Tamil Nadu's spiral: From welfare to freebiesTamil Nadu’s welfare model has expanded into a competitive freebie-driven system, with parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All I...
23 Apr, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
Comedian Kunal Kamra points to Bal Thackeray's cartoon on Indira Gandhi for privilege actionComedian Kunal Kamra faces privilege proceedings in Maharashtra for a satirical song about Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Kamra argue...
12 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Delhi election: 80% of total candidates, including 67 Congress leaders, lose depositsCongress has faced a significant setback in the Delhi Assembly polls, with most candidates losing their security deposits. Despite fielding...
09 Feb, 2025, 03.25 PM IST
86 per cent of candidates who contested LS polls, lost deposit: ECIn the recent Lok Sabha elections, 86% of the over 8,300 candidates lost their deposits, with 7,190 candidates failing to secure enough vot...
26 Dec, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
Maharashtra elections 2024: 85% of candidates lose security deposits; Congress suffers the mostMaharashtra elections 2024: A record 85% of candidates in the Maharashtra elections lost their security deposits, totaling Rs 3.5 crore. Th...
26 Nov, 2024, 08.12 PM IST
LS polls result: 215 out of 265 candidates in Gujarat lose security deposits215 out of 265 candidates in Gujarat Lok Sabha elections lost their security deposits for failing to meet the required vote threshold. Cand...
05 Jun, 2024, 09.21 PM IST
In the run up to assembly polls in Manipur, agencies seize drugs, cash amounts and other illegally procured items worth Rs 102 croresA senior officer in the state election Commission said that these seizures were made by Income Tax department officials since the Election ...
17 Feb, 2022, 11.18 PM IST
Congress asks ticket aspirants in UP polls to submit Rs 11,000 with applicationElections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly are due to be held next year.
15 Sep, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
2,813 model code of conduct violation cases reported in AssamAt least 1,347 complaints were received online through the cVigil app and 1,466 were received offline through Form B9 and 947 of the compla...
05 Apr, 2021, 03.09 PM IST
Assam polls: Congress asks ticket applicants to furnish demand draft of Rs. 40,000"In seats reserved for ST & SC, the applicants have to deposit an amount of Rs.20,000 . Moreover, all women applicants except for ST & SC s...
29 Jan, 2021, 10.09 PM IST
Congress paid over Rs 12 cr to its candidates to meet Delhi poll expenses: EC submissionsThe Congress paid over Rs 12 crore to its candidates to meet expenses in the Delhi assembly polls held earlier this year, according to subm...
22 Jul, 2020, 05.30 PM IST
Himachal Bypolls: Congress candidate in Dharmshala loses security depositIn the last Assembly elections, Suresh Kashyap of the BJP had defeated his nearest rival and former minister Musafir with a margin of 6,427...
24 Oct, 2019, 01.44 PM IST
EC to examine bank accounts of all political parties post-note recallET has learnt that the EC has now decided to examine the issue threadbare and seek details of deposits made into accounts of political part...
14 Apr, 2017, 01.11 AM IST
Naveen Jindal, wife declare assets worth nearly Rs 300 croreCongress nominee from Kurukshetra Naveen Jindal declared that he and his wife have assets worth Rs 300 crore while filling his nomination p...
21 Mar, 2014, 09.26 PM IST
Pawan Kumar Bansal's assets doubled to Rs 7.70 crore since 2009 Lok Sabha electionsPawan Kumar Bansal, seeking re-election from Chandigarh, today declared assets including that of his wife at Rs 7.70 crore, double since 20...
18 Mar, 2014, 09.01 PM IST
LS polls show rising trend in candidates losing depositElection Commission rules say that if a candidate fails to get a minimum of one-sixth of the total valid votes polled, the deposit goes to ...
14 Mar, 2014, 04.23 PM IST
AAP Bareilly unit disbanded after cash-for-ticket racketAAP has 'temporarily dissolved' its Bareilly unit after an applicant for a LS ticket alleged that some local party members demanded Rs 20K ...
14 Feb, 2014, 11.49 AM IST