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Election Commission Bans 'victory March' By Parties Amid Pandemic
In view of the rapidly increasing threat posed by coronavirus in the country, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday banned any kind of 'victory procession' by any political party after the results of the Assembly elections held in five states are declared on May 2.....
Bypolls To 5 UP Assembly Seats Unlikely
Bye-elections to five assembly seats that fell vacant following deaths of BJP legislators in the second Corona wave, are unlikely to be held. ....
Retired IAS Anup Chandra Appointed Election Commissioner
President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed retired IAS officer Anup Chandra Pandey as Election Commissioner. ....
Nominations For 1st Phase In UP Polls Begins Today
The filing of nominations for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 58 seats in 11 districts will begin on Friday under strict Covid guidelines, said Ajay Kumar Shukla, UP chief electoral officer. ....
Gujarat Assembly Polls On Dec 1 & 5; Results On Dec 8
The Gujarat Assembly polls will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5, the Election Commission announced on Thursday here. ....
Karnataka To Go To Polls On May 10; Results On May 13
The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the schedule for the Karnataka Assembly elections. The polling will be held on May 10 and the results will be declared on May 13.....
Committed To Ensure Inducement-free Polls In Telangana: CEC
The Election Commission of India is fully committed to deliver free, fair, transparent and inducement-free elections in Telangana, said Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday.....
Plea In SC Seeks To Restrain Centre From Appointing Election Commissioner
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court to retrain the Union government to not fill the recently arisen vacancy in the Election Commission in accordance with the legislation which excludes the Chief Justice of India from the process of appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs).....
Early Trends: ECI Data Puts BJP Ahead In Over 230 Seats; Cong Leading In 100 Seats
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released the official counting trends for the Lok Sabha elections, showing the BJP leading the chart, followed by the Congress, Samajwadi Party, and the Trinamool Congress, among other. ....
UP CM Adityanath Under EC Lens
The Election Commission has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for violating the model code of conduct and gave him till February 7 to "explain" his position.....
