Bhopal, July 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the schedule for the Datia Assembly by-election, setting in motion the process to fill the vacant seat.According to the notification, the bypoll will formally be notified on July 6, with candidates permitted to file their nominations until July 13. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted on July 14, while July 16 has been fixed as the last date for withdrawal of nominations.Polling will take place on July …
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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced by-elections to three vacant Assembly constituencies in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, with polling scheduled for July 30 and counting of votes on August 3.With this, the election process is scheduled to be completed by August 4.The by-elections will be held for Bankipur in Bihar, Datia in Madhya Pradesh and Manjalpur in Gujarat.The vacancies arose following the resignation of Nitin Nabin in Bihar’s Bankipu…
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) ‘Bangla Paksha’ founder and activist Garga Chatterjee, was released on bail on Friday after spending ten days behind bars.A lower court in Kolkata on Friday had granted Garga Chatterjee bail against a personal bond of Rs 2,000.He was arrested on May 12 by the Kolkata Police. The police arrested him after he ignored summons for interrogation by the Kolkata Police in connection with a complaint filed against him alleging that his comments about EVMs before the recently-concl…
Agartala, April 3 (IANS) Opposition CPI (M)-led Left Front leaders on Friday alleged that the election authorities in Tripura are using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) without Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units, reportedly brought from Madhya Pradesh, despite sufficient machines being available within the state. The 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), comprising 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government, is sched…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Indian Overseas Congress chief, Satyanarayan Pitroda, popularly known as ‘Sam’, on Thursday commented on the electoral process in India, saying he is “not convinced that elections in the country are conducted in a free and fair manner.””There is something not right with the whole process. Whether it is Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), electronic tampering, software modifications, voter lists, video recording, when you put th…
Puducherry, Feb 25 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, on Wednesday, held a series of high-level consultations with recognised national and state political parties in Puducherry as part of the Election Commission of India’s preparedness for the upcoming Assembly elections.The Commission’s visit assumes significance amid heightened political activity in the Union Territory, with political parties intensi…
Guwahati, Feb 16 (IANS) A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, arrived in Assam on Monday to review the state’s preparedness for the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections. The CEC is accompanied by Election Commissioners S.S. Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.The three-day visit is aimed at assessing the readiness of the election machinery, reviewing logistical arrangements and strengthening coordination with the state administration ahead of …
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will deploy artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen voter awareness campaigns ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections in four states, including Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry. The move comes at a time when emerging technologies such as softfakes, deepfakes and cheapfakes are increasingly being misused in electioneering across the globe, prompting authorities to adopt responsi…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Former president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee and senior legislator Nana Patole on Saturday demanded that the upcoming Zilla Parishad (ZP) and Panchayat Samiti elections in the state be conducted using ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).In letters addressed to State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Patole said the recently concluded elections for 29 municipal corporations in the state have e…