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TVK Manifesto: Here’s what Thalapathy Vijay promised for women, farmers, youth and others ahead of Tamil Nadu elections. Read full manifesto hereTVK Manifesto: Tamil actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is making a strong debut in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results 2026...
West Bengal elections: Can Didi hold the fort against Modi and BJP’s push in battle for Bengal's soul?Bengal's electoral war begins with the first phase of voting. The BJP and TMC are locked in a fierce contest, trading accusations and makin...
West Bengal voter intimidation: EC directs police chief to ensure strict preventive measures against 800 individualsWest Bengal polls: The Election Commission of India has issued a strong directive to the West Bengal Director General of Police, mandating ...
Kerala police book social media platform X, user over 'defamatory' AI video on Prime Minister, ECIKerala Police have filed a case against social media platform X Corp and a user. This action follows the circulation of an AI-generated vid...
2,300 companies of central forces will be deployed in Each Phase: Bengal CEOOver 2,200 companies of central forces will secure West Bengal in every phase. Election officials will ensure accountability of law enforce...
Political parties urge CEC Gyanesh Kumar to hold single-phase polls in Tamil NaduDuring the meeting, a majority of the political parties commended the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the peaceful and smooth conduc...
EC asks parties to label all AI-generated campaign contentAhead of the Delhi elections, the Election Commission of India has directed political parties to label AI-generated campaign content as 'AI...
Centre limits access to polling booth CCTV footage, e-recordsThe government and EC have changed some rules. Public access to some election materials is now limited. This includes CCTV footage from pol...
View: Hop on the bus of democracyThe upcoming Indian general elections are attracting global attention due to their scale and complexities. The recent National Voters' Day ...
Election Commission has published the Assam delimitation draft; no point opposing it: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaSarma while talking to media persons on Monday said, “ The President of India will notify the Delimitation of assembly and parliamentary co...
Parl Committee recommends strict punishment up to disqualification on false affidavits by candidates contesting electionsParliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has recommended stricter punishments against candidates p...
Election body busy laying voters' pitchOver 54 crore Aadhaar numbers have already been entered into the ECI database for seeding with the voter ID cards. The ECI has also begun w...
Poll panel set to tighten Covid-19 guidelines for upcoming electionsThe idea is to bring in measures to effectively 'enforce' its Covid-19 guidelines - a lacunae found in the last round of assembly elections...
2022 Assembly polls will test intent, will of Election Commission and parties amid COVID-19One, should the ECI not postpone elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur due to the Omicron scare? Two, whether th...
EC sets up committee for review of candidate expenditure limitThe expenditure limit- amount an election candidate can legally spend for his election campaign and has to account for—was last revised in ...
10% hike in expenditure cap for election candidates ahead of pollsThe Ministry of Law and Justice notified the amendment to the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 on Monday to effect the increase which was s...
EC designates 91 seats as sensitive, works to curb money influenceOver 200 ‘expenditure sensitive pockets’ have also been identified in the poll bound state by the election machinery, ET has learnt.
Bihar poll spend cap may be raised in view of Covid-19, e-expensesSome political parties including the BJP are learnt to have sought an increase in the limit for the Bihar elections. They also pointed to o...
Govt files fresh affidavit against EC arguments on Electoral BondsThe government has filed a fresh counter affidavit dismissing the EC’s arguments and defending the scheme.
Holding state and central polls simultaneously is feasible: Nasim ZaidiIf current establishment can build political consensus and make necessary amendments, India has no problems in organising state and parliam...