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Contempt of court for candidates who fail to advertise criminal records: EC

The directive comes into force in the assembly elections in five states -- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana -- in November-December

EC develops C-VIGIL android mobile app for people to report code violations

Using the application, one can send live reports on code violations within minutes

EC refutes Congress's claims, says didn't shift press meet for PM's rally

EC said it was done to facilitate the journalists and poll body officers, who complained of their inability to attend the press conference at a very short span of time

All-party EC meet: Opposition demands return to paper ballot for 2019 polls

The Congress, Samajwadi Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Trinamool Congress and other opposition parties flagged the issue of malfunctioning of EVMs

Election Commission readying blueprint to stop social media misuse in polls

The deputy commissioner assured that the elections will be held with an error-free voter list in Madhya Pradesh

Election commission debuts on social media platforms Facebook and YouTube

However, the EC has stayed away from Twitter, the most "happening" of social media platforms

EC has become a letter box of Prime Minister's Office, says AAP's Ashutosh

EC poll recommended disqualification of party's 20 MLAs

Sound legal provisions needed for LS, state assemblies polls: Ex-CECs

After EC chief O P Rawat said the poll panel will be 'logistically equipped' by Sept 2018 to hold simultaneous polls

Will be logistically ready to hold simultaneous polls by next year: EC

The announcement by the poll panel came days after it issued formal direction that VVPAT or paper trail machines

EC and our Sikandars

Politics and ethics operate on what in geometry is called different planes

Election Commission files affidavit in SC, next elections with VVPAT

SC was hearing several pleas seeking to include VVPATs along with the EVMs in upcoming polls

Bad timing

EC rejected the nomination of Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya

EVM challenge to go ahead as scheduled on tomorrow

The announcement came after the Uttarakhand HC rejected a petition for staying the EVM challenge

About time Election Commission brings in VVPAT machines: Prashant Bhushan

AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj got a machine similar to the EVMs and gave a demo

EVM tampering issue: Election Commission convenes all-party meet on May 12

Recently, 16 opposition parties had urged the ECI to revert to ballot system

Ban candidates named in chargesheets for bribing: Election Commission

Earlier this month, EC indefinitely cancelled R K Nagar assembly bypoll for using money power

EVM row: Govt approves EC proposal to buy VVPAT machines with paper trail

Several parties alleged that EVMs can be tampered with

Allow paper ballots if good EVMs not available: UP SEC to EC

Some political parties, including the Congress, have raised the issue of reliability of EVMs

Political Parties use innovative ways to bribe voters to hoodwink EC

Cash and gifts are being distributed in forms of phone recharge coupons, newspaper subscription

Chidambaram questions: Was white money paid to RK Nagar voters?

He criticised the Modi govt questioning if demonetisation had indeed put an end to black money