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Chhattisgarh polls: 6,400 voters opt for ECI's 'vote-from-home' facility

More than 6,400 voters in Chhattisgarh have decided to avail the Election Commission of India's vote-from-home facility introduced for people above 80 years of age and persons with more than 40 per cent disability in the state assembly elections to be held this month, officials said. A total of 6,447 voters have decided to avail this facility, the poll officials said on Thursday. In the elections to the 90-member Chhattisgarh assembly to be held in two phases on November 7 and 17, a total of 2,03,93,160 voters, including 1,01,35,561 males, 1,02,56,846 females and 753 transgenders, will be able to exercise their franchise, a statement issued by the poll authority said. Of the total voters, 2,457 are those who have completed the age of 100 years and are witness to the festival of democracy (elections) since its beginning, while 7,29,267 voters in the age category of 18-19 are first-time electors, it said. "The Election Commission has introduced the facility of voting through postal .

Election Commission should check CRPF vehicles, says CM Bhupesh Baghel

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel requested the Election Commission of India (ECI) to check Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicles as they can help BJP carry boxes of cash for the upcoming elections

BJP files complaint with ECI over Priyanka Gandhi's 'poll promise' in MP

In complaint to Election Commission of India on Friday, Advocate Wadhwani said that Gandhi's announcement aimed at wooing the public for votes

Assembly elections 2023: When will ECI announce poll dates for 5 states?

Ahead of announcing the schedule for Assembly polls in five states, the ECI has taken stock of poll preparedness in Rajasthan, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh

Govt releases session agenda, to begin with Parliament's journey discussion

In addition to discussing India's parliamentary journey since the inception of the Samvidhan Sabha, session is expected to witness a shift in proceedings from the old Parliament building to the new

EC Arun Goel on visit to Maldives to observe presidential election

The first round of the election took place on September 9. Eight candidates are in the fray

Sachin Tendulkar to bat for greater voter turnout as 'National Icon' for EC

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) would be signed with Sachin Tendulkar for a period of three years tomorrow, ECI said in a statement

Assam delimitation: Oppn cries foul, CM says some request' for changes met

Opposition parties in Assam on Friday criticised the final report on delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies and termed it a ploy by the ruling BJP to safeguard its political future. They also maintained that the Election Commission of India (ECI), which carried out the process, has failed to address the objections placed before it by the political parties as well as individuals and other organisations. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has, however, claimed that the final notification has accepted some of the suggestions placed by the state government in line with the demands of people. In its final order, the poll panel had kept intact the number of assembly constituencies at 126 and Lok Sabha seats at 14, while revising the nomenclature of one parliamentary and 19 assembly constituencies as mentioned in the draft notification. According to an ECI statement, 19 assembly and two Lok Sabha constituencies have been reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs). One Lok Sabh

We request ECI to give symbol of NCP to us: Rebel leader Praful Patel

"We request ECI that the official Symbol of NCP and name be given to us (Ajit Pawar). It's not a spilt I want to tell you legislative council and all members are behind Ajit Pawar

UP's Election Commission to adopt ECI's voter list to eliminate duplication

Uttar Pradesh SEC is considering adopting the Election Commission of India's (ECI) electoral rolls for rural and urban local bodies' elections in state in future to eliminate duplication

Lawbreakers to lawmakers? Here're candidates with criminal cases in 2023

The parties have to offer the reasons for selection, and not just 'winnability' in line with the ECI directives

EC to host global conference on 'Use of Technology and Elections Integrity'

Representatives from a number of foreign missions located at New Delhi are also expected to attend the conference

SC flags concerns about ECI autonomy and 'lightning speed' CEC appointment

The SC's observations on the appointment of Election Commissioners have focused attention on one of India's most respected institutions

LIVE update: After Azad, senior leader RS Chib quits Congress party

Live news updates: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday resigned from all party positions, including its primary membership, delivering another blow to the embattled party

Rational freebies

Only legislatures can decide the parameters of welfare spending

Can't ban promise of freebies by parties, amount to overreach: EC to SC

The EC told the SC that offering freebies either before or after elections is a policy decision of a political party, and it cannot regulate state policies and decisions taken by the parties.

Amid Omicron surge, EC says UP Assembly elections to be held as planned

More polling booths, voting time to be extended by 1 hr, vaxxed staff at booths among measures

Save the Election Commission: Common electoral roll can wait

No political party has done anything about institutionalising the selection process of ECs, perhaps because each of them is seduced by the prospect of capturing the ECI when they come to power

ECI seeks Bengal govt's response over elections to two Rajya Sabha seats

Two Rajya Sabha seats which were earlier being held by Dinesh Trivedi and Manas Bhuiyan lie vacant.

LIVE: No offline exams in Delhi for students up to class 8 for 2020-21

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated Narendra Modi Stadium, the world's largest cricket stadium, at Motera in Ahmedabad today. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news