Supreme Court Directs Ajit Pawar Faction to Use ‘Clock’ Symbol with Disclaimer

24 Oct 2024

The Supreme Court has reiterated that the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) must include a disclaimer when using the party’s “clock” symbol, as previously directed. This decision came during a hearing on Thursday, as reported. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Surya Kant, reviewed a plea...

ECI Directs Replacement Of Jharkhand’s Acting DGP Ahead Of Upcoming Elections

19 Oct 2024

The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday ordered the immediate removal of Acting Jharkhand DGP Anurag Gupta, citing a "history" of complaints against him during past elections. According to PTI, the decision to remove Gupta was made due to complaints and prior actions taken against him in earlier elections. Jharkhand's polls...

Congress High Command Scripts Haryana Poll Defeat

12 Oct 2024

In the past several years, the Congress has perfected the art of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. The recently held Haryana polls were no different when everything was in the party’s favour, from perception to the ground level realities, but because of reasons, which are clear by now,...

J-K Assembly Elections: Voter Turnout at 56.01% by 3 PM in Final Phase

01 Oct 2024

A voter turnout of 56.01% has been reported until 3 PM on Tuesday during the third and final phase of the ongoing Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). Regional Turnout Statistics Polling is taking place across 40 constituencies in seven districts of...

J-K Polls: Kishtwar Records Highest Voter Turnout at 70.3% Till 3 PM; Pulwama Lowest at 36.9%

18 Sep 2024

Kishtwar district has recorded the highest voter turnout at 70.03% in the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections as of 3 PM on Wednesday, according to data from the Election Commission of India (ECI). Doda district follows with 61.90% voter participation, while Ramban recorded a 60.04% turnout. In the Kashmir...

ECI Bans Exit Polls for Haryana, J&K Elections from September 18 to October 5

05 Sep 2024

Ahead of the legislative assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a notification regarding the prohibition of exit poll publications during the election period. In a notice dated September 3, the ECI declared that the publication of exit polls in any form,...

ECI Serves Notice To Haryana BJP Over Child’s Involvement In Election Campaign Video

28 Aug 2024

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a show-cause notice to the Haryana BJP for posting a campaign video on X (formerly Twitter) that featured a child, which violates ECI guidelines. These guidelines, based on the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, strictly prohibit the involvement of children in...

ECI puts Haryana recruitment results on hold till polls are over

22 Aug 2024

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has instructed Haryana’s recruitment commissions to withhold the announcement of results for ongoing government recruitments until the completion of the upcoming Assembly elections. However, the recruitment processes already initiated by the government have been permitted to continue with the recruitments initiated before the imposition...

ECI delegation arrives in J-K to review poll-preparedness

08 Aug 2024

A delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI) led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar reached Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Thursday to review poll preparedness ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in the Union Territory. Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu were part of the delegation...

ECI Demand Jairam Ramesh’s Response Regarding Accusation Against Amit Shah

02 Jun 2024

India's constitutional body Election Commission of India has demanded factual information and details from Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh over allegations, that Union Home Minister Amit Shah made calls to 150 district magistrates before the upcoming vote counting on Sunday. Further, the poll body seeks congress leader's response by evening....