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Election commissioner O.P. Rawat

Election Commission begins inquiry into bogus voters' claims in MP

The probe teams are scheduled to submit their final report to the CEC on June 7, sources said.

5 Jun 2018 12:50 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath with senior party leaders Jyotiraditya Scindia, Vivek Tankha and Digvijay Singh leave after a meeting with the Election Commission in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

60 lakh bogus names added by BJP to MP voters' list: Congress

Shortly after the Congress complaint, the EC formed two teams to probe the allegations. The teams will submit a report...

4 Jun 2018 1:11 AM IST

Rawat said in July 2017, the EC had convened an all-party meeting and announced that all future polls would be conducted with VVPAT equipped EVMs. (Photo: PTI)

Identity of those exposing electoral malpractices will be protected:...

The mobile app introduced by EC on a pilot basis in Karnataka assembly elections received 780 video complaints of...

3 Jun 2018 8:35 AM IST

Party less democracy, a concept toyed with by political leaders in the early years of our Republic is only a pipe dream.

Political party is public authority

Political parties are in fact the kingpins of the democratic system.

3 Jun 2018 12:46 AM IST

The government received as much as Rs 118,520 as RTI fee in the same period, according to the data.

Flawed understanding, flawed logic

A political party is, first of all, a voluntary association of people who believe in a particular ideology or a...

3 Jun 2018 12:41 AM IST

Under the new system, EVMs will have name, photo and election symbol of a candidate in that order.

Oppn wants ballot paper for 2019 polls, to soon approach EC

TMC leader Derek O'Brien said this is a matter on which all opposition parties agreed and they would meet next week to...

2 Aug 2018 9:15 PM IST

Meanwhile, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till noon after the Opposition demanded in the Rajya Sabha that Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise for accusing the entire Opposition of hoarding black money. (Photo: File)

TMC continues rant over NRC, din in both Houses

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma raised a point of order and insisted on the removal of BJP president...

2 Aug 2018 12:47 AM IST

Representational image of an EVM used for voting.

Return to ballot paper a 'retrograde step', says ex-chief election...

TS Krishnamurthy strongly argued the Opposition's demand, recounting incidents of fraud, violence and booth capturing.

3 Aug 2018 5:36 PM IST

O.P. Rawat, CEC

CEC: Capable of holding LS, Assembly polls in December

The CEC explained that out of 17.5 lakh paper trail machines, 16 lakh would be in place before November.

16 Aug 2018 2:32 AM IST

There is no denying the cost savings associated with simultaneous elections for the government. (Representational image)

Law panel likely to propose legal framework for simultaneous poll this...

The commission would recommend amendments to the Constitution and the Representation of the People Act to ensure...

15 Aug 2018 3:58 PM IST

The block development officer accepted that 55 voters name existed in two different lists however rejected allegation of bogus voting claiming that these people did not vote. (Representational image)

24 lakh ineligible voters in MP

The voters whose names have been deleted in the exercise comprised the dead, shifted, absentee, and repeat or duplicate...

15 Aug 2018 2:35 AM IST

O.P. Rawat, CEC

Joint elections not possible right now: EC

The Congress, while concurring with the EC's view, challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dissolve the Lok Sabha...

15 Aug 2018 2:07 AM IST