Tripura Poll Panel

CPIM general secretary Sitaram Yechury wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday, alleging Union Home Minister Amit Shah is trying to "influence" the assembly elections in Tripura.

The Election Commission today suspended a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) and removed two officers in-charge (OCs) a day after an alleged attack on a Congress rally in Tripura.

The state election commission has deferred a Tripura district council poll by two days to April 6, following objections by some political parties and a body of the Christian community to the earlier date which coincided with Easter Sunday.

Mizoram's new chief electoral officer has said the "biggest challenge" for him has been to restore public faith in the election process after intense protests by civil society and political groups against his predecessor. Ashish Kundra, who took charge as the new CEO after S B Shashank was removed amid protests over allowing Bru voters lodged in Tr...

The Election Commission of India has appointed special observers for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, and West Bengal today, a release said.

The Election Commission, in preparation for the 16th Lok Sabha polls due in April-May 2014, has asked Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all states to update the necessary data and electoral rolls, officials in the Tripura capital said on Friday.

With the issue of a statutory notification, the Election Commission of India (ECI) Monday set the process rolling for the Feb 14 assembly polls in Tripura.

Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath will visit Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya during the weekend where elections are due, officials said on Monday.

CPIM general secretary Sitaram Yechury wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday, alleging Union Home Minister Amit Shah is trying to "influence" the assembly elections in Tripura.

The Election Commission today suspended a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) and removed two officers in-charge (OCs) a day after an alleged attack on a Congress rally in Tripura.

The state election commission has deferred a Tripura district council poll by two days to April 6, following objections by some political parties and a body of the Christian community to the earlier date which coincided with Easter Sunday.

Mizoram's new chief electoral officer has said the "biggest challenge" for him has been to restore public faith in the election process after intense protests by civil society and political groups against his predecessor. Ashish Kundra, who took charge as the new CEO after S B Shashank was removed amid protests over allowing Bru voters lodged in Tr...

The Election Commission of India has appointed special observers for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, and West Bengal today, a release said.

The Election Commission, in preparation for the 16th Lok Sabha polls due in April-May 2014, has asked Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all states to update the necessary data and electoral rolls, officials in the Tripura capital said on Friday.

With the issue of a statutory notification, the Election Commission of India (ECI) Monday set the process rolling for the Feb 14 assembly polls in Tripura.

Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath will visit Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya during the weekend where elections are due, officials said on Monday.