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Raising the issue of alleged tampering of EVMs during the Zero Hour, CPI-M leader P Karunakaran demanded an in-depth and independent inquiry into the matter.

AA Edit | EC Must Find Better Ways To Conduct Free, Fair Polls

The ready conclusion to be drawn from the 2026 round of state polls is that the Election Commission of India, the...

2 May 2026 12:03 AM IST

CEC Warns Against Disruptions; Mandates Hearings at Public Offices in Bengal

CEC Warns Against Disruptions; Mandates Hearings at Public Offices in...

Nobel Laureate Economist Amartya Sen is among those persons who have been issued notice to appear personally during...

21 Jan 2026 11:13 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Amend Law For EC That Can Defend Democracy

Pavan K. Varma | Amend Law For EC That Can Defend Democracy

In its original incarnation — from 1950 until the late 1980s — the ECI was a single-member body, led only by a Chief...

7 Dec 2025 12:50 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | PM’s Ghuspetiya Outrage: Isn’t It Too Little, Too Late?

Pavan K. Varma | PM’s Ghuspetiya Outrage: Isn’t It Too Little, Too...

The Election Commission of India (EC) made a general statement that there are “large numbers of people from Nepal,...

30 Aug 2025 9:38 PM IST

AA Edit | EC Shouldn’t Fight Shy Of Tackling Systemic Issues

AA Edit | EC Shouldn’t Fight Shy Of Tackling Systemic Issues

Well, not silence, exactly. But days passed since Mr Gandhi had raised the issue before the poll body responded,...

10 Aug 2025 10:45 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | SIR A Massive Fraud By EC Against India’s Poor

Pavan K. Varma | SIR A Massive Fraud By EC Against India’s Poor

But for the vast numbers of the deprived and underprivileged, the perspective is radically different. For them,...

2 Aug 2025 10:36 PM IST

ECI Plans House-to-House Voter Verification Ahead of Bihar Assembly...

Constitutional and legal frameworks are also quite clear and robust in this regard.

22 Jun 2025 11:32 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi Welcomes ECI’s Decision to Make Public Controversial Voters List of Haryana and Maharashtra

Rahul Gandhi Welcomes ECI’s Decision to Make Public Controversial...

Based on a petition filed by Congress MP Mr Randeep Surjewala, the Delhi High Court has ordered the ECI to furnish...

9 Jun 2025 11:04 PM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

EC declares 798 nominations invalid for Maharashtra Assembly polls

A total of 4745 candidates have received a nod from the election watch dog to contest polls.

6 Oct 2019 10:49 AM IST

While the highest polling was recorded in the Silli constituency with 76.98 per cent voters casting their votes, the lowest polling was for the Ranchi seat with just 49.1 per cent votes being polled till 5 pm. (Photo: Representational)

Polling for third phase ends in Jharkhand, 62.03 pc voter turnout till...

The third phase of polling will decide the fate of legislators in 17 seats out of the total 81 Assembly constituencies.

12 Dec 2019 7:39 PM IST

Mukul says Mamata violated model code, moves EC

BJP leader Mukul Roy lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against Mamata Banerjee of violating the Model Code...

17 March 2019 3:26 AM IST

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ECI identifies 872 polling stations as 'critical'

A total of 33,314 polling stations have been set up across the 17 constituencies.

29 April 2019 5:05 AM IST