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Election Commission directs transfer of 3 police officers in West Bengal

The Election Commission has directed the transfer of SP Alipurduar Amitabha Maiti, DCP Chandannagar, Hoogly Tathagata Basu and Deputy SP Industrial Diamond Harbour police District Mithun De

Assam polls: EC halves campaigning ban on Sarma after he tenders apology

Canvassing for the third and final phase of Assam assembly elections comes to an end on the evening of April 4.

EC seems to have torn the page of impartiality: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday slammed the Election Commission for reducing the ban on BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma to 24 hours

No intention to disrupt poll process: EC's spl observer on Assam EVM row

EC's special observer said there was no "deliberate or mala fide intention to disrupt the poll process after a controversy erupted in Assam when a polling party carried an EVM after voting

EC orders repoll in one Assam polling booth after EVM controversy

The Election Commission on Friday ordered a repoll at a polling booth in Ratabari seat of Assam after a controversy broke out over the presiding officer carrying the EVM after polling in a vehicle which belonged to the wife of a BJP candidate contesting from a neighbouring seat. To prevent the polling team from being assaulted in Karimganj by a mob which alleged that the electronic voting machine was being taken for tampering, police had to use force. In a statement, the EC said the presiding officer and three other officials have been placed under suspension. "Although the seals of the EVM were found intact, it has nevertheless been decided to do a re-poll at No. 149- Indira M V Schoolof LAC 1 Ratabari (SC) as an added precaution," the poll panel said. A report has also been sought from the special observer, the statement said. According to details made public by the EC, the polling party of polling booth number 149 of Ratabari constituency comprised of a presiding officer and th

Serious re-evaluation of EVMs use needs to be done by all parties: Priyanka

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also said the EC needs to start acting decisively on reports of private vehicles transporting electronic voting machines

TMC writes to EC, alleges CRPF men misbehaved with Nandigram women voters

The TMC urged the Election Commission to take immediate action against the offenders.

Assembly Elections 2021: Over 73% turnout in Assam till 5 pm, says EC

Men, women and first-time voters queued up in front of the polling stations in large numbers

EC seeks report over violence during polling in West Bengal's Nandigram

As soon as Banerjee reached Boyal, BJP supporters started chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans

Tamil Nadu Polls 2021: EC bars DMK's A Raja from campaigning for 48 hours

Assembly polls will be held in Tamil Nadu on April 6 in a single phase for which campaigning would end in the evening of April 4

West Bengal assembly election: EC directs transfer of Haldia SDPO

The Election Commission has directed the transfer of Barun Baidya, current Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Haldia and posted Uttam Mitra WBPS to this post with immediate effect

West Bengal polls: BJP ministers doling out cash, says Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee is pitted against her one time loyalist-turned- rival Suvendu Adhikari of BJP in the high-profile Nandigram constituency that will go to vote on April 1

Govt approves issuance of 16th tranche of electoral bonds from April 1-10

The 15th tranche of bond sale took place from January 1 to January 10, 2021

PM Modi's visit to Bangladesh violated model code of conduct: TMC to EC

Modi visited Bangladesh from March 26 to 27 to attend the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the country's independence

Kerala Assembly election: Ensure only one vote for a person, HC tells EC

Considering the plea, the court said this was a serious issue concerning the rights of the citizens

Congress seeks action against BJP advertisement claiming win on Assam seats

Congress on Sunday submitted a memorandum to Election Commission here seeking action against BJP and six newspapers of Assam

WB polls: TMC writes to EC over harbouring of criminals by Suvendu Adhikari

The Trinamool Congress on Monday wrote to the Election Commission seeking the latter's intervention over the issue of allegedly "harbouring of criminals" by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram

Assam Assembly polls: 309 candidates file nominations for phase 3

A total of 309 candidates have filed their papers for 40 constituencies going to polls in the third and final phase in Assam on April 6, election commission officials said

Are hashtags really political ads?

A "hashtag" makes for "highly-polarised political narratives", opined a panel set up under an ex-IRS officer, Harish Kumar, to review poll expenditure limits and expenditure monitoring mechanisms

Election Commission appoints four special observers for Puducherry

The EC has appointed four special observers for Puducherry in connection with the April 6 Assembly polls