NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is willing to deliberate over the demand for uploading booth-wise voter turnout data on its website.A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan asked the petitioners to make representations before the poll panel…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday met a delegation of the Trinamool Congress and assured the resolution of all its concerns regarding EPIC numbers, duplicate, shifted & dead voters & illegal migrants.“The Commission mentioned that all concerns including duplicate EPIC numbers, duplicate, shifted & dead voters &illegal migrants will be resolved by…
NEW DELHI: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has urged the Election Commission (EC) to conduct an independent audit of the voting process in the 2024 General and Assembly elections in Odisha, alleging serious discrepancies in vote counts. A delegation of the regional party met the poll panel on Tuesday and submitted a second memorandum, reinforcing…
TMC leaders outside ECI office (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Saket Gokhale on Tuesday countered the Election Commission of India (ECI )’s claims, accusing the poll body of “covering up” the alleged voter list fraud instead of accepting it. The Rajya Sabha MP claimed the ECI was attempting to brazen out the…
NEW DELHI: Vivek Joshi was appointed as the election commissioner on Monday. He is 1989-batch Haryana-cadre IAS officer.“In exercise of powers conferred by section 4 of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 (Act No. 49 of 2023), the President is pleased to appoint…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection committee has appointed Gyanesh Kumar as India’s next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), replacing Rajiv Kumar, who retires on Tuesday upon reaching the age of 65.Rajiv Kumar, who took charge as CEC in May 2022, oversaw several key elections, including the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 and various state…
NEW DELHI: Former chief election commissioner (CEC) SY Quraishi dismissed claims that a US agency funded efforts to raise voter turnout in India, calling the reports “baseless” and “malicious.” His response follows an announcement by the US department of government efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, which claimed to have cancelled $21 million in funding…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Election Commission of India‘s (ECI) response to the pleas seeking verification of the burnt memory and symbol loading units in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in compliance with its judgement. A special bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta asked the poll panel to…
NEW DELHI: Even as EC drafts a response to questions raised by Rahul Gandhi on Maharashtra voter list, what seems to have caught its attention are the fluctuating numbers claimed by him thrice: 1 crore on Jan 15, 70 lakh on the floor of Lok Sabha on Feb 3 and 39 lakh at Friday’s presser.EC…
Arvind Kejriwal after meeting with EC In an unusual move during the silent period, a day ahead of Delhi elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) met with an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) delegation led by its National Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal along with Delhi CM Atishi. Following the meeting, Kejriwal stated that the ECI had…
