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Plea in SC asking political parties publish criminal history of candidates

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to EC to take steps to ensure that every political party publishes the details regarding criminal cases of each candidate

BJP core committee discusses candidates for Uttarakhand, Goa polls

After releasing the candidate list for 105 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday held discussions on all 70 seats of the Uttarakhand assembly polls.

Statsguru: Six charts explain challenges for five poll-bound states

The five-year moving average growth rate is significantly lower than it was in 2009-10

Punjab polls: Here're average assets of candidates, elected MLAs since 2004

Interestingly, the average assets of male and female candidates and elected representatives vary widely

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections: Observing road safety, virtually

The mainstream political parties, especially the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party (SP), and Congress have set up their digital war rooms to pilot their canvassing road map

Punjab Assembly polls: Aam Aadmi Party announces 3 more candidates

Voting for Punjab's 117 assembly seats will be held on February 14 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10

UP Assembly polls: Here're the strategies and prospects of the main actors

Voting in Uttar Pradesh will be held in 403 Assembly seats over seven phases from February 10 to March 7

BJP to discuss probable names for Goa, Uttarakhand Assembly polls

The top BJP leadership will discuss the names of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections with the leaders from Goa and Uttarakhand.

BJP's 3-tier arrangement for virtual rallies amid Covid restrictions

As the ban on the physical rallies and road shows was extended for one more week, the BJP has made elaborate plans to hold virtual rallies in all the Assembly constituencies in poll-bound states

EC reschedules polls to 4 Bengal municipal corporations to Feb 12

The West Bengal Election Commission on Saturday postponed polls to four municipal corporations by three weeks to February 12 in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases.

Election Commission to take call on holding poll rallies, roadshows today

Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra will hold a series of meetings with the Health Secretary, Chief Secretary, and Chief Electoral Officers of five poll-bound states

EC relaxes norms for registration of new parties in 5 poll-bound states

The Election Commission on Friday announced reducing the notice period for registration of new political parties in the five poll-going states from 30 days to 7 days

Assembly elections: MHA instructs CAPF to strictly follow Covid protocols

Worried over soaring COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Home Affairs has instructed Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) on election duty in five poll-bound states to strictly follow safety protocols.

Competitive populism

Promises of freebies are not sustainable

EC changing rules to register new party at BJP's behest, claims AAP

There was no immediate reaction either from the EC or the BJP on the AAP's accusation

Election Commission to hold meet with poll observers on Friday

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held between February 10 and March 7

Koo adopts Voluntary Code of Ethics for fair social media use during polls

Microblogging platform Koo app on Thursday said it has adopted a 'Voluntary Code of Ethics', with a view to safeguard conversations on social media related to the upcoming Assembly elections.

Twitter announces initiatives for voters ahead of upcoming elections

Ahead of the Assembly elections 2022, micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday announced new initiatives to empower citizens with the right knowledge before they cast their vote

NCP to ally with SP for UP polls; contest in Goa, Manipur: Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar announced that his party would contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Manipur.

Bihar: Rashtriya Janata Dal likely to go solo in upcoming MLC polls

After the Bihar by-election, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is not interested to share seats with the Congress for the upcoming Member of the Legislative Council polls in the state