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AIADMK General secretary VK Sasikala praying at Jayalalithaas shrine at Marina beach in Chennai before leaving to Bengaluru for appearing in front of court. (Photo: AP)

Election Commission rejects AIADMK reply on Sasikala

The poll body said that a response should be submitted by Sasikala herself and it should come in by March 10.

4 March 2017 4:07 AM IST

Muslim girls show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting vote at a polling station during the fourth phase Assembly elections in Allahabad. (Photo: PTI)

UP polls: BJP for Election Commission check on burqa-clad voters

UP has witnessed high voter turnout this time and women voters, especially from the minority community.

3 March 2017 6:47 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Can Modi revise social compact? 2019 will tell

The BJP came to power at the national level in 2014 by disrupting traditional identity-based votebanks.

2 March 2017 6:37 AM IST

Polling officials check election documents at an EVM distribution centre in Patiala. (Photo: PTI)

I voted for myself, but got zero votes: Independent to SEC

The development comes amid allegations by some candidates who lost in recent Nashik civic elections, that EVMs were...

1 March 2017 9:13 AM IST

Elections to local bodies like municipal corporations, panchayats are all an inalienable part of the democratic process, playing itself out at the grassroots.

Picking winners: What the trends say

Extended elections in multiple phases allow political parties and formations malleability and ductility.

1 March 2017 4:48 AM IST

The BJP had romped home to victory in the Assembly elections in Assam, the Saturday bypolls will show peoples mood after demonetisation.

EC seeks police cover for cash transfer during Assembly polls

The EC's orders on transportation of cash are seen in the backdrop of an incident in poll-bound Tamil Nadu in 2016.

15 Jan 2017 2:11 AM IST

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi addresses at the partys Jan Vedna Sammelan at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

BJP files complaint with EC against Rahul for hurting religious...

Rahul Gandhi said that he saw the Congress symbol - an open palm - in the photos of gods belonging to various religions.

14 Jan 2017 7:52 AM IST

Samajwadi Party President MulayaM Singh Yadav comes out of the Election Commission office in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

I'm still party chief, says Mulayam Singh Yadav

EC hears warring factions, reserves its order on SP's poll symbol.

14 Jan 2017 1:26 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses during the partys Rally at Ramlila Maidan in Jaipur. (Photo: PTI)

Accept money from other political parties, but vote for AAP: Kejriwal...

The AAP chief made these remarks just 4 days after the Goa poll chief took cognisance of a similar remark and sent a...

13 Jan 2017 6:50 PM IST

BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj (Photo: PTI)

EC warns Sakshi Maharaj of action if code breached again

The Election Commission said it did not find the MP's reply satisfactory.

13 Jan 2017 1:36 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

PM's pictures at fuel pumps violate poll code: EC

The Congress had complained against the hoardings at petrol pumps with the Prime Minister's photographs earlier this...

13 Jan 2017 4:33 AM IST

Election Commission of India (Photo: PTI)

A new trend or poll tactics?

Presenting the Budget on February 1 won't hurt the government's credibility.

13 Jan 2017 6:17 AM IST