Live Updates: 1:20 PM: Incumbent CM Lal Thanhawla is trailing from Serchhip, while, independent candidate Lalduhoma leading from the constituency. The MNF has won seven seats in Mizoram, while one seat bagged by an Independent candidate. 11:40 AM: Official ECI trends: Mizo National Front leading on 21 seats, Congress leading on 4 seats,[Read More…]
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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Landslide lead for Congress currently
Live Updates: 7:15 PM | ECI Update (Leading) BJP: 17 Congress : 67 Others + : 6 5:20 PM | ECI Update (Leading) BJP: 17 Congress : 64 Others + : 8 4:30 PM | Current trends by Election Commission of India 3:00 PM | Current trends 2:00 PM | Current trends[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election: WiFi banned, no webcasting during vote-count?
A day before the announcement of Assembly Election results, Madhya Pradesh election commission briefed the guidelines to be followed in order to maintain law and order situation and security on the day of accounting. Chief electoral officer VK Kantha Rao on Monday told state authorities to ensure that there will be no[Read More…]
Telangana Assembly Polls 2018 Voting Live Updates: 68% voting recorded till 5 PM
Live Updates on Telangana polls: Telangana Assembly Polls 2018 Voting Live Updates: 68% voting recorded till 5 PM#TelanganaElections2018https://t.co/jsvVF9GxmT pic.twitter.com/2blxjd5KOv — Newsd (@GetNewsd) December 7, 2018 1:30 PM: Voting touches 48 per cent mark at 1 PM 12:08 PM: Tennis Superstar Sania Mirza casts her vote in Hyderabad Be a part of your[Read More…]
Was my dream to work in interest of youth, public domain: Pankaj
Mumbai: Acclaimed actor Pankaj Tripathi, who is being named state icon of Bihar by the Election Commission of India, says it was his dream and wish to work in the interest of youth and public domain. Excited about it, Pankaj said in a statement: “In a democracy, voting is a[Read More…]
Telangana: Congress candidate against KCR in Gajwel alleges police for harassing him
Ahead of Telangana polls, Congress candidate Vanteru Pratap Reddy at Gajwel constituency taking on TRS Supremo and caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Reddy has alleged that the police have been harassing and foisting cases against him on the directions of the KCR. Pratap Reddy told a newspaper “So far, 25 cases[Read More…]
Rajasthan Congress complains to Election Commission against BJP president Shah
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Congress on Saturday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against BJP President Amit Shah accusing him of flouting the model code of conduct by “provoking voters against the opposition party” in the poll-bound state during his recent Bikaner rally. The Congress also filed a complaint against[Read More…]
Telangana polls: Congress moves EC over pink ballots
New Delhi: Congress on Thursday approached the Election Commission (EC) seeking withdrawal of pink ballot papers pasted on EVMs for the Telangana Assembly polls contending that the colour was associated with the ruling TRS and voters may get influenced. In its memorandum to the EC, the Congress pleaded for withdrawal[Read More…]
Wrong list of deleted voters used for inspection: AAP to Election Commission
New Delhi: Delhi’s ruling AAP on Monday moved the Election Commission protesting “fraudulent” deletion of voter names, alleging that some of its officers used “an inaccurate list of deleted voters” for inspection. Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) national spokesperson Raghav Chadha, in a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat,[Read More…]
EC team in poll-bound Mizoram seeks to end standoff over sacking of official
A high-level Election Commission team on Friday held a series of meetings, including with the Mizoram NGO Coordination Committee (MNCC), which has been spearheading a state-wide protest calling for removal of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and reinstatement of the ousted Principal Secretary (Home). “The EC team headed by Deputy[Read More…]
EC working as B team of BJP: AAP
New Delhi: Dubbing the Election Commission (EC) as the “B team of BJP”, the Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday alleged the poll body was misusing its powers under Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s influence. Party leader and Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia told the media that voting is a fundamental[Read More…]
Voting underway for Karnataka by-polls
Bengaluru: Voting was underway on Saturday for the by-election to three Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats in Karnataka, an Election Commission official said. “Voting began at 7 a.m. on a moderate pace amid tight security,” the official told IANS here. By-election is being held in Bellary (reserved), Mandya and[Read More…]
SC seeks response from Centre, EC on curbing black money in polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre, Election Commission and others on a public interest plea seeking “expeditious and stringent” steps to curb bribery and black money in the election process. Besides the Centre and the Election Commission, the bench of Chief Justice Ranjan[Read More…]
Telangana: Former Congress MLA’s aide offers bribe to voters, TRS files complaint with EC
Ahead of Telangana assembly polls, the video of a supporter of ex-Telangana Congress MLA SA Sampath Kumar apparently offering a Rs 5 Lakh bribe in exchange for votes has gone viral. The incident occurred at Sankapur village in Alampur constituency in Jogulamba Gadwal district. “People who vote for Congress will[Read More…]
Thali for Rs 40, rose garland for Rs 20; Political parties’ worry over ECI rate for poll expenses
As polling in many states is nearing, the Election Commission of India has published the rate list for all poll-related expenses by candidates and political parties for the forthcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan. However, the political parties do not seem quite happy with the rates and have objected saying that[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Polls: Notification for first phase issued, Chief Minister Raman Singh expected from Rajnandgaon
Election commission on Tuesday issued a notification for the first phase of voting to be held on 12th November for 18 assembly seats including Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, Sukma, Kondagaon, Kanker, Narayanpur and Rajnandgaon districts. The assembly elections will take place in two phases in Chhattisgarh on November 12 and 20.[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh Polls: Voters details available at less than 1 rupee in Bhopal
As the polling date is coming near in Madhya Pradesh, the state is witnessing different types of negative activities and the latest one came from Bhopal, where details of lakhs of voters with their mobile phone numbers are openly available for sale. The shop belongs to an Ahmedabad resident Shyam[Read More…]
Election Commission to use tech to nail poll code violations, ensure smooth voting
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) will deploy several technology applications to nail violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during elections and ensure smooth polling. The EC has developed C-VIGIL android mobile phone application to enable people to report code violations. “The delay in reporting code violations so[Read More…]
Over 12 lakh Rajasthan farmers to get free electricity: CM Vasundhara Raje
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday announced free electricity for farmers up to Rs 10,000, hours before the Election Commission announced schedule for upcoming Assembly elections in the state. Addressing a public meeting in Ajmer, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister made the[Read More…]
EC announces assembly election dates for MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Telangana; results on December 11
LIVE UPDATES: The Election Commission Saturday announced dates for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana. With the announcement of the poll dates by the ECI, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force with immediate effect. The election in Chhattisgarh will be held in[Read More…]
Latest EVMs with tamper detect mode to be used in Rajasthan polls: Election Commission
In a first, a total for 51,796 poll centres in Rajasthan will use EVM-M3 electronic voting machines with VVPATs in 200 Assembly constituencies, which will help conduct Assembly election in a smooth and transparent manner, a top Election Commission official said on Tuesday. “The EVMs and VVPATs are totally reliable,[Read More…]
EC working on formula to boost voter confidence in EVMs: CEC OP Rawat
Ruling out the possibility of going back to paper ballots in place of electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Election Commission says it is working on a formula that will “minimise errors and maximise confidence” of the stakeholders in the working of the electronic voting machines. It also says simultaneous elections[Read More…]
Kejriwal questions EC on EVMs used in DUSU polls
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday questioned the Election Commission over the privately sourced Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) used in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections. “From where can you procure EVMs privately? Doesn’t ECI claim that no one can manufacture or buy or[Read More…]
EVM used in DUSU election was not supplied by us, says Election Commission
The Chief Election Commission on Thursday said that EVMs used for DUSU election were not supplied by them to the Delhi University. The commission stated that it “seems the university has procured these machines privately”. Earlier today, the Congress’ students’ wing National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) whose candidates for[Read More…]
Congress, other opposition parties demand switch to ballot papers, meet Election Commission today
Opposition parties to take their demand of bringing back the ballot paper instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the upcoming elections and thereafter to the Election Commission today on Monday. 17 other like-minded opposition parties including the National Democratic Alliance ally Shiv Sena are coming together on one platform[Read More…]