Election Commision of India

17May

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

What Is The Controversy About The Voting Percentage?

Out of the seven phases of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, four have concluded so far. With each phase, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has come under fire for not releasing the actual numbers regarding the voting percentage not being released soon after the polling is concluded. While the EC h...

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13May

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

“CCTV Switched Off For 45 Minutes”: Supriya Sule Alleges Wrongdoing At Godowns Storing EVMs In Baramati

NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader Supriya Sule shared a video on her official X (formerly known as Twitter) handle raising concerns about the CCTV cameras in a godown where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were kept after the voting was over at the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency were allegedly switched of...

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10May

Elections, India

ADR Petitions Supreme Court Seeking Immediate Publication Of Polling Numbers By Election Commission

The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to disclose on its website scanned legible copies of Form 17C Part- I (account of votes recorded) of all polling stations which contains the authenticated figures for vote...

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7May

Elections, India

Mallikarjun Kharge Calls Out Alleged Voting Data Discrepancies In Letter To INDIA Leaders, Urges Opposition Unity

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday wrote to the members of the opposition INDIA bloc over the alleged discrepancies in the voting data released by the Election Commission of India. In his letter, Kharge urged the INDIA bloc leaders to raise their voices against voting data discrepan...

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25Apr

Elections

EC Notice To BJP, Congress Over MCC Violation Complaints Against PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi

The Election Commission has finally taken some action following numerous complaints over the hate speech and divisive comments made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajasthan and UP. The ECI on Thursday issued a notice to BJP president JP Nadda seeking the party’s response on complaints of violati...

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24Apr

Elections

There Is No Concrete Proof Of Hacking, Manipulating: Supreme Court On EVM-VVPAT Verification Case

While hearing the case related to the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), the Supreme Court stated that it was not the controlling authority for elections and thus could not dictate how the Election Commission (EC) functions. The court has also asked wheth...

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9Apr

India

Gujarat Dalit Family ‘Tricked’ To Donate Electoral Bonds Worth Rs 10 Crore To BJP: Report

Electoral bond scheme was one of the largest scams the country has witnessed, according to Opposition parties and political observers. Recently, a Gujarat Dalit farmer lodged a complaint that their family was 'tricked' into donating electoral bonds worth Rs 10 crore to the BJP. A detailed report in ...

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1Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

INDIA Alliance’ 5 Demands To Election Commission

Leaders of the Opposition’s INDIA alliance have assembled at Delhi’s historic Ramlila Maidan for the ‘Lokentra Bachao’ (save democracy) rally on Sunday. The rally, seen as a show of strength and unity by INDIA bloc members ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, recorded massive presence of the general public...

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21Mar

India

Electoral Bonds: SBI Discloses Full Details Including Alpha-Numeric Numbers To EC

Following the Supreme Court’s strict directive to the State Bank of India (SBI), the bank has submitted all details including the alpha-numeric numbers to the Election Commission of India (ECI). The unique identification numbers that will aid in matching donor names with the particular political par...

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11Mar

Elections, India, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Plea Filed In SC To Restrain Govt From Appointing Election Commissioners

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court to prevent the government from appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners under Sections 7 and 8 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Terms of Office)...

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