New Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation here on Wednesday met Election Commission officials and demanded that West Bengal be declared a “super sensitive” state for 2019 Lok Sabha polls due to its “history of violence”. The BJP delegation, led by Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and comprising[Read More…]
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EC shunts out Telangana SP over Congress leader Revanth Reddy’s arrest
Hyderabad: The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered the transfer of the Vikarabad Superintendent of Police T. Annapurna, a day after the state Congress Working President Revanth Reddy was arrested by the police. The poll panel has posted Avinash Mohanthy as the new district Superintendent of Police. The Election Commission directed[Read More…]
25% voting registered in Mizoram
Aizawl, Brisk polling is underway in Mizoram with nearly 25 per cent of 7.68 lakh voters casting their votes in the first three hours on Wednesday, an official said. Men and women dressd in traditional attires were seen queued up outside the many polling stations in all districts well before[Read More…]
Karnataka: Election commission to provide pick-drop facility for differently-abled voters
For the first time in the country, Election Commission will provide pick-up and drop service facility for the differently-abled voters to enable them exercise their franchise without difficulty during the November 3 bypolls in Karnataka. Chief Electoral Officer in a statement on Monday said that, “In a step towards an inclusive[Read More…]
Election Commission recommends disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs
The Election Commission is understood to have recommended disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on grounds of holding an office of profit as Parliamentary Secretaries. The Election Commission gave its opinion to the President on a complaint by the Congress in June 2016, seeking disqualification of the AAP[Read More…]
Election Commission declares votes of 2 Congress MLAs invalid
After a high-voltage drama, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday night has reportedly disqualified the votes of two rebel Congress MLAs, who had voted in favour of the BJP candidate. As per the rules, a legislator can’t show his ballot-paper to anyone, except his own party representative. The Congress[Read More…]
Be more careful while making statements: EC warns Manohar Parrikar
Election Commission on Thursday warned Defence Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) leader Manohar Parrikar to be more careful while addressing election rallies. “Your statements violate said norms (model code of conduct),”EC said while advising Parrikar to be “more careful and circumspect in future.” Earlier on 7 February, the Election[Read More…]
Allow me to repeat bribery remarks: Kejriwal to Election Commission
Days after the Election Commission censured him for birbery remarks, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told the poll panel that his remarks were aimed at containing graft and sought a review of its order to allow him to repeat the comments. Claiming that Election Commission misinterpreted his comments,[Read More…]