Election Commision

The Election Commission will announce the dates for Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand at a press conference to be held at 3.30 pm.

The nomination process for 102 parliamentary constituencies across 21 states and Union territories for the 2024 general elections with the Election Commission on behalf of the President issuing its notification.

Former bureaucrat Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was on Thursday appointed as one of the new Election Commissioners, with the other being Gyanesh Kumar, by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

The caretaker government in Pakistan will consider shutting down the internet connections on the polling day on Thursday only if there is a request from a district or a province, interim Interior Minister Dr Gohar Ejaz said on Tuesday.

Pakistan goes to the polls on Thursday in a widely watched national election that will lead to the formation of a new government to lead the crisis-ridden South Asian nation for the next five years.

Pakistan election commission rejected a resolution passed by the Senate earlier this month seeking a delay in the February 8 general election, stating that all arrangements have been completed and it won't be "advisable" to put off the planned polls.

The nominations of 22,711 candidates for the February 8 polls to Pakistan's National Assembly and four of its provincial assemblies have been accepted by the election commission after preliminary review, it emerged on Monday.

A record Rs 243 crores in currency, gold and precious metals, liquor, narcotics, and other freebies have been seized in Telangana in the last 10 days after the model code of conduct came into effect.

Elections will be held for 10 Rajya Sabha seats across three states on July 24. Bengal has the largest number of seats -- six, followed by Gujarat which has three seats and Goa, one.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday described the Election Commission's proposal on remote voting as a "work in progress" saying it was not an easy subject and reaching decisions in a democracy takes time.

Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi described the decision of the Election Commission for remote electronic voting machine for domestic migrant voters as an "excellent initiative."

The ruling BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions, more than six times the funds garnered by the opposition Congress during fiscal year 2021-22. Congress received funds to the tune of Rs 95.46 crore, according to Election Commission data.

The personal hearing fixed for Tuesday by the Election Commission to settle the Lok Janshakti Party symbol dispute has been postponed as Chirag Paswan sought an adjournment due to his preoccupation with the Gujarat assembly polls, PTI reported.

The court had flagged Article 324 of Constitution that talks about appointment of election commissioners, but does not provide procedure

The Central Information Commission has directed the Election Commission to furnish an affidavit, declaring it has provided to an RTI activist all information available with it on electoral bonds and the Amendment to Finance Act.

The Election Commission will announce the dates for Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand at a press conference to be held at 3.30 pm.

The nomination process for 102 parliamentary constituencies across 21 states and Union territories for the 2024 general elections with the Election Commission on behalf of the President issuing its notification.

Former bureaucrat Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was on Thursday appointed as one of the new Election Commissioners, with the other being Gyanesh Kumar, by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

The caretaker government in Pakistan will consider shutting down the internet connections on the polling day on Thursday only if there is a request from a district or a province, interim Interior Minister Dr Gohar Ejaz said on Tuesday.

Pakistan goes to the polls on Thursday in a widely watched national election that will lead to the formation of a new government to lead the crisis-ridden South Asian nation for the next five years.

Pakistan election commission rejected a resolution passed by the Senate earlier this month seeking a delay in the February 8 general election, stating that all arrangements have been completed and it won't be "advisable" to put off the planned polls.

The nominations of 22,711 candidates for the February 8 polls to Pakistan's National Assembly and four of its provincial assemblies have been accepted by the election commission after preliminary review, it emerged on Monday.

A record Rs 243 crores in currency, gold and precious metals, liquor, narcotics, and other freebies have been seized in Telangana in the last 10 days after the model code of conduct came into effect.

Elections will be held for 10 Rajya Sabha seats across three states on July 24. Bengal has the largest number of seats -- six, followed by Gujarat which has three seats and Goa, one.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday described the Election Commission's proposal on remote voting as a "work in progress" saying it was not an easy subject and reaching decisions in a democracy takes time.

Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi described the decision of the Election Commission for remote electronic voting machine for domestic migrant voters as an "excellent initiative."

The ruling BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions, more than six times the funds garnered by the opposition Congress during fiscal year 2021-22. Congress received funds to the tune of Rs 95.46 crore, according to Election Commission data.

The personal hearing fixed for Tuesday by the Election Commission to settle the Lok Janshakti Party symbol dispute has been postponed as Chirag Paswan sought an adjournment due to his preoccupation with the Gujarat assembly polls, PTI reported.

The court had flagged Article 324 of Constitution that talks about appointment of election commissioners, but does not provide procedure

The Central Information Commission has directed the Election Commission to furnish an affidavit, declaring it has provided to an RTI activist all information available with it on electoral bonds and the Amendment to Finance Act.