Latest ECI News & Updates

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A new chapter of development, freedom from fear and trust in growth has begun in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, declaring it as his “guarantee” and announced that in Bengal, “Poribartan hoi gaiche” (Change has come about in Bengal). Addressing a victory rally at the BJP headquarters in Delhi, PM Modi said women workers of the party had to withstand tyranny and atrocity in West Bengal and Kerala.“I dedicate this victory to the people of…

Asansol, May 4 (IANS) Agnimitra Paul, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency, collected her winning certificate from the election officials and dedicated the win to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder, Syama Prasad Mookerjee. As the BJP maintained a significant lead over the Trinamool Congress, the BJP leader said that the public has shown its strength.Paul, speaking to IANS, said, “Today is not just a day for us to celebrate happiness. It is a mom…

Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Monday expressed disappointment regarding the early trends in the West Bengal Assembly elections. However, he noted that it’s too early to draw any conclusions, as the final results have not yet been announced.After winning six seats, the BJP was leading in 192 seats, while the Trinamool Congress was ahead in 88. Trinamool’s Reyat Hossain Sarkar won in the Bhagawangola Assembly seat, according to the ECI trends as of 4:30 p.m.Reacting to…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal on Monday said that the decades-old politics of “violence” and “appeasement” in West Bengal is coming to an end as the BJP is leading with a large margin in the state. Maliwal recently defected from the AAP to the BJP.The remarks came as the BJP was leading in 188 Assembly seats across the state, while the Trinamool Congress was ahead in 94 seats, according to ECI trends available at around 1: 25 p.m., pointing to a significant gap between…

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Calcutta High Court’s order, dismissing its plea against the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to appoint the Central government and Central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) employees as counting supervisors and assistants for the West Bengal Assembly elections. As per the cause list published on the official website of the apex court, the fresh petition filed by the ruling party fr…

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders on Thursday welcomed the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision after it issued a show-cause notice to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over his “terrorist” remark. The NDA leaders said that Kharge needs to see a “psychiatrist” and is “intellectually bankrupt”.The ECI issued the notice to Kharge for violating the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) following his remark made during a press conference, purp…

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) As many as 38 delegates from 22 countries were all praise for the ECI after witnessing firsthand the scale, precision, and vibrancy of India’s electoral process during the April 9 Assembly elections in Kerala, Puducherry, and Assam, an official said on Saturday. Branimir Farkas from Croatia said, “Indian voting… is a true festival of democracy for the whole world…what is overwhelming for me is the enthusiasm of people to vote. We can only learn from this proces…

Guwahati, April 10 (IANS) Apart from outshining men in voting percentage in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, women electors in Thursday’s Assembly elections helped set records in the overall polling percentage in the northeastern state and the southern Union Territory, ECI data showed. In Kerala, the women voter percentage on Thursday was 81.19 per cent which was higher than the 1987 Assembly poll’s record of 80.58 per cent, the data showed on Friday.The overwhelming participation of women in A…

Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Intelligence agencies, bot central and state, including the members of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team, probing the incident regarding the harassment of the judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in Malda district of West Bengal are trying to track the overseas links of the arrested mastermind in the case, Mofakkarul Islam, and his close aide and YouTuber Akramul Bagani, sources said on Saturday. Both Islam and Bagani were arrested at Bagdogra Airport by…

Chennai, March 21 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections approaching, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has intensified measures to ensure transparency, accountability, and strict enforcement of election norms across the state.A large network of Central Observers has been deployed to oversee the electoral process and address complaints from the public, political parties, and candidates.According to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tamil Nadu, a total of 136 General Ob…