Election Commission 2013

The Supreme Court today notified the Centre and the Election Commission for replies on a public interest litigation (PIL) on the right to reject candidates in an election and holding of fresh polls if 'none of the above' (NOTA) gets the maximum votes in a constituency. The petition said that the Law Commission had proposed this in 1999. The Supreme...

The government's move to announce 10 per cent quota for the economically backward in jobs and education, designed to be a game-changer ahead of the national election, was executed with almost military secrecy. The quota proposal was added to the cabinet agenda at the eleventh hour to avoid leaks, say sources.

A high voter turnout was recorded today in Madhya Pradesh, where the Congress is trying to defeat the BJP that has won the assembly elections three times in a row. From 72.7 per cent in 2013, the provisional figure for Madhya Pradesh was 74.6 per cent, the Election Commission said.

The heartland state of Madhya Pradesh, where the Congress is hoping to unseat the three-time winner BJP, saw a spike in turnout in today's assembly elections. Mizoram, which the BJP is trying to wrest from the Congress, saw a considerable dip. From 72.7 per cent in 2013, the provisional figure for Madhya Pradesh was 74.6 per cent. The corresponding...

Nearly 72 per cent voting was recorded as polling came to a close in the second and final phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections, the Election Commission announced this evening, taking the overall turnout in the two phases to 74.17 per cent so far. However, the number is likely to go up as the second phase figures are provisional. The 2013 electi...

The Delhi High Court today refused to stay the trial court proceedings in a case in which it was alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gave false information to the Election Commission in his affidavit in the run up to the 2013 assembly polls.

There were few takers in the Bihar Assembly polls for the 'none of the above' option which was introduced by the Election Commission in 2013 following a Supreme Court judgement.

The NOTA option on electronic voting machines introduced in 2013 now has its own symbol - a ballot paper with a black cross across it.

National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq was today unseated by Punjab election commission's tribunal as it ordered a re-poll in his constituency, accepting Imran Khan's petition challenging the 2013 result on grounds of rigging.

Most parts of the Companies Act, 2013, that replaces the nearly six-decade old law that governs corporates in the country, would come into effect from April 1.

The counting of votes for the 40-member Mizoram assembly will take place today. Elections in the state of Mizoram were held on November 25.

Introduced for the first time, the None of The Above (NOTA) option got over 45,600 votes, or 0.58 per cent of the total votes in Delhi, the state election commission said on Sunday.

Counting of votes for 40-member Mizoram assembly, election to which was held on November 25, would be held tomorrow.

The Delhi Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements for counting of votes to take place tomorrow.

All security arrangements have been made for smooth conduct of counting of votes tomorrow in Chhattisgarh, which went to polls last month.

The Supreme Court today notified the Centre and the Election Commission for replies on a public interest litigation (PIL) on the right to reject candidates in an election and holding of fresh polls if 'none of the above' (NOTA) gets the maximum votes in a constituency. The petition said that the Law Commission had proposed this in 1999. The Supreme...

The government's move to announce 10 per cent quota for the economically backward in jobs and education, designed to be a game-changer ahead of the national election, was executed with almost military secrecy. The quota proposal was added to the cabinet agenda at the eleventh hour to avoid leaks, say sources.

A high voter turnout was recorded today in Madhya Pradesh, where the Congress is trying to defeat the BJP that has won the assembly elections three times in a row. From 72.7 per cent in 2013, the provisional figure for Madhya Pradesh was 74.6 per cent, the Election Commission said.

The heartland state of Madhya Pradesh, where the Congress is hoping to unseat the three-time winner BJP, saw a spike in turnout in today's assembly elections. Mizoram, which the BJP is trying to wrest from the Congress, saw a considerable dip. From 72.7 per cent in 2013, the provisional figure for Madhya Pradesh was 74.6 per cent. The corresponding...

Nearly 72 per cent voting was recorded as polling came to a close in the second and final phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections, the Election Commission announced this evening, taking the overall turnout in the two phases to 74.17 per cent so far. However, the number is likely to go up as the second phase figures are provisional. The 2013 electi...

The Delhi High Court today refused to stay the trial court proceedings in a case in which it was alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gave false information to the Election Commission in his affidavit in the run up to the 2013 assembly polls.

There were few takers in the Bihar Assembly polls for the 'none of the above' option which was introduced by the Election Commission in 2013 following a Supreme Court judgement.

The NOTA option on electronic voting machines introduced in 2013 now has its own symbol - a ballot paper with a black cross across it.

National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq was today unseated by Punjab election commission's tribunal as it ordered a re-poll in his constituency, accepting Imran Khan's petition challenging the 2013 result on grounds of rigging.

Most parts of the Companies Act, 2013, that replaces the nearly six-decade old law that governs corporates in the country, would come into effect from April 1.

The counting of votes for the 40-member Mizoram assembly will take place today. Elections in the state of Mizoram were held on November 25.

Introduced for the first time, the None of The Above (NOTA) option got over 45,600 votes, or 0.58 per cent of the total votes in Delhi, the state election commission said on Sunday.

Counting of votes for 40-member Mizoram assembly, election to which was held on November 25, would be held tomorrow.

The Delhi Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements for counting of votes to take place tomorrow.

All security arrangements have been made for smooth conduct of counting of votes tomorrow in Chhattisgarh, which went to polls last month.