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Saturday, November 15, 2025
TopicElection Commission

Topic: Election Commission

Modi govt tells EC it will amend laws to link Aadhaar with voter IDs to enable remote voting

Govt assures poll watchdog it will soon take the proposal to Cabinet for approval as this would require amendments to Representation of People’s Act.

Election Commission proposes making paid news and false affidavits electoral offences

CEC Sunil Arora, Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra also discussed linking of voters list or electoral roll with Aadhaar numbers to clean up duplicate entries.

EC hits former CEC Quraishi with ‘selective amnesia’ barb over his code violations record

EC has written to the former CEC claiming that during his 2-year tenure, only 9 showcause notices for MCC violations, and no FIRs, were issued in 11 state and union territory elections.

SC orders criminal records of candidates be published within 48 hours of selection

The Supreme Court observed that there has been an alarming increase in number of candidates with criminal background in the last four general elections.

Gujarat to Delhi, BJP’s ally is Election Commission. And Congress must be blamed for this

Be it Modi and Kejriwal bypassing the MCC or Anurag Thakur and Adityanath’s vitriolic remarks, poll watchdog’s selective actions could have been avoided.

These parties don’t have a fixed symbol but still got cash through electoral bonds

In its latest affidavit in the Supreme Court, EC says as many as 70 registered unrecognised parties received funds via electoral bonds since 2017.

Delhi voter turnout was 62.59%, says Delhi chief electoral officer after ‘delay’ row

The Delhi chief electoral officer made the announcement amid a controversy over what was described as an inordinate delay in finalising turnout figures.

No ‘delay’ in voter turnout data, says EC, as AAP claims foul play day after Delhi polls

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that the alleged delay in the release of voter turnout data was ‘shocking’, but EC insiders say nothing’s amiss.

EC bars Delhi Police officer who claimed Shaheen Bagh shooter had AAP links from poll duty

The poll body termed the action of Delhi Police DCP Rajesh Deo as 'totally uncalled for' and said the conduct had consequences on holding of free and fair elections.

Election commission imposes 24-hour ban on BJP MP Parvesh Verma

The ban on Verma, second in the last one week, came into force at 6 pm Wednesday.

On Camera

Bihar is now BJP’s responsibility. Double-engine governance must bring progress

The opposition was unable to erase the image of 'Jungle Raj' and leadership-by-birth remarks. Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' campaign added more trouble.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.