EC directs states to provide adequate security to star campaigners during poll period
2 years, 11 months ago

EC directs states to provide adequate security to star campaigners during poll period

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Days after shots were fired at the car of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in western Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission has directed chief secretaries of all states to provide adequate security cover to star campaigners of political parties within their states during the election period. In a letter dated February 5 and also marked to state chief electoral officers, the EC said it has been brought to its notice that the "star campaigners in the ongoing general elections to the legislative assemblies of the five states have faced security issues". Though the letter does not mention any particular case, Owaisi is one of the "lead/star campaigners" of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The EC letter said the concerned political parties will provide a visit plan, route chart and any other necessary information for providing necessary security cover to their star campaigners to the chief electoral officer and the concerned district election officer.

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Assembly elections: Voting in Maharashtra, Jharkhand today
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Assembly elections: Voting in Maharashtra, Jharkhand today

Hindustan Times  

The Maha Vikas Aghadi and the ruling Mahayuti will lock horns on Wednesday, as the people of Maharashtra will elect representatives to the state's 288-strong assembly. The Election Commission will also conduct by-polls in 15 assembly seats across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand. Key candidates in the fray include CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP candidate Devendra …

UP: Tight security in place for second phase of polling on April 26
8 months, 2 weeks ago

UP: Tight security in place for second phase of polling on April 26

Hindustan Times  

As many as 80,438 civil police personnel, village guards, and Prantiya Rakshak Dal personnel, along with 299 companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary and Central Armed Police Forces, have been deployed for the second phase of parliamentary elections in eight Lok Sabha constituencies across nine districts on Friday, said senior police officials here on Thursday. Bhagalpur, Bihar, India -Apri.25, 2024:Polling officials …

DC Edit | Make LS polls freer, fairer; also try to make it shorter
9 months, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | Make LS polls freer, fairer; also try to make it shorter

Deccan Chronicle  

The curtain is officially up on a 44-day-long festival of democracy that has visited India after five years. In the biggest democratic exercise in the world, around 97 crore Indians will elect 543 members to the Lower House of Parliament with a mandate to run the country for the next five years. From the below-sea-level booths in Kuttanad in Kerala …

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Polls to be held on April 19: Complete schedule
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Polls to be held on April 19: Complete schedule

Hindustan Times  

The voting for the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh assembly will be held in a single phase, the Election Commission of India announced on Saturday. Arunachal Pradesh assembly Follow Lok Sabha poll schedule LIVE Updates Here's the complete schedule for Arunachal Pradesh assembly polls: Issue of notification: March 20 Last date of notification: March 27 Scrutiny of nomination: March 28 Last date …

Chhattisgarh Election phase 2: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath among BJP's 40 star campaigners | Details
1 year, 2 months ago

Chhattisgarh Election phase 2: PM Modi, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath among BJP's 40 star campaigners | Details

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday released a list of its 40 star campaigners for the first second of the Chhattisgarh assembly election. The list features names of top BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party president JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh among others. …

Be Wary, Vigilant in Election Season, Urges Chauhan
1 year, 2 months ago

Be Wary, Vigilant in Election Season, Urges Chauhan

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Rachakonda police commissioner D.S. Chauhan held a review meeting concerning security arrangements for Assembly elections in the state with the zonal in charges of law and order and traffic police on Wednesday. “In view of the notification released for the Election Commission for Assembly elections in the state, officers must work in a disciplined manner and ensure that the …

Assembly Elections 2023: EC announces MP Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Telangana poll dates; counting on December 3
1 year, 3 months ago

Assembly Elections 2023: EC announces MP Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Telangana poll dates; counting on December 3

Hindustan Times  

Assembly Election 2023 Updates: The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the schedule for holding assembly elections in five states, including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar The counting of votes in all five states will be held on December 3, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced at a press conference. Rajiv Kumar …

Rajasthan Assembly Polls 2023: EC assures free and fair elections
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajasthan Assembly Polls 2023: EC assures free and fair elections

Live Mint  

Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: Chief Elections Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Sunday said that he held a meeting with all political parties, central and state enforcement agencies, and police officers for the poll preparations in Rajasthan. Addressing a press conference here, Rajiv Kumar said, “In the last two days, we met all the political parties- nationally recognized parties and also had …

Gujarat Assembly election 2022 | Congress asks ECI to investigate State Police role in securing EVMs post polling
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly election 2022 | Congress asks ECI to investigate State Police role in securing EVMs post polling

The Hindu  

The Congress has written to the Election Commission of India to investigate allegations that officers of the Gujarat Police would be in charge of securing the electronic voting machines after polling and that the jawans of the Tripura State Rifles, that has been deployed for the Gujarat Assembly elections, have been asked to maintain a distance from polling booths after …

Assembly Elections 2022: How to check results of UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa
2 years, 10 months ago

Assembly Elections 2022: How to check results of UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa

Firstpost  

Initial trends of the election results can be checked from 8 am onwards, whereas detailed results will be available later in the day on ECI’s official website The Election Commission of India will declare the Assembly poll results of five states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur - tomorrow, 10 March. Viewers can check the election result for …

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022: Voting begins for last phase; 613 candidates in fray on 54 seats
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022: Voting begins for last phase; 613 candidates in fray on 54 seats

Firstpost  

The districts going to the polls in this phase are Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra. Lucknow: Voting for the seventh and the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Monday morning, with 613 candidates in the fray on 54 seats, including those falling in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary segment Varanasi. Besides …

Uttar Pradesh elections Phase 1: Polling on 58 seats in 11 districts today
2 years, 11 months ago

Uttar Pradesh elections Phase 1: Polling on 58 seats in 11 districts today

Live Mint  

Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on 58 assembly seats covering 11 districts of the state will begin at 7 am. Districts going for polls today The districts that are going to the polling today include Mathura, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Hapur, Shamli, Baghpat, Aligarh, Agra and Gautam Buddha Nagar. Candidates As many as 623 candidates …

U.P. Assembly elections | G-23 leaders among Congress star campaigners
2 years, 11 months ago

U.P. Assembly elections | G-23 leaders among Congress star campaigners

The Hindu  

Releasing its list of 30 star campaigners for the first phase of the Assembly election in Utar Pradesh, the Congress on Monday named former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, new entrant Kanhaiya Kumar and some of the G-23 leaders. Among the group of 23 leaders who had demanded an overhaul of the …

BJP sets up committees to strengthen election campaigns
2 years, 11 months ago

BJP sets up committees to strengthen election campaigns

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has set up committees to strengthen its targeted campaigns in five poll-bound states so as to offset restrictions imposed by the election commission on traditional canvassing methods in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Teams with three to four people in each have been given the charge of working with the state units to increase the …

Assembly election 2022: EC announces poll dates for 5 states; seven phases in UP, counting on 10 March
3 years ago

Assembly election 2022: EC announces poll dates for 5 states; seven phases in UP, counting on 10 March

Firstpost  

Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab will go to polls in one phase on 14 February. Manipur will have two phased-polls in 27 February and 3 March The Election Commission on Saturday announced the poll schedule for Assembly elections in Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. #WATCH Live: Election Commission of India announces Assembly polls schedule for Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand …

Assembly polls in five States from February 10, Election Commission bans physical campaigning till January 15
3 years ago

Assembly polls in five States from February 10, Election Commission bans physical campaigning till January 15

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the election schedule for the Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh State Assemblies. News Analysis | Six reasons why five State elections will influence Indian politics Citing Article 172 of the Constitution that sets a five-year term for each Assembly, Mr. Chandra said, “Any postponement of Assembly elections may result in …

EC Declares Dates for Assembly Elections in UP, Punjab, Goa, U'khand & Manipur
3 years ago

EC Declares Dates for Assembly Elections in UP, Punjab, Goa, U'khand & Manipur

News 18  

The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the dates for assembly polls in five states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, and Manipur. LIVE NOW | Assembly Election 2022: 5 States To Vote In 7 Phases Between Feb 10 And March 7; Results On March 10 Here are the key highlights from the Election Commission’s press conference today: • …

Election Commission To Announce Dates For Assembly Polls In Five States Today
3 years ago

Election Commission To Announce Dates For Assembly Polls In Five States Today

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India will announce dates for the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday. The Election Commission has completed the review of poll preparedness for the upcoming assembly polls in these five states. The Election Commission officials also met Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla earlier to discuss …

Assembly Election 2022 Updates: EC announces poll dates, March 10-BJP govt, tweets Sambit Patra
3 years ago

Assembly Election 2022 Updates: EC announces poll dates, March 10-BJP govt, tweets Sambit Patra

India TV News  

After the Uttar Pradesh Congress called off its rallies and woman's marathons in the poll-bound state due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched a virtual campaign from today. Priyanka addressed the "Ladki hun Lad Sakti hun" campaign through the social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube where she interacted with the public …

Assembly polls: 50,000 CAPF personnel mobilised in initial phase; major chunk to be sent to UP
3 years ago

Assembly polls: 50,000 CAPF personnel mobilised in initial phase; major chunk to be sent to UP

India Today  

About 50,000 CAPF troops are being mobilised for providing security during the forthcoming assembly polls in five states, with the major chunk of them being sent to Uttar Pradesh that has the highest number of 403 seats and the longest polling period with seven phases, official sources said. While Uttar Pradesh will vote in seven phases beginning February 10, Punjab, …

Assembly election dates for 5 states announced: BIG takeaways from EC presser
3 years ago

Assembly election dates for 5 states announced: BIG takeaways from EC presser

India TV News  

Highlights EC announced poll dates for assembly elections 2022 in 5 states Elections to be completed in total 7 phases beginning from February 10 UP polls to be held in 7 phases, Manipur in 2, Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand in one single phase The election commission on Saturday announced poll states for the high stakes assembly election in 5 states …

Assembly Elections 2022: ECI To Release Final Voter List Today, Meetings On To Discuss Polling Guidelines
3 years ago

Assembly Elections 2022: ECI To Release Final Voter List Today, Meetings On To Discuss Polling Guidelines

ABP News  

New Delhi: The new voters' list for the upcoming assembly elections in five states will be released today by the Election Commission of India. The ECI, during its tour to Lucknow, had made it clear that the new voters' list will be released by January 5, and election dates would be announced after that. Meanwhile, UP Chief Electoral Officer Ajay …

Fair and safe: The Hindu Editorial on five State elections amid COVID-19 surge
3 years ago

Fair and safe: The Hindu Editorial on five State elections amid COVID-19 surge

The Hindu  

All indications are that elections to five State Assemblies — Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab — will be held on time, regardless of the rising new wave of COVID-19. The three-member Election Commission of India has visited four States over the past weeks to assess the preparedness, which is usually one of the last steps before the announcement …

Assembly Elections 2022: Political parties want polls to be conducted on time following all COVID-19 protocols, says EC
3 years ago

Assembly Elections 2022: Political parties want polls to be conducted on time following all COVID-19 protocols, says EC

Firstpost  

The remarks came after a delegation of the polling body arrived in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday and held meets with various stakeholders in the upcoming Assembly elections to review the preparations for it The Election Commission on Thursday held a press conference at 12 pm amid demands to postpone polls due to the Omicron threat. Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra …

Consult health experts, government on Covid situation, not political parties: Congress tells ECI
3 years ago

Consult health experts, government on Covid situation, not political parties: Congress tells ECI

India Today  

Lashing out at the Election Commission, the Congress Thursday asked it to consult health experts, seek data on Covid-19 from the government and take an independent decision on holding elections in five states rather than acting like a "toothless tiger". Taking exception to Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra's remarks in Lucknow that all political parties favoured holding elections on time …

Hold UP elections as per schedule, political parties urge ECI
3 years ago

Hold UP elections as per schedule, political parties urge ECI

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW In view of rising concerns over the possible third wave of Covid-19 pandemic, all political parties urged the Election Commission of India to hold the 2022 Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh as per schedule. The BJP delegation led by party’s state unit vice-president JPS Rathore, SP delegation led by the party’s state unit president Naresh Uttam Patel, BSP delegation …

ECI’s visit from Dec 28 to mark start of countdown to UP assembly polls
3 years ago

ECI’s visit from Dec 28 to mark start of countdown to UP assembly polls

Hindustan Times  

The full bench of the Election Commission of India will begin its three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh on December 28, marking the start of the countdown to the announcement of the 2022 UP assembly polls. The Election Commission of India will also hold a meeting with the chief secretary, the director general of police and other top Uttar Pradesh government …

Election Commission to hold review meeting for upcoming Assembly polls in 5 states today
3 years, 1 month ago

Election Commission to hold review meeting for upcoming Assembly polls in 5 states today

India TV News  

The Election Commission of India will hold a meeting on Tuesday with Election Commissioners of five poll-bound states to review the preparations for the polls. Chandra is expected to discuss various matters related to election management. The five states where polling will be held early next include Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. During a meeting with the state …

Elections 2022: Congress forms screening committees for polls in Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur
3 years, 1 month ago

Elections 2022: Congress forms screening committees for polls in Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur

India TV News  

Highlights Ex-officio members are Devender Yadav, Ganesh Godiyal, Pritam Singh and Harish Rawat Jairam Ramesh will head the screening committee for Manipur Rajni Patil has been made chairman and members include Hibi Eden, MP, and Dhruv Narayan in Goa Congress on Friday constituted screening committees for assembly elections in Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa early next year. The ex-officio members are …

Election Commission meets CEOs of 5 states due for polls early next year, reviews preparations
3 years, 5 months ago

Election Commission meets CEOs of 5 states due for polls early next year, reviews preparations

India TV News  

Stepping up its preparations for the assembly polls in five states due early next year, the Election Commission Wednesday reviewed advance planning with the chief electoral officers of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The five assembly polls could be held together early next year. The Wednesday's preliminary meeting focused on various thematic issues including assured minimum facilities at …

Top BJP leaders discuss preparations for assembly polls in 5 states
3 years, 6 months ago

Top BJP leaders discuss preparations for assembly polls in 5 states

India TV News  

Preparation for the assembly polls in five states early next year was the main agenda of a meeting of senior BJP leaders, including several Union ministers, on Saturday as they deliberated on political and governance issues linked to these states. Party president JP Nadda and Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Narendra Singh Tomar, Smriti Irani, and Kiren …

Delhi High Court seeks Centre, EC response on plea for compulsory masking during poll campaign
3 years, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court seeks Centre, EC response on plea for compulsory masking during poll campaign

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response of the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking to ensure that masks are worn mandatorily by everyone involved in poll campaigns during the ongoing elections in various states and union territories. A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to the Centre and the …

Assam Assembly Elections | Congress urges EC to register FIRs against Nadda, Sonowal for ads predicting outcome of polls
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections | Congress urges EC to register FIRs against Nadda, Sonowal for ads predicting outcome of polls

The Hindu  

With the BJP advertising claims of winning all seats in upper Assam, the Congress on Sunday said it is in violation of the Representation of the People Act and urged the Election Commission to register FIRs against BJP chief J P Nadda and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. In a complaint to the Election Commission, Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala, Ajay …

AIMIM to fight Assembly elections in Bengal alone, says Asaduddin Owaisi
3 years, 9 months ago

AIMIM to fight Assembly elections in Bengal alone, says Asaduddin Owaisi

Deccan Chronicle  

Berhampore/Kolkata: Backtracking from his pledge to support Peerzada Abbas Siddiqui, the influential cleric of Furfura Sharif, after his outfit Indian Secular Front allied with the Congress and the Left Front, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday declared that his party would fight the Assembly elections in West Bengal alone. Kickstarting his campaign at Sagardighi in Murshidabad, Owaisi announced the names …

Assam Assembly Polls to Be Held Keeping in Mind Rongali Bihu, CBSE Board Exams: CEC Sunil Arora
3 years, 11 months ago

Assam Assembly Polls to Be Held Keeping in Mind Rongali Bihu, CBSE Board Exams: CEC Sunil Arora

News 18  

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora Wednesday said the Assam assembly polls will be held keeping in mind the Rongali Bihu festival and the process will be finished before the CBSE Board exams beginning on May four. The political parties had also impressed upon the commission to hold the elections with strict COVID-19 protocols and this will be adhered to strictly …

Bihar Assembly election | Fewer star campaigners this time
4 years, 3 months ago

Bihar Assembly election | Fewer star campaigners this time

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Wednesday revised norms for star campaigners for polls during the pandemic, reducing the maximum number from 40 to 30 per political party and requiring permission from the district election official 48 hours prior to campaigning. The new norms will apply to the ongoing Bihar Assembly elections and the bypolls across the country, as well as future …

Election Commission bans exit polls for October 21 polls, byelections
5 years, 2 months ago

Election Commission bans exit polls for October 21 polls, byelections

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: In a significant development, the Election Commission of India has prohibited conduct of any exit poll during the polling hours on Monday, October 21, when polling will take place to 51 Assembly byelections including two in Tamil Nadu — Vikravandi and Nanguneri – two byelections to the Lok Sabha, Samastipur in Bihar and Satara in Maharashtra besides the general …

Assembly Polls: PM Modi To Blaze Campaign Trail; Will Address 9 Rallies In Maharashtra, 4 In Haryana
5 years, 3 months ago

Assembly Polls: PM Modi To Blaze Campaign Trail; Will Address 9 Rallies In Maharashtra, 4 In Haryana

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a blazing a campaign trail ahead of assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana both, the BJP under the stewardship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah is all geared up to woo the voters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address nine public meetings in Maharashtra, and will hold four rallies in Haryana. In Maharashtra, …

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