NEW DELHI: Elections to 12 vacant Rajya Sabha seats across nine states will be held on September 3, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is August 26-27. Ten of the seats fell vacant after the sitting members, including Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Sarbananda Sonowal and Jyotiraditya Scindia, were…
NEW DELHI: EC will visit J&K, where assembly polls are to be conducted before Sept 30 as per SC’s orders, between Aug 8 and 10 to assess overall poll preparedness. Since the review is a standard protocol followed by EC prior to announcement of polls in any state/UT, the visit is being seen as pointer…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission (EC) on Thursday allowed Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasheb Thackeray), or UBT to accept public contributions in view of the looming Maharashtra assembly polls.Uddhav Thackery-led party had requested the poll body to issue a communication or certificate recording the status of the party for the purpose of accepting voluntary contributions from the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the Varanasi seat for a third consecutive time as results for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were released by the Election Commission on Tuesday. PM Modi was up against Congress’s Ajay Rai. The PM won the seat with 6,12,970 votes (54.24%) while Rai got 4,60,457 votes (40.74%).While…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Monday rejected the INDIA bloc’s demand to revert to the old system of counting of postal ballots prior to the last round of EVM counting, saying that counting rules could not be changed mid-course.As per rules, postal ballot counting must start first. After half an hour, EVM counting can start….
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday refused to grant additional time to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to back his claims that attempts were made to influence 150 district magistrates and collectors ahead of the June 4 vote count for Lok Sabha elections. Ramesh was asked by the poll panel to submit factual details by…
Election Commission on Wednesday directed the Odisha chief electoral officer (CEO) to take immediate action against Nandighosha TV for telecasting exit poll results in the state in violation of the law, sources said.They pointed out that exit polls are prohibited under Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, before the conclusion of…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud along with his wife Kalpana Das cast thier vote in Delhi on Saturday.Following his participation in the democratic process, the CJI remarked, “Today I fulfilled my duty as a citizen by casting my vote.”He further emphasized the significance of this civic responsibility, stating, “I had earlier also…
NEW DELHI: Legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Friday had a proud moment as a father after daughter Sara completed her master’s degree in Clinical & Public Health Nutrition.Sachin congratulated her daughter, showering praise and love and labelled it as a ‘beautiful day’.The legend shared a heartwarming video of Sara’s convocation ceremony along with a photo of…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain plea by an NGO to direct the Election Commission to upload voter turnout data for each polling station on its website during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The vacation bench, comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma, stated that it would be challenging for…
