.
20 May, 2019, 08.26 AM IST
Fake complaints on c-VIGIL app waste Election Commission’s time, resourcesAccording to Election Commission data, of the 487 complaints registered in the last 10 days in Karnataka, 368 were found to be fake.
21 Mar, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
The disabled may miss their vote as data is incompleteLess than a year later, even as the EC has a special focus on PwDs — the panel even says it will pick them up and drop on the polling day —...
27 Feb, 2019, 10.47 AM IST
Model code of conduct to be applicable for another month in KarnatakaThough the code of conduct period ends on May 18, it will be back in force again, thanks to the MLC polls that will be held next month.
18 May, 2018, 10.39 AM IST
Will there be a spike in voter turnout in Bengaluru?In the runup to the elections, election authorities have held a series of activities to bring people out of their homes on poll day, especi...
11 May, 2018, 11.42 PM IST
Was EC pressured by BJP over BBMP commissioner?The Election Commission’s decision to transfer Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad has raised eyebrows in...
04 May, 2018, 11.59 AM IST
Where cash, drugs, and booze flow freeEC figures reveal a whopping Rs 60.34 cr have been seized so far
03 May, 2018, 04.50 PM IST
EC should allow startups to work on EVMs: Priyank Kharge"With all the speculations rife over EVMs being tampered with, EC should allow Bengaluru startups to have a crack at it to check if it is p...
22 Mar, 2017, 12.29 PM IST
Relying on bank to pay premiums? Check if ECS is in orderAccording to a bank official, the services are getting disrupted as ECS clearances have migrated to the platform of the National Payments C...
04 May, 2016, 12.50 PM IST