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India wholesale inflation jumps to 8.3%, highest in 3-1/2 years on oil shockWholesale inflation in India jumped to 8.3 percent in April. This is the highest rate recorded in the current series. Soaring fuel and crud...14 May, 2026, 01.09 PM IST- 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
- EC orders fresh polls at all 285 booths in Bengal’s Falta constituencyFresh elections will be held in Falta Assembly Constituency on May 21, 2026. The Election Commission of India ordered the new polling acros...02 May, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
- Election Commission appoints Odisha-cadre IPS officer as police observer for West Bengal pollsThe Election Commission has appointed IPS officer Sarvana Vivek M as police observer for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections. He wi...13 Apr, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
- Rajya Sabha Chairman refuses to admit Opposition’s impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh KumarRajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan has rejected a move to impeach Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. This marks the end of the...06 Apr, 2026, 09.41 PM IST
- Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Ahead of polling, EC mandates MCMC approval for print ads on April 8–9The Election Commission has issued a strict directive for the Kerala Assembly polls. Political parties and candidates must get all print ad...04 Apr, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
- How Election Commission came into being after Ambedkar brought amendment in Constituent AssemblyBhimrao Ramji Ambedkar played a key role in establishing the Election Commission. His amendment led to an independent body for conducting e...14 Apr, 2025, 01.58 PM IST
- Supreme Court order on EC appointments being examined, appropriate action will be taken: GovtAs per Article 324(2) of the Constitution, the Election Commission will consist of the CEC and such number of election commissioners, if an...23 Mar, 2023, 07.25 PM IST
- EC has enormous powers; election commissioner cannot be weak-kneed: Supreme Court"A person who is weak-kneed before the powers that be cannot be appointed as an election commissioner. A person who is in a state of obliga...03 Mar, 2023, 12.43 PM IST
- Chief Election Commissioner's tenure: In light of SC criticism, things to know about Article 324The first two CECs were in office for eight years, but the CECs appointed since 2007 served just two years or even less, the apex court sai...23 Nov, 2022, 12.47 PM IST
- Court not place where everybody walks in to get publicity, says SC, dismisses plea over EVMThe apex court said the election process under The Representation of the People Act, 1951 is monitored by the Election Commission (EC) and ...30 Sep, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
- Centre may bring bill to restore states’ power over OBC listET has learnt that the Centre will soon open political consultations on the issue, which not only has significant political implications bu...03 Jul, 2021, 08.29 AM IST
- Executive appointments to EC making it partisan, says plea, seeks independent body to choose members“Democracy is a facet of the basic structure of the Constitution and in order to ensure free and fair elections and to maintain healthy dem...17 May, 2021, 09.30 PM IST
- EC gets expert advice to begin J&K poll processThe SC verdict on a 2002 Presidential Reference mandates EC to start the process if it is convinced of free and fair polls, former addition...14 May, 2019, 10.14 AM IST
- Rule-making power under RP Act be conferred to poll panel: ECI tells SCIn an affidavit filed before the apex court, the poll panel has said they had made a proposal in 1998 to the then Law Minister to amend Art...12 Apr, 2018, 08.25 PM IST
- Election Commission cannot ban opinion polls: SampathThe Election Commission cannot ban broadcast and publication of opinion polls, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said today.30 Mar, 2014, 11.13 PM IST
- 'CEC can sack an EC, but Tandon did right thing'Chief election commissioner N Gopalaswamy, in an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Monday, defended the stand of his predecessor BB Tandon ...07 Aug, 2007, 04.08 AM IST
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