Election Commission of India

PM Modi’s Photo Missing From Covid Vaccine Certificates, AstraZeneca Row Not The Reason

2May

Elections, India

PM Modi’s Photo Missing From Covid Vaccine Certificates, AstraZeneca Row Not The Reason

The recent admission by pharma giant AstraZeneca in a UK court regarding Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), a rare but serious side effect associated with its Covid vaccine, prompted many in India to review their vaccination certificates. These certificates, which prominently featured ...

Election Commission Makes “Highest Ever” Seizures Worth Rs 4,650 Crore Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls

15Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Election Commission Makes “Highest Ever” Seizures Worth Rs 4,650 Crore Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls

As the Lok Sabha elections inch closer, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has revealed that it has made a record by seizing Rs 4,650 crore ahead of the elections, surpassing the record of the 2019 polls. Describing it as the “highest ever seizures of inducements” recorded in the history of L...

Congress Delegation Meets Election Commission; Flags Violations

2Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Congress Delegation Meets Election Commission; Flags Violations

New Delhi, April 2: A Congress delegation today met the Election Commission and flagged its attention on various violations being committed in the name of advertisements. It also brought to commission’s notice the pictures of the Chief Minister used in Andhra Pradesh for various government schemes. ...

Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhary To Contest On BJP Ticket From Maldaha Dakshin

30Mar

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhary To Contest On BJP Ticket From Maldaha Dakshin

BJP has given a ticket to Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury from South Malda (Maldaha Dakshin or Malda South) to contest for the 18th Lok Sabha election. The constituency will go through polling on May 7. Trinamool Congress has fielded Shanawaz Ali Raihan as its candidate from South Malda. However, Congress ...

Electoral Bonds: Who Paid Whom – The Complete Picture

23Mar

Elections

Electoral Bonds: Who Paid Whom – The Complete Picture

After the Election Commission of India (ECI) revealed the electoral bond data as provided to them by State Bank of India (SBI) following a Supreme Court of India order, several secrets and details about quid pro quos on the now-scrapped election funding system by the Government of India have been un...

Violation Of MCC: FIR Against Shobha Karandlaje Over DMK’s Complaint

21Mar

India, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Violation Of MCC: FIR Against Shobha Karandlaje Over DMK’s Complaint

As per the directive of Election Commission of India (ECI), the District Election Officer (DEO) of Bengaluru has registered an FIR against BJP leader and Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday. The Commission took action based on the complaint received from Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga...

Rs 30 Crore In 30 Days, BJP Spends On Google Ads Ahead Of Elections: Report

4Mar

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Rs 30 Crore In 30 Days, BJP Spends On Google Ads Ahead Of Elections: Report

A recent investigative survey conducted by the News Minute and Newslaundry has revealed the BJP’s spending ahead of the Lok Sabha election. The BJP in its strategical move to sweep the votes, has blitzed the internet with thousands of political ads across Google’s Display Network and Alphabet platfo...

Election Commission Issues Advisory As Political Parties Start Campaigns

1Mar

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Election Commission Issues Advisory As Political Parties Start Campaigns

As the poll bugle ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election sounded by political parties, the Election Commission of India (ECI) today issued an advisory to the parties, candidates and campaigners, asking to avoid appeals on the basis of caste and communal feeling of the electors. The advisory says th...

EC Declares Ajit Pawar’s Faction As Real NCP, Asks Sharad Pawar’s Camp To Rebrand

6Feb

India

EC Declares Ajit Pawar’s Faction As Real NCP, Asks Sharad Pawar’s Camp To Rebrand

In a significant setback for veteran politician Sharad Pawar, the Election Commission has recognised the faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by his nephew, Ajit Pawar, as the “real” party. Citing the larger support base of MLAs within the assembly, the Election Commission has decided...

Controversy Over Presence Of BJP Leaders On EVM Manufacturing Company’s Board

30Jan

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Controversy Over Presence Of BJP Leaders On EVM Manufacturing Company’s Board

Former secretary to the Government of India, EAS Sarma, has written to the Election Commission of India over the appointment of political nominees on the board of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL). EAS Sarma says that at least four BJP's nominees have been nominated to be "independent" directors on the b...