West Bengal elections 2026: TMC stages sit-in protest outside EVM strongroom in Kolkata, alleging irregularitiesLeaders of Trinamool Congress staged a sit-in at a counting centre in West Bengal on Thursday, alleging irregularities at an EVM strongroom...
01 May, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
Bengal CEO pushes action on post-poll violence as TMC stages sit-in over EVM irregularity claimsWest Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer has ordered immediate arrests for post-poll violence. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress candidates are pr...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: How will 64 crore votes be counted? Here is the complete processThe counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections will follow strict guidelines set by the Election Commission. The process will begin with...
04 Jun, 2024, 05.38 AM IST
Election Result 2024: What are EVMs, VVPAT and the controversy related to it?Ahead of the Lok Sabha election results, the INDIA alliance urges the Election Commission to prioritize the counting of postal ballots over...
03 Jun, 2024, 10.03 PM IST
Count of postal ballots will commence first: CECThe process of simultaneous counting of postal ballots and EVM votes followed in 2019 elections continues in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. ...
03 Jun, 2024, 06.03 PM IST
Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh polls: Election Commission reviews counting day preparationsIn a statement, the EC said counting of votes will be taken up for postal ballots at 8 am and will continue till it is completed. Postal ba...
07 Dec, 2022, 07.09 PM IST
Postal ballot facility for NRIs? Here's everything you need to knowThe Election Commission has approached the government to allow NRIs to cast their votes through postal ballots, a facility so far available...
18 Apr, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Cachar administration in Assam initiates a probe over suspicious postal ballot collectionCachar Deputy Commissioner (DC) DC Keerthi Jalli said that the incident is being probed and will soon submit a report in this regard to the...
09 Apr, 2021, 08.55 PM IST
For home-based 'postal ballot' disability certificate must nowA person with a disability, who wishes to opt for the home-based ‘postal ballot’ system, will now have to submit a proper disability certif...
04 Mar, 2021, 09.35 AM IST
VVPAT count to be held at the end like in the past: EC sourcesThe EC is also learnt to have decided to count postal ballots simultaneously with Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) count due to the "sheer s...
22 May, 2019, 03.47 PM IST
India votes 2019: New system may bring more votes from those in servicesDespite the new mechanism put in place to speed up the postal ballot system, the state registered only 13% of service votes.
11 Apr, 2019, 11.39 AM IST
Around 3 million defence personnel, family members could not vote: Parliament panelStanding Committee on Defence has sought finalisation of procedure for online registration and one way e-movement of postal ballot for effe...
11 Jul, 2018, 03.11 PM IST
EC issues instructions regarding undelivered ballot papersChief Electoral Officer, Punjab, V K Singh said the postal ballot papers returned undelivered could be re-issued on the request of the elec...
25 Feb, 2017, 08.42 PM IST
First major test of 'e-ballot' system in Punjab, GoaTwo-way electronic transmission has not been recommended by the Election Commission for security and secrecy reasons.
03 Feb, 2017, 04.25 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: BJP urges EC to ensure free and fair poll in ArunachalThe party has also demanded proper surveillance and strict monitoring of all the strong rooms in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
23 Apr, 2014, 03.48 PM IST
Manipur assembly elections 2012: Reject postal ballot of Manipur poll of security staff who already voted, orders ECEC decided to reject all such postal ballot of electors on poll duty and security personnel who have already cast their vote in the January...
01 Mar, 2012, 10.05 PM IST
B C Khanduri asks EC to probe undelivered postal ballotsConcerned over anti-incumbency factor, Khanduri has asked EC to look into undelivered postal ballots which he claimed were around 50%.
26 Feb, 2012, 10.30 AM IST