SC to hear TMC plea against EC counting staff directive on May 2The Supreme Court will hear a plea from the Trinamool Congress on Saturday. The plea challenges a Calcutta High Court order. The High Court...
01 May, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
West Bengal Elections 2026: ECI suspends 5 police officials including IPS from Diamond HarbourWest Bengal Elections: The Election Commission of India has ordered the suspension of five police officials in West Bengal's Diamond Harbou...
25 Apr, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
TMC alleges CEC Gyanesh Kumar said 'get lost'; EC counters with shouting chargeA ten-minute meeting between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission turned stormy, with the TMC alleging the Chief Election Com...
09 Apr, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
War of words erupts between TMC and Election Commission after brief, tense meetingA meeting between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission concluded on a sour note. TMC leaders alleged the Chief Election Commi...
08 Apr, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
West Bengal polls 2026: EC to deploy 3,000 more armed personnelWest Bengal elections will see enhanced security. The Election Commission is deploying 3,000 armed police personnel from Uttar Pradesh, Bih...
06 Apr, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
SC to hear pleas against appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 law on May 14The Supreme Court will hear petitions against the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners on May 14. The ...
16 Apr, 2025, 11.38 AM IST
SC fixes April 16 for hearing pleas against appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 lawThe Supreme Court will hear petitions on April 16 regarding the appointment of the CEC and ECs under the 2023 law. Advocate Prashant Bhusha...
19 Mar, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC against 2023 law provision on CEC, ECs appointmentsTMC MP Mahua Moitra has approached the Supreme Court challenging the provision of the 2023 law regarding the appointment of the Chief Elect...
19 Feb, 2025, 10.03 PM IST
SC to hear pleas against CEC, ECs appointments on Feb 19The Supreme Court of India is set to prioritize the hearing on February 19 regarding the legality of the recent appointments of the chief e...
18 Feb, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
PM-chaired selection panel to meet early next week to name next Chief Election CommissionerPrime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a selection committee to finalize the next chief election commissioner, with the panel expected to m...
14 Feb, 2025, 04.46 PM IST
SC declines to stay new EC appointments under 2023 law, sets hearing for March 21The Supreme Court declined to halt the appointments of new election commissioners under a 2023 law, excluding the chief justice of India fr...
15 Mar, 2024, 03.49 PM IST
Bill on EC appointments gives power to PM-led panel to consider names beyond those recommended by Search CommitteeAccording to section 8 (2) of the proposed law, the Selection Committee may also consider any other person than those included in the panel...
14 Aug, 2023, 02.59 PM IST
First election panel appointment under new law likely in February 2024The Parliament has passed the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of ...
12 Aug, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
Parliament panel seeks govt, EC views on regional commissioners for 2024 LS pollsAsserting that the Election Commission (EC) should have optimum manpower, a parliamentary committee has sought views of the government and ...
27 Mar, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
12 AAP MLAs in HC against office-of-profit proceedings in Election CommissionThe court noted in its order that the petitioners were not seeking stay of the EC's decision at this stage as no next date of hearing was g...
25 Aug, 2017, 12.18 PM IST
SC to hear PIL to make law for appointments to Election CommissionThe bench was hearing a PIL filed by one Anoop Paranwal through lawyer Prashant Bhushan seeking various reliefs like fair and transparent p...
05 Jul, 2017, 12.35 PM IST
- ARC suggests appointment of EC members by collegium
The second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) led by senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily has suggested that the CEC and members of...
02 Feb, 2009, 01.57 PM IST