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EC sends special officers for counting of votes in Varanasi, Meerut

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi has been sent as a special officer to oversee the counting process in Meerut and Bihar's CEO to Varanasi

Political parties' workers trained for vote count: Punjab election officer

Punjab Chief Electoral Officer, S Karuna Raju, on Wednesday informed that thousands of workers have been given round wise training for the counting of votes in the state

EVMs were marked for training of officials for counting duty, clarifies EC

Hours after Akhilesh Yadav claimed a truck carrying EVMs was "intercepted", the EC clarified that these EVMs were "marked for training" of officials who will be on duty during the counting of votes

UP elections: Voters in Varanasi get special invitation to cast votes

Voters in Varanasi have received a special invitation letter from the district election officials for exercising their franchise on Monday

EC to host international poll visitors' event on Monday virtually

The Election Commission (EC) is going to organise an International Election Visitors Programme (IEVP), 2022, for foreign election management bodies and organisations in virtual mode on Monday

EC restores number of star campaigners for state polls as Covid cases fall

Recognised national and state parties can field a maximum of 40 star campaigners and other parties which are registered but not recognised can now have 20 star campaigners

Sonu Sood restrained from visiting polling stations in Punjab's Moga

The Election Commission on Sunday restrained actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood from visiting polling stations in Moga, where his sister is contesting on a Congress ticket

Voter turnout at 3 pm: UP 51.93%, Uttarakhand 49.24% and Goa 60.18%

The EC has put out a disclaimer that the data made available is approximate as data from some polling stations takes time to reach

Live news: Jolt for BJP ahead of Bengal civic polls as 3 leaders rejoin TMC

Live news updates: Industrialist Rahul Bajaj will be cremated in Pune with state honours, Election Commission eases rules for campaigning.

Uttar Pradesh polls phase-1: 7.95% voting in first two hours

The first phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Thursday saw 7.95 per cent voting till 9 a.m., according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

ECI Chief Sushil Chandra, team in Manipur to review election preparedness

Election Commission led by CEC Sushil Chandra held a series of meetings with the political parties and senior officials

EC opens up physical campaigning events; ban on roadshows continues

The Election Commission extended the ban on roadshows, 'pad yatras', cycle and vehicle rallies but gave fresh relaxations for indoor and outdoor physical campaigning events for the polls

Election Commission grants further relaxations for physical public meetings

The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued revised guidelines following an improvement in the prevailing Covid situation and considering the short period remaining for campaigning for elections.

SC to hear plea seeking disclosure of criminal records of poll candidates

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a PIL seeking a direction to the ECI to deregister political parties that do not disclose details pertaining to criminal cases of election candidates

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

EC to discuss Punjab parties' demand to postpone polls amid Ravidas Jayanti

The Election Commission is meeting on Monday morning to discuss demands by various political parties to defer the February 14 assembly polls in Punjab in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti

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

Live: Arvind Kejriwal holds door-to-door campaign in poll-bound Goa

Live news: HDFC Bank reports an 18 per cent rise in profit, year-on-year, for the third quarter; Maruti increases vehicle prices.

CAIT urges Election Commission to introduce e-voting using internet tech

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday has written to the Election Commission of India suggesting an introduction of e-voting mechanism for citizens to cast their votes.

With election announcement, Model Code of Conduct kicks in 5 states

With the announcement of the seven-phase polling for assembly elections for five states on Saturday, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has come into force with immediate effect.