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Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Reacting to a statement by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that it will ensure a unique national EPIC (Election Photo Identity Card) number to the existing electors and will fix the issue in three months, the Trinamool Congress on Friday said that ECI…
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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday clarified that duplication in electors photo identify card (EPIC) number allotted to electors from two different states/Union territories does not imply duplicate or fake voters as the elector can only vote at the polling booth mentioned in his EPIC, which will be different even if the EPIC number…
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…
Akola, Nov 20 (ANI): Voters wait in queues to cast their vote for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, in Akola on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI The surge in the number of electors during the recent Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Delhi is not unusually high, an analysis of Election Commission data shows. The…
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…
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file its response on the plea challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 8 and 9 of the Representation of the People Act (RP Act), 1951, which govern MP/MLA’s disqualification due to convictions. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan asked Centre to file its affidavit…
New Delhi: With the early trends showing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading over the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the party’s Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva today said the leads are as per their “expectation”. “The results so far are in line with our expectations but we will wait for the final outcome,” he…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission of India on Tuesday alleged that there were “deliberate pressure tactics to malign” the poll body in the Delhi elections after Aam Aadmi Party accused it of indulging in “hooliganism” by not taking any action against BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri and kin for “violating” the MCC. “The 3-member Commission collectively noted repeated…
The move signals Congress’ intent to scrutinize the electoral process closely amid ongoing political tensions. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday announced the formation of an eight-member committee, the Empowered Action Group of Leaders and Experts (EAGLE), to oversee the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) handling of elections.Focus on Maharashtra voter list allegationsThe committee, comprising…
