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After the Election Commission decided to hold the pending Rajya Sabha polls, which were deferred in March to June 19, the poll panel announced on Monday that it will also hold Rajya Sabha polls for six additional seats whose members will be retiring either in June or July, taking the total number of seats to 24. The results will be declared the same day.....
The Election Commission of India is unlikely to postpone the state polls due early next year, sources said. The health Secretary on Monday briefed the Commission about the Omicron threat in the country specially in the poll bound states. ....
The Election Commission will hold a review meeting on Monday to discuss the existing ban on physical rallies in view of declining Covid cases. ....
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned Trinamool Congress MLA Narendranath Chakraborty in West Bengal from campaigning or holding meetings for seven days effective from Wednesday following a complaint from the BJP for threatening voters in Asansol bypoll. ....
The Supreme Court on Thursday grilled the Attorney General R. Venkataramani, representing the Centre, on the appointment of Arun Goel as the Election Commissioner, saying what was the "tearing urgency, haste", and why was the appointment made at a "lightning speed". ....
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Centre and others on a plea claiming that the Election Commission (EC) has indulged in "voter profiling" by deploying an "undisclosed software" to link voter records to Aadhaar. ....
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will adopt an ‘early action formula’ in the forthcoming four phases of the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal to ensure peaceful and fair elections.....
The Election Commission on Monday further extended the ban on physical rallies and roadshows to February 11 for the upcoming Assembly elections in five states but gave relaxation in the number of people allowed at meetings and campaigning. ....
The Gujarat Assembly polls will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5, the Election Commission announced here on Thursday. ....
Amid recent seizures of gold and cash and also expenditure in excess of the stipulated norms, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has put 87 Assembly constituencies out of the total 288 seats in Maharashtra under close vigil. ....