NEW DELHI: As the Supreme Court refused to direct the Election Commission of India (EC) to release voter turnout of each polling station on its website during Lok Sabha elections, it also said the poll body’s idea to launch voter turnout app was an “aa bail mujhe maar” (Come bull, hit me) move. The Hindi…
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday expressed concerns regarding the alleged discrepancies in the voting data released by the Election Commission of India.In a letter addressed to Sharad Pawar, Kharge questioned the delay in the release of the final voting percentages for the first and second phases of the Lok Sabha elections, suggesting…
NEW DELHI: 75 International visitors from Election Management Bodies (EMBs) of 23 countries came to India to watch the world’s largest elections unfold, according to the Election Commission press release. “75 delegates representing various EMBs and organisations from 23 countries namely – Bhutan, Mongolia, Australia, Madagascar, Fiji, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Moldova, Tunisia, Seychelles, Cambodia, Nepal,…
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NEW DELHI: The Indian National Congress on Saturday took action against Union Minister Anurag Thakur‘s claims about the “distribution of property to Muslims, ” by taking it to the Election Commission of India.Thakur during a public rally in Himachal Pradesh said, “You have to decide whether the children’s property should remain with them or should…
NEW DELHI: Accusing PM Modi of trying to create enmity between religious communities and lying to defame the rival party, Congress on Monday petitioned Election Commission and demanded that the PM be “disqualified” for egregious violations of election laws in his speech in Rajasthan on Sunday.Congress said the PM is a serial offender who has…
With the first phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 set to start tomorrow (April 19), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has already started printing and sending the Voter Information Slip (VIS) to registered voters whose names are in the electoral roll (Read: How to check your name in the electoral roll).For those unaware,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress of appointing people close to the party as election commissioners and claimed that his government had made improvements in the Election Commission.“Earlier, the Prime Minister used to sign a file and form the Election Commission. And those who were close to their families became…
CHENNAI: An election flying squad seized 4 crore in cash from three people aboard the Chennai-Tirunelveli Nellai Express when the train reached Tambaram station on Saturday night. Inquiries revealed that one of them is a BJP worker with an official party identity card.S Sathish, 33, of Agaram, his brother S Navin, 31, and S Perumal,…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Sunday wrote a letter to the Election commission of India regarding a complaint against West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar for allegedly brazenly threatening functionaries of the AITC with coercive action by ED.The letter read, “Today, i.e., 30.03.2024, Mr. Sukanta Majumdar at a public meeting organized at Gangarampur made…
