Articles tagged with: election commission

Delhi Polls: Home Minister Amit Shah to interact with slum leaders on Jan 11

New Delhi, January 9: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to meet with leaders of slum clusters in Delhi on January 11 as part of an initiative to engage with slum voters ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.


LS Speaker Om Birla confident India, UK further strengthen strategic relations

London, Jan 9: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has expressed confidence that his visit to London would further strengthen the deep-rooted friendly ties between the Parliaments of both India and the UK as well as the people of both countries.


MCD removes over 1.26 lakh posters, banners and flags ahead of Delhi assembly polls

New Delhi, January 8: In view of the model code of conduct (MCC) imposed after announcement of the assembly election in the national capital on Tuesday, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday said that it removed a total of 1.26 lakh of political advertisement including posters, banners, hoardings, wall paintings, signage, and flags from 12 zones of the city.


Amid divided opinions, parliament panel discussed 'One Nation, One Election' Bill

By Nishant Ketu, New Delhi, January 8: The first meeting of the Joint Committee of Parliament to examine Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 convened on Wednesday, marking the beginning of an intense debate between ruling and opposition parties over the proposed legislation.


BJP releases list of 40-star campaigners including UP CM Yogi for Uttarakhand Local Body elections

Dehradun, January 8: The BJP has chosen Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath as its star campaigners along with others for the upcoming local body elections in Uttarakhand.


Delhi Police hold interstate coordination meeting to ensure smooth Republic Day 2025, assembly elections

New Delhi, January 8: An Interstate Coordination meeting was held on Wednesday at the Delhi Police Headquarters to enhance cooperation among various Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and address key issues related to ensuring incident-free Republic Day 2025 celebrations and conducting free, fair, and peaceful Legislative Assembly elections in the national capital.


Delhi gears up for Assembly Elections 2025: CEO meets political parties to ensure fair polls

New Delhi, January 8: Following the announcement of the Delhi Legislative Assembly Election - 2025, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi R Alice Vaz, convened a meeting with representatives of National/State recognised Political Parties on Wednesday.


BSP to contest independently for Delhi polls: Mayawati

New Delhi, Jan 8: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati has said that the party will contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections independently, with full preparation and strength.


Delhi Assembly elections announced; AAP, BJP, Congress in high-stakes battle

New Delhi, January 7: The election contest in Delhi gathered momentum on Tuesday with the Election Commission announcing that the national capital will go to the polls on February 5 and results will be announced on February 8. All the key contenders - ruling AAP, BJP and Congress said they were ready and talked about their plans to woo the voters.


Women outnumber male voters in 4 NE states, gender ratio higher than national average

Imphal/Aizawl, Jan 7: Women voters outnumbered the male voters in the electoral rolls of four northeastern states - Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh - where overall gender ratio was much higher than the national average, officials said on Tuesday.


Poetic CEC Rajiv Kumar drills holes in Opposition's allegations

New Delhi, Jan 7: A month before his retirement, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was at his poetic best while announcing the election schedule for Delhi Assembly on Tuesday.


Tamil Nadu's Erode East to go to polls on February 5

Chennai, Jan 7: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced February 5 as the date for the bypoll to Tamil Nadu's Erode East Assembly constituency.


Have noticed misuse of polling footage: CEC

New Delhi, Jan 7: There has been an instance of polling CCTV footage being misused, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday stressing the need to protect the privacy of voters and justifying the decision to deny public access to polling footage.


Avoid offering freebies that can hit state's fiscal health: CEC

New Delhi, Jan 7: Admitting that some states are unable to pay salaries due to the heavy cost of freebies promised during campaigning, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said the Election Commission of India’s hands are tied on the issue of “freebies” which cannot be disallowed as per a court order.


Delhi to go to the polls on February 5, votes to be counted on February 8

New Delhi, January 7: The Election Commission of India has announced the dates for polls to the Delhi Legislative Assembly.


India will soon be a nation of 1 billion voters: CEC Rajiv Kumar

New Delhi, Jan 7: Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday that India is poised to become a nation with one billion registered voters, the largest voter base in the world.


Delhi election dates: Voting on Feb 5, results on Feb 8

New Delhi, Jan 7: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced February 5 as the date of voting for the 70-member Delhi Legislative Assembly and the results will be declared on February 8.


Enrolment of new women voters in Tripura higher than of men: Officials

Agartala, Jan 6: Enrolment of new women voters in Tripura, at 2,166, has been more than that of new male voters, leading to an increase of the gender ratio to 993 in the final electoral rolls from 991 of the draft electoral rolls, officials said here on Monday.


Mizoram women again outnumber male voters in electoral rolls

Aizawl, Jan 6: The gender ratio in the electoral rolls of Mizoram is 1,066, surpassing the national average, officials said here on Monday.


Articles tagged with: election commission