ECI makes key change in vote counting process ahead of high stakes poll battle in BiharThe Election Commission of India has announced a significant change to the counting of postal ballots. This is the 30th initiative by the c...
25 Sep, 2025, 01.49 PM IST
Assam gears up for electoral roll revision ahead of 2026 assembly pollsThe Election Commission has directed Assam booth-level officers to affix house numbers in voter forms, compile lists of centenarians, and f...
18 Sep, 2025, 12.24 AM IST
Process of vital details inclusion in electoral rolls in Assam gains momentumAssam is gearing up for assembly polls early next year. The Election Commission of India is focusing on updating voter details. Booth Level...
17 Sep, 2025, 11.28 PM IST
Election Commission begins groundwork for special voter list revision in AssamAhead of assembly elections, the Election Commission directs Assam's booth-level officers to identify voters over 100 years old and househo...
18 Aug, 2025, 07.07 PM IST
Maharashtra SEC asks ECI to delay voter roll revision until after local body electionsMaharashtra State Election Commission seeks postponement of electoral roll revision. The request is to the Election Commission of India. St...
17 Aug, 2025, 12.35 PM IST
ECI's nationwide SIR plan gains steam, BLO & ERO training on across statesThe Election Commission of India is preparing to launch a nationwide Special Intensive Revision. This follows a similar exercise in Bihar. ...
29 Jul, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
CEC urges officials to engage with parties, seeks report by month-endChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has directed election officials to be responsive to political parties and ensure regular all-part...
05 Mar, 2025, 12.15 AM IST
Railway employees seen pushing train coach after malfunction in UP's Amethi. Check video hereAmethi's inspection coach faced technical issues, pushed manually by officials to Nihalgarh. Shared by Akhilesh Yadav, Congress, criticizin...
23 Mar, 2024, 04.40 PM IST
Not possible to hold general elections in three months, says Pakistan Election CommissionAccording to the Dawn newspaper, a senior official of the Election Commission said due to fresh delimitation of constituencies, particularl...
05 Apr, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
Election Commission meets CEOs of 5 states due for polls early next year, reviews preparationsThe Wednesday's preliminary meeting focused on various thematic issues including assured minimum facilities at polling stations, ease of re...
28 Jul, 2021, 10.24 PM IST
Non-governmental booth-level officers a worry for election authoritiesBLOs are expected to be apolitical, but there have been complaints of some trying to influence voters.
14 Mar, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
Series of incidents involving EVMs prompts Election Commission into actionThe commission is also set to initiate intensive training and awareness for all polling staff across states to remind them of the rulebook ...
10 Dec, 2018, 02.43 PM IST
Election Commission to change question paper after 58% poll officers fail testEC has assessed that the test itself may be faulty and excessive in its questioning approach and more focussed on rote learning of the laws...
14 Sep, 2018, 08.22 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram set to vote on ‘tamper-proof’ machinesM1 EVMs were last used in the 2014 general elections and were phased out as they completed 15 years of their life cycle and were also not c...
16 Jul, 2018, 09.38 AM IST
India may soon get a tri-service chiefThere was no official word on the military deliberations in the backdrop of the Election Commission warning to the government that the conf...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
2,275 candidates in fray for Mumbai civic pollsSena is the only party which has fielded candidates on all the 227 seats across the metropolis, while Congress will fight it out on 221, BJ...
10 Feb, 2017, 06.01 PM IST
Election officials gear up: Panels formed for Delhi pollsChief Electoral Officer said that those who have applied for enrolment on electoral rolls after January 11 cannot cast their votes in the u...
12 Jan, 2015, 11.26 PM IST