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Topic: ECI

Voter turnout sees dip in 68% of contested seats so far, major states saw decline in all 4 phases

However, the total number of voters went up by 2 cr. 7 seats saw a double-digit percentage point drop in turnout. ThePrint analyses data from 374 seats that have seen polling.

ECI notes alleged poll code violations by Modi & Rahul Gandhi, seeks BJP & Congress chiefs’ comments

Congress accused PM of 'targeting religious minority', while BJP claimed the Wayanad MP 'tried to create a linguistic & cultural divide between Tamil-speaking people and others'.

Percentage of voters who don’t trust ECI nearly doubled in last 5 yrs — CSDS-Lokniti survey

Findings show 1 in 4 voters believes there is some scope of manipulation in EVMs by ruling party, while only 1 in 6 believe there is no scope of EVM manipulation.

87 ex-civil servants write to EC: Take control of central govt machinery to ensure free & fair polls

‘Events over past month call for ECI to quell rising public suspicion that it is sitting silent while Oppn is being denied freedom to participate in poll process,’ the letter reads.

cVIGIL app receives ‘overwhelming’ response ahead of Elections, ECI says

The cVIGIL app has been instrumental in identifying and addressing violations during the general elections 2024.

BJP MP’s firm gave Rs 30 cr to Congress via electoral bonds, top donor Vedanta Ltd over Rs 100 cr

Maharashtra-based Vedanta Ltd donated Rs 125 cr to the Congress. A subsidiary of BJP's largest donor Megha Engineering also donated over Rs 100 cr to Congress.

Top 10 donors to BJP via electoral bonds — Megha Engg, Reliance-linked firm & Keventers Group top list

SBI’s data, made public by EC, still shows mismatch in electoral bond purchases and encashments, raising questions about Rs 613.6 crore in ‘missing’ funds, bulk of which went to BJP.

Future Gaming, Megha Engineering, Vedanta among top buyers of electoral bonds, shows SBI data

Data on electoral bonds was submitted to EC by SBI in compliance with deadline set by Supreme Court which had also directed poll panel to make this data public by 15 March.

Papers clueless over Arun Goel’s exit—but TV channels certain ‘Modi averted a nuclear war’

Why did Arun Goel resign from the Election Commission? On the basis of ‘sources’, leading English newspapers came up with multiple choice options for us to pick from.

On Camera

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.