EVM tampering, booth interference & voter intimidation: Inside the cause of repolling in West Bengal's FaltaThe Election Commission of India has ordered a complete repoll in West Bengal's Falta Assembly constituency. The April 29 election was decl...
03 May, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
Assam Assembly Eelctions: Opposition flags 'serious lapses' in securing strongrooms post April 9 pollsAssam's Opposition Leader Debabrata Saikia has written to the Election Commission. He alleges serious breaches in strongroom security for e...
15 Apr, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
TMC urges EC to remove Bhabanipur returning officer, claims he has 'links' with BJPThe TMC has asked the Election Commission to remove Surajit Roy as the Bhabanipur returning officer. The party alleges Roy has close ties w...
25 Mar, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Tejashwi Yadav accuses EC of acting as BJP’s cell, calls it ‘Modi Aayog’ during INDIA bloc presser in BiharTejashwi Yadav accused the Election Commission of functioning as a "cell of the BJP", alleging it has become "Modi Aayog" during a joint pr...
24 Aug, 2025, 05.37 PM IST
EC's credibility is over, working like BJP's cell: Tejashwi YadavTejashwi Yadav accused the Election Commission of India of acting as a BJP cell during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar, alleging a loss of...
24 Aug, 2025, 02.35 PM IST
Empty cries of ‘vote chori’ only chip away at democracy’s foundationsThe Opposition's 'vote chori' accusations against the Election Commission (EC) are viewed as a common political tactic after electoral loss...
20 Aug, 2025, 11.18 PM IST
Gross violation of law: CIC pulls up EC for not replying to RTI query on EVMsThe Central Information Commission (CIC) has criticised the Election Commission (EC) for not responding to an RTI plea regarding actions ta...
12 Apr, 2024, 03.23 PM IST
Not opposed to EVMs but against electronic voting manipulation: CongressCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh renewed the demand by the Congress and other parties for 100 per cent counting of the VVPAT slips ...
17 Mar, 2024, 08.25 PM IST
Opposition parties to oppose EC's proposal on remote voting machine: Digvijaya SinghMost of the opposition parties have decided to oppose the Election Commission's proposal on remote electronic voting machine (RVM) as it is...
16 Jan, 2023, 12.02 AM IST
TMC disagrees with Election Commission's "no attack on Mamata" observationAfter reviewing the reports sent by its two special poll observers--Ajay Naik and Vivek Dube-- and the state government, the EC concluded t...
14 Mar, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Opposition parties ask Election Commission to count 50% VVPATs for tamper-free votingThe meeting with the EC brass followed Friday’s meeting of the 23 Opposition parties in Delhi where they alleged systematic tampering of th...
05 Feb, 2019, 10.02 AM IST
BJP is 'Super Election Commission', says Congress after poll date leak"Will EC now issue notice to BJP President, Amit Shah & register an FIR against BJP IT Head for leaking EC's confidential information?" Sur...
27 Mar, 2018, 03.42 PM IST
EVMs are tamper-proof and credible, Election Commission tells Supreme CourtThe EC said EVMs with voter verifiable paper audit trails will be available by September next year, subject to production exigencies.
05 Aug, 2017, 12.53 AM IST
Polls for 17 UP seats contested in courts: Election CommissionIt is expected that the final number of election petitions (petitions that challenge the result of a particular election) filed in the stat...
08 May, 2017, 02.06 AM IST
Assembly Elections 2017: Election Commission to counter campaign against voting machinesEC has been using EVMs for elections successfully since 2000 and has given opportunity more than once to those alleging manipulations of EV...
16 Mar, 2017, 01.07 AM IST
JD(U) flays Narendra Modi for questioning Election CommissionSharad Yadav today criticised Modi for questioning the EC and said such posturing reflected his sense of defeat in the Lok Sabha elections.
05 May, 2014, 05.36 PM IST
Congress for restrictions on opinion polls during electionsEC had last month sought views of various political parties on the issue of banning opinion polls after the government asked it to hold fre...
02 Nov, 2013, 04.44 PM IST