In busy 2025, Election commission of India set to fight more political fireIn 2024, the BJP-led NDA secured a historic third term in the Lok Sabha elections, with 642 million people voting. The Election Commission'...
27 Dec, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
India's election management - A global public good opportunityIndia's robust election management system, from Himalayan hamlets to the Sundarbans, is a model for the world. Its scale, integrity, and tr...
20 Dec, 2024, 11.29 PM IST
Samaana calls Mahayuti victory 'lucky draw', says 'EVM hai toh mumkin hai'Shiv Sena (UBT) questions the Maharashtra election results, citing suspicions surrounding EVMs. The party's mouthpiece, 'Saamana', highligh...
27 Nov, 2024, 02.54 PM IST
From accolades to scepticism: An eventful story of EVMsWhen the first elector presses a button on the ballot unit to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the electronic voting machine (EVM)...
01 Mar, 2024, 11.16 AM IST
If EVMs not 'fixed' before Lok Sabha polls, BJP can win over 400 seats: Sam PitrodaOn Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's upcoming Manipur-to-Mumbai Bharat Nyay Yatra ahead of the polls, Pitroda said, "The next election is abou...
28 Dec, 2023, 02.57 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: How EC is working on men, machines and processes to ensure 2024 election is a successEvery Indian election is familiar with money and muscle power. Over Rs 3,500 crore worth of cash, freebies, liquor and drugs were seized in...
28 Dec, 2023, 07.56 AM IST
Post-poll behaviour: Recounting the sore loserSore losing in any field is an art by itself. But in politics, it can be a performance art of the highest 'low' order. In India, ever since...
31 Oct, 2022, 11.22 PM IST
Presidential poll 2022: Electoral fate of Draupadi Murmu, Yashwant Sinha to be stored in ballot boxes, not EVMsVoters press the button against the name of the candidate of their choice and the one who bags the maximum number of votes is declared elec...
18 Jul, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
EVMs absolutely robust and tamper-proof, says EC after Congress raises questions on reliabilityAfter the ruling NDA took a lead over the opposition Grand Alliance in the poll trends for Bihar on Tuesday, Congress leader Udit Raj raise...
10 Nov, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
ABVP wins president's, two other posts in DUSU polls, NSUI oneThe NSUI, the student wing of the Congress, won only one seat.
14 Sep, 2018, 10.13 AM IST
Election Commission cancels Rajya Sabha elections to avoid clash with presidential pollsA brief statement from the EC said it had decided to “withdraw“ the press note of May 16 announcing the elections to RS seats from Goa, Guj...
23 May, 2017, 11.31 AM IST
Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats cancelled; no new date announcedA brief statement from the EC said it has decided to "withdraw" the press note of May 16 announcing the elections to Rajya Sabha seats from...
22 May, 2017, 08.42 PM IST
Opposition stands united in upcoming presidential electionThe presidential election is slated for July. The electoral college for choosing the next president consists of Members of Parliament and M...
14 Apr, 2017, 12.34 AM IST
EVMs are to paper ballots what motor vehicles are to horse drawn buggiesDemocracy in India has made much progress over the decades, with the rest of the world going from being cynical about its survival, to now ...
12 Apr, 2017, 11.51 AM IST
Russia wants India's EVM technology for its 2018 presidential electionMoscow is keen to learn from India's EVM technology experience ahead of the March 2018 presidential polls when Vladimir Putin will seek re-...
05 Apr, 2017, 01.05 AM IST
Why Indian EVMs are entirely secure, extremely robust, absolutely tamper proof and best in the worldElection Commission of India (ECI) says that "it completely reaffirms its faith in the infallibility of the EVMs these are fully tramper-pr...
26 Mar, 2017, 01.37 PM IST
Election Commission may go for polls in Delhi early next yearThe commission will come into the picture only after the President approves the Cabinet decision recommending dissolution of the Delhi asse...
05 Nov, 2014, 11.09 AM IST