ECI orders minimum facilities, voter assistance at all polling stationsThe Election Commission of India is preparing for upcoming Assembly polls in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. All 2,...
22 Mar, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
EVM battery charge levels vary from mock to actual pollsThe Haryana election results have led the Congress to question varying EVM battery levels across polling stations, suggesting potential imp...
10 Oct, 2024, 11.10 PM IST
Election Guide 2020: How to use an EVM?Unlike the voting process of yesteryear, an EVM doesn’t require a ballot box, but rather offers an option to simply press a button.
04 Feb, 2020, 06.54 PM IST
Accountant General finds irregularities in wi-fi contract to Reliance Jio in MP's chief electoral officeReliance Jio was granted permission in November last year to provide wi-fi facility for better coverage and connectivity in the office, the...
16 May, 2019, 10.40 PM IST
EC to conduct repolls in 13 booths in Tamil NaduIn Dharmapuri, a stronghold of the NDA constituent PMK, voters were not allowed to vote freely, EC noted in its rationale for holding fresh...
09 May, 2019, 02.20 PM IST
MP government buys 'voting compartments' worth several lakh rupees at different pricesAfter the difference in purchase price came to the fore, Dubey claimed that the entire exercise to buy voting compartments is illegal and a...
19 Sep, 2018, 04.39 PM IST
Gujarat Assembly Elections to be held on 9th and 14th December, results on 18th DecemberThe move effectively brings the model code of conduct into the state. EC's announcement comes a day after the state government announced a ...
25 Oct, 2017, 05.51 PM IST
Many call out pseudo-secularism, but no party challenges pseudo-socialism in our labour policiesHaving gotten a seat, the person with the seat compares with the person who managed to climb up to the top berth and is able to sleep.
12 Sep, 2016, 11.45 AM IST
Bhupinder Singh Hooda demands inquiry by EC in Rajya Sabha pollsHooda alleged that BJP-backed candidate (media baron Subhash Chandra) won because of a conspiracy and following that demanded EC inquiry.
12 Jun, 2016, 03.07 PM IST
INLD says congress votes rejected due to use of wrong pen; congress rubbishes claimLeader of Opposition in Haryana Assembly and INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala blamed Congress for the defeat of INLD and Congress backed ca...
11 Jun, 2016, 11.22 PM IST
CPM leader G Sudhakaran in trouble for 'peeping' at Achutanandan votingTrying his luck from Ambalapuzha constituency, he was booked under IPC 171C act which talks about under influence of elections.
18 May, 2016, 05.16 PM IST
EC wants nearly 14 lakh new EVMs at over Rs 5,511 croreIn a proposal sent to the Law Ministry, the Commission said 9,30,430 EVMs in use today would become "outdated" between 2015-16 and 2019-20.
06 Dec, 2015, 12.21 PM IST
Delhi polls 2015: Pranab Mukherjee to visit model polling booth in President EstatePresident Pranab Mukherjee will visit a model polling booth in a school inside the President's Estate before voting starts in the Delhi Ass...
06 Feb, 2015, 11.00 PM IST
Election Commission clean chit to Rahul Gandhi over entering Amethi polling boothThe Election Commission Saturday said there was no violation by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi when he entered a polling booth in Ame...
11 May, 2014, 04.06 AM IST
No case against Rahul on violating voting secrecy: V S Sampath, CECThe EC today gave a clean chit to Rahul Gandhi on the allegation that he had violated secrecy of voting by entering the enclosure of the EV...
10 May, 2014, 05.03 PM IST
Rahul was in EVM enclosure during voting hours in AmethiRahul Gandhi was present on polling day in Amethi for the first time in 10 years and he seems to have violated the law by entering the voti...
08 May, 2014, 09.34 AM IST
- Pranab Mukherjee likely to garner over 88% of Delhi vote value in Presidential election
Pranab Mukherjee is likely to garner over 88 per cent of the 11,140 vote value from 80 MPs and MLAs of Delhi in the Presidential poll tomor...
18 Jul, 2012, 06.02 PM IST