election commission of india (eci)
AA Edit | EC’s chest-thumping hides abject failures
Amid mid-election assessments, EC asserts progress while facing pending complaints, raising concerns over fairness and transparency
Dilip Cherian | Legal triumph for DMRC, sobering moment for babus
Supreme Court overturns Rs 8,000 crore award, citing miscarriage of justice; DMRC absolved from exorbitant payment
AA Edit | Mega battle begins for 5 states
As ever, with any Indian election, the logistics are humongous.
AA Edit | Bill on EC is deeply flawed
No system of picking officials to the EC may be perfect & nothing can guarantee that an official once chosen won't behave in partisan manner
Tripura goes to poll Feb 16, Nagaland, Meghalaya Feb 27
The polls in nine states are seen as semi-finals before the Lok Sabha elections next year, where the BJP is hoping for a hat-trick
Election Commission to host virtual international election visitors programme
The programme will be held for foreign poll management bodies in virtual mode on March 7
EC, Health Secretary to discuss COVID situation ahead of Assembly polls in 5 states
Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission of India to immediately postpone the Assembly polls in UP for 1-2 months
Bypolls to three LS, 30 assembly seats on October 30: Election Commission
The seats where Lok Sabha by-elections will be held are Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh
EC tweaks postal ballot procedure
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) will visit the houses of the concerned electors in the polling station area and deliver 12-D form
Ex-IAS officer Rajiv Kumar appointed new election commissioner, replaces Ashok Lavasa
Kumar, a retired 1984-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, will have a five-year tenure and retire in 2025.