May 17, 2024, 10:40 PM - 2 min read
The Supreme Court seeks a response from the Election Commission regarding the delay in publishing voter turnout data in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra granted the ECI one week to respond, scheduling the next hearing for May 24.
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May 14, 2024, 06:58 PM - 2 min read
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has efficiently handled 90% of the 425 complaints it received over the last two months, with only minor issues remaining from the Congress and BJP parties.
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April 17, 2024, 07:54 PM - 2 min read
Ahead of the first phase of elections in Maharashtra, more than 460 polling staff have been deployed to sensitive locations within the Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha constituency.
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April 16, 2024, 09:59 PM - 2 min read
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has actively responded to political grievances and enforced the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) since its implementation on March 16, 2024, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The EC's efforts to ensure a fair and unbiased election process have included responding to numerous complaints from various political parties.
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April 12, 2024, 09:39 PM - 2 min read
Ahead of the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April 19, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken decisive steps to ensure a smooth and fair voting process across multiple constituencies.
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April 6, 2024, 10:15 PM - 2 min read
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a stern caution to newspaper editors regarding the publication of advertisements masquerading as news items and any advertisements predicting the victory of a particular party. In its advisory, the ECI emphasised the importance of avoiding speculative content related to election outcomes.
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March 15, 2024, 10:05 AM - 2 min read
The Election Commission is expected to announce the schedule for the April- May Lok Sabha polls in one of these days. The new commissioners will join their offices on Friday, helping the poll body conduct these polls.
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March 14, 2024, 02:12 PM - 2 min read
Bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been appointed as Election Commissioners of India. Their selection follows a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in attendance.
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March 13, 2024, 04:48 PM - 2 min read
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear pleas challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel of Election Commissioners.
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March 10, 2024, 08:12 PM - 2 min read
A search committee led by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, along with the Home Secretary and the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Secretary, will compile two separate panels of five names each for the vacant posts.
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