Election Commission of India (ECI): News
13 Jul 2024
Jammu And KashmirCentre amends J&K Reorganization Act, increases lieutenant governor's powers
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act 2019 to effectively increase the powers of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
20 Jun 2024
Supreme Court Of IndiaECI receives 8 pleas seeking verification of EVMs, VVPAT units
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has received eight applications for verification of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units' burnt memory from candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
17 Jun 2024
Shiv SenaExplained: Report on EVM 'hacking' in Mumbai triggers row
A political slugfest has erupted over allegations of electronic voting machine (EVM) hacking in the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat.
16 Jun 2024
MumbaiPoll official junks EVM hacking charge, says no OTP needed
Returning Officer Vandana Suryavanshi has categorically dismissed allegations of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) hacking in the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat.
05 Jun 2024
Chandrababu NaiduTDP chief Naidu says his party will remain with NDA
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu said on Wednesday that his party will continue its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
05 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)TDP, JD(U) push for Speaker's post as insurance: Report
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Janata Dal (United)—key constituents of the National Democratic Alliance's third consecutive term—are pushing for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post, the Indian Express reported.
04 Jun 2024
Amit Shah'Big message to Modi': Rahul Gandhi on LS poll results
In his first press address after winning the Raebareli and Wayanad Lok Sabha seats, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of intimidating India's institutions.
04 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)BJP opens account in Kerala: Suresh Gopi headed for win
Popular Malayalam actor and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Suresh Gopi, is leading in the Lok Sabha election from Kerala's Thrissur constituency.
04 Jun 2024
National Security ActPro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh leads in Punjab's Khadoor Sahib
Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher currently serving time in an Assam jail, is leading the Lok Sabha polls in Punjab's Khadoor Sahib.
03 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Modi 3.0 likely but INDIA halts NDA's '400 paar'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking at a third straight term as trends show the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leading on 296 seats; the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alone was leading on 241 seats.
03 Jun 2024
Jairam RameshECI quashes Ramesh's request for time to detail 'Shah-called-DMs' charges
The Election Commission of India on Monday dismissed a request from Congress leader Jairam Ramesh for additional time to detail his allegations against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
03 Jun 2024
Lok Sabha Elections'Always here…': CEC Kumar's response to 'Laapataa Gentlemen' memes
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday addressed a press conference, ahead of the declaration of Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday.
03 Jun 2024
Siddharth Roy KapurBiopic on India's 1st Chief Election Commissioner Sukumar Sen announced
Siddharth Roy Kapur's production banner has revealed plans to bankroll a biopic on Sukumar Sen—the first Chief Election Commissioner of India, reported Variety.
03 Jun 2024
Narendra ModiBihar CM Nitish meets PM Modi ahead of results day
Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar on Monday held a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day before the Lok Sabha election results are scheduled to be announced.
03 Jun 2024
Narendra Modi'Wait and see…': Sonia responds to exit polls
Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that the opposition bloc is "hopeful" that the results will be "completely opposite" to the exit poll predictions for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
03 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Confident of victory, BJP plans weekend 'political event' to celebrate
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)—energized by exit polls—is planning a "political event" to celebrate its anticipated electoral victory, likely over the weekend.
02 Jun 2024
Ajay MakenCongress questions new rule on counting agents, ECI responds
Congress leader Ajay Maken expressed concerns on Saturday over a new rule that prevents candidates' counting agents from being present at the Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) tables during the vote counting process on June 4.
02 Jun 2024
Amit Shah'Share details of Shah calling DMs': ECI to Jairam Ramesh
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to provide detailed information about his allegations that Union Home Minister Amit Shah contacted 150 district magistrates prior to the vote counting.
30 May 2024
Narendra ModiModi spoke of 'divisive issues' 421 times during campaigning: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday of raising "divisive issues more than 400 times" during the ongoing Lok Sabha election campaign.
30 May 2024
Narendra ModiPM's meditation trip sparks row, Congress moves ECI
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced he would meditate at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu from May 30 to June 1, the Congress submitted a representation to the Election Commission of India.
25 May 2024
Supreme Court Of IndiaCEC chief Rajiv Kumar responds to voter turnout data controversy
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar addressed the controversy surrounding the voter turnout data on Saturday after the Supreme Court adjourned an application seeking the release of final authenticated data of voter turnout.
24 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsPolling kicks off for 6th phase of Lok Sabha elections
The polling for the sixth and penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections kicked off on Saturday.
24 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsDelhi Lok Sabha elections: Know what's open and what's closed
All seven constituencies in Delhi will go to the polls in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday.
24 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsSC quashes application seeking disclosure of voter turnout
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned an application seeking the release of final authenticated data on voter turnout in all polling stations, including the number of votes polled in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.
24 May 2024
Lok Sabha Elections2024 elections: What's Form 17C ECI refused to make public
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is currently embroiled in a controversy over the transparency of voter turnout data for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
23 May 2024
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Amid 'red alert', Delhi may witness hottest poll day
Delhi is bracing for its hottest polling day ever, with temperatures expected to exceed 47 degrees Celsius, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
22 May 2024
IndiaECI reacts sharply after YSRCP MLA seen destroying EVM
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday directed the Andhra Pradesh Police chief to take stern criminal action against YSRCP MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy for damaging an electronic voting machine (EVM).
22 May 2024
Narendra ModiECI pulls up BJP, Congress over religious, casteist poll campaign
With two phases of Lok Sabha elections left to go, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday came down heavily on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the main opposition party—the Congress—over the poll speeches by their leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi.
22 May 2024
National Democratic Alliance (NDA)BJP expels singer-politician Pawan Singh for contesting against NDA candidate
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expelled Bhojpuri singer and politician Pawan Singh for deciding to contest the Lok Sabha elections independently from the Karakat seat in Bihar.
21 May 2024
Mamata BanerjeeECI bars judge-turned-BJP candidate from campaigning for remarks against Mamata
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday barred Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours.
20 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsVoting concludes for the 5th phase of Lok Sabha elections
The voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections—for 49 constituencies in six states and two union territories—recorded 47.53% voter turnout until 3:00pm.
20 May 2024
Gauahar Khan'Badly organized': Gauahar Khan voices discontent over voting list discrepancy
Actor and television host Gauahar Khan expressed her frustration when she discovered her name was missing from the voting list during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
20 May 2024
Akhilesh YadavUP: Man arrested for 'voting 8 times' after viral video
Rajan Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, has been arrested following allegations of voting multiple times in the recent elections.
20 May 2024
Akshay KumarLok Sabha Elections: Akshay casts first vote; Rajkummar, Janhvi join
The fifth phase of voting of the Lok Sabha Elections began on Monday and witnessed a surge of early celebrity voters in Mumbai, including actor Akshay Kumar, actor-director Farhan Akhtar, The Archies director Zoya Akhtar, and industrialist Anil Ambani.
19 May 2024
National Security ActPro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh receives 'mike' as election symbol
Pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh, who is currently incarcerated in Assam's Dibrugarh jail, has been assigned the 'mike' as his election symbol.
17 May 2024
Arvind KejriwalED files chargesheet against Kejriwal, AAP named as accused
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday filed a chargesheet against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy-linked money laundering case.
17 May 2024
Mamata BanerjeeECI notice to judge-turned-BJP candidate for remarks against Mamata
The Election Commission of India on Friday issued a show-cause notice to Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Calcutta High Court judge, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, over his "improper, injudicious and undignified remarks" against Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
15 May 2024
Andhra PradeshECI summons top Andhra officials over post-poll violence
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has summoned the chief secretary and director general of police of Andhra Pradesh to "personally explain" the state's failure in preventing multiple incidents of violence following the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls held on Monday.
13 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsVoting concludes for Phase 4 of Lok Sabha polls
The fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections saw a voter turnout of 62.31% by 5:00pm on Monday.
13 May 2024
Andhra PradeshAndhra: CM Jagan's party MLA slaps voter in polling queue
An MLA from YSR Congress Party, A Sivakumar, on Monday slapped a voter who allegedly objected to him jumping the queue during polling for the Assembly elections in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.
13 May 2024
India Meteorological Department (IMD)IMD predicts fresh heatwave over Northwest India from May 16
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Monday, predicted that a fresh heatwave would sweep across northwest India starting Thursday.
13 May 2024
Telugu Desam Party (TDP)ECI rescues 3 abducted TDP polling agents in Andhra Pradesh
Three Telugu Desam Party (TDP) polling agents—who were reportedly abducted in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh—have been located and secured, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena said on Monday.
10 May 2024
Andhra PradeshHC halts cash transfers in Andhra until voting on Monday
The Andhra Pradesh High Court, on Friday, directed the ruling YSR Congress Party to stop direct cash transfers to beneficiaries of government schemes till May 13.
10 May 2024
Mallikarjun Kharge'Baseless': ECI responds to Kharge's letter on voter turnout data
The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Friday, responded to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's allegations of discrepancies in voter turnout data.
10 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsPro-Khalistan leader Amritpal seeks temporary release to file poll nominations
Jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking temporary release for seven days to file his nomination for Lok Sabha elections from Punjab's Sri Khadoor Sahib constituency.
09 May 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)BJP leader's minor son casts vote in Bhopal, sparks row
A video allegedly showing a minor casting a vote during the Lok Sabha election in Berasia, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh has ignited controversy.
09 May 2024
Trinamool CongressSandeshkhali woman withdraws case against TMC men, alleges BJP coercion
One of the three women from Sandeshkhali, whose rape complaints against the Trinamool Congress's leaders had stirred unrest in the area of North Parganas district, West Bengal has withdrawn her allegations, The Times of India reported.
09 May 2024
Mallikarjun KhargeINDIA bloc leaders to meet ECI over voter turnout data
Leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will meet with the Election Commission of India on Friday to demand the release of delayed voter turnout data for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
09 May 2024
Madhya PradeshEVMs damaged in fire: ECI orders repolling in MP's Betul
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a repolling at four booths in Betul, Madhya Pradesh due to damage to electronic voting machines (EVMs).
07 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsPolling concludes for Phase 3, 60.19% turnout recorded till 5pm
Polling for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections concluded at 6:00pm on Tuesday.
07 May 2024
IndiaHarnessing technology to enhance voting accessibility in India
In India, a country renowned for its vibrant democracy, ensuring inclusive and accessible voting mechanisms is imperative.
07 May 2024
Trinamool CongressTMC asks CEC to release 'comprehensive' seat-wise voter turnout data
The Trinamool Congress has approached Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, requesting a comprehensive report on voter turnout for the first two phases of the general elections.
07 May 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Remove deepfakes within 3 hours of notification: ECI to parties
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a directive to all national and state-level political parties, instructing them to remove any deepfakes within three hours of notification.
06 May 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Explained: Controversy over 'Kasab didn't kill 26/11 hero' remark
Maharashtra's Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar's comments on the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Mumbai North Central, Ujjwal Nikam, have triggered a political row amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
06 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsWhy informed voting is essential (and how to do it)
Voting is a cornerstone of democracy. However, the mere act of casting a ballot is not enough to ensure a thriving democracy.
03 May 2024
West BengalWhat are the sexual harassment claims against West Bengal governor?
A woman employee of the Raj Bhavan in West Bengal has accused Governor CV Ananda Bose of molesting her twice in his chamber since April 24.
02 May 2024
Supreme Court Of IndiaECI's new protocol for symbol loading units after SC order
The Election Commission of India has introduced a new protocol for managing and storing symbol loading units (SLUs) following the Supreme Court's directive last week.
02 May 2024
Mamata BanerjeeMamata raises concern over rise in voter turnout
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the Election Commission of India for the delay in releasing the final voter turnout figures for the initial two phases of the Lok Sabha polls.
01 May 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsExplained: Row over ECI's delay in releasing final voter numbers
Over 10 days after Phase 1 and four days after Phase 2 polling for the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India released the final voter turnout percentages for the initial rounds on Tuesday.
30 Apr 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsLok Sabha election 2024: How to locate polling booth online?
The Lok Sabha election of 2024 is underway, and citizens across India are preparing to cast their votes in the third phase.
28 Apr 2024
ManipurRepolling ordered in Manipur's 6 polling stations
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ruled the polling at six stations in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency on April 26 as void.
26 Apr 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsLok Sabha elections: Everything that happened in 2nd phase
A total of 88 parliamentary constituencies across 13 states and on Union territory voted on Friday.
26 Apr 2024
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC seeks ECI's response on what happens if NOTA wins
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking clarification on the procedure when "None Of The Above" (NOTA) receives the majority of votes in a constituency.
26 Apr 2024
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court dismisses petitions seeking 100% verification of VVPAT slips
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed all petitions seeking 100% verification of votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines using the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.
26 Apr 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsWhy this Bengal constituency has 2 EVMs at every booth
The polling booths in West Bengal's Raiganj constituency—where voting is underway—have two Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) each.
25 Apr 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsPolling kicks off for second phase of Lok Sabha elections
Polling for second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha Elections kicked off on Friday.
25 Apr 2024
Narendra ModiECI takes cognizance of 'MCC violations' by Modi, Rahul
The Election Commission of India on Thursday said that it has taken cognizance of the alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
25 Apr 2024
Gautam Buddh NagarNoida: Schools, colleges to remain closed on Election Day
The Gautam Buddh Nagar district, encompassing Noida and Greater Noida, is preparing for the Lok Sabha elections scheduled this Friday.
24 Apr 2024
Supreme Court Of IndiaVVPAT case: Supreme Court says 'we can't control elections'
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it cannot control elections and cannot dictate the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
24 Apr 2024
ManipurManipur: 3 blasts damage bridge ahead of Phase 2 polling
A bridge in Kangpokpi district of Manipur was damaged by three medium-intensity explosions late on Tuesday night.
