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TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

ECI asks states to ensure officers aren’t transferred within same parliamentary constituency

According to an Election Commission of India press release, it has strengthened existing transfer policy to ensure officials aren't able to 'disturb the level playing field in elections'.

How Manipur is planning for LS polls — ‘vulnerability mapping’, booths for displaced voters

Training was held in January for district officials & election officials from Manipur and a preliminary report on vulnerable areas has been sought by 29 February, it is learnt.

‘Credibility, transparency’ — why RBI & Election Commission had opposed electoral bonds scheme in 2017

Both bodies flagged concerns before scheme's introduction, fearing it may be seen as 'facilitating' money laundering or that it could violate provisions under Representation of People Act.

Election Commissions asks for deployment of 3.4 lakh CAPFs ahead of LS, Assembly polls

According to the EC, the decision is made after considering requests from state commissions and the deployment will be done in a phased manner.

97 cr voters registered for 2024 Lok Sabha polls, over 2 cr Indians aged 18-29 added to rolls

Electoral rolls for all states & UTs have been published by EC with reference to January 1, 2024.

Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction gets new name, it’s now Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar

Election Commission allotted the new name a day after it recognised Ajit Pawar faction as the real NCP. New name is only for Rajya Sabha polls this month, the poll body says.

EC recognises Ajit Pawar-faction as official NCP on basis of ‘legislative majority’, allots symbol

Comes a year after the body recognised Eknath Shinde’s faction as the official Shiv Sena. Sharad Pawar faction calls it ‘murder of democracy’.

Zero tolerance: ECI tells political parties, candidates not to involve children in poll campaign

Top leaders of both Congress and BJP have been accused of “misusing” children for political campaigns.

EC announces elections for 56 Rajya Sabha seats across 15 states, polls on 27 February

According to Election Commission of India note released Monday, term of office of 56 members of the Council of States elected from 15 states is due to expire on their retirement in April.

Explaining speaker’s verdict in Marathi, presenting documents — how Uddhav is going to ‘people’s court’

At Janata Nyayalaya following Speaker Rahul Narwekar's ruling on 'real' Shiv Sena, former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray says 'final verdict is delivered by the public'.

On Camera

Hyderabad’s broken roads make Revanth Reddy’s ‘Future City’ goal hard to believe

How can the Telangana government plan to build a world-class ‘Bharat Future City’ out of Hyderabad when it can’t even provide basic infrastructure?

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Maharashtra Police places order for US-made sniper rifles even as MHA recommends ‘Make in India’

New Delhi: The Maharashtra Police placed an order last week for 15 US-made Barrett Multi-role Adaptive Design (MRAD) sniper rifles and related accessories worth...

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.