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IEVP-2026 was inaugurated a day ago by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The visit aims to provide international observers with an opportunity to witness and understand India's electoral processes. After arriving in the state, the delegation got divided into three groups, with each visiting distribution centres and control rooms across Kamrup Metropolitan and Kamrup districts to observe ground-level election preparedness. They later visited the Webcasting Monitoring Centre located wit ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, April 9: Foreign delegates under the International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP) visited polling stations in Assam on Thursday to observe the voting process in the single-phase Assembly election, including mock polls, security arrangements and the use of election technology. Officials said the foreign delegates appreciated the voter-friendly facilities at polling stations, such as drinking water, ramps, wheelchairs, and other arrangements-ensuring ease of voting for people from ...Read More >
Dispur: As the Assembly elections in Assam are underway, Sri Lankan delegates on Thursday planted a sapling during their visit to a polling station in Kamrup district to witness the electoral process under the International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP). The Election Commission of India (ECI) took to the social media platform X to share the development, stating, "Planting a sapling by a Srilankan delegate during his visit to a polling station in Kamrup district, Assam, to witness the poll ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India commenced the International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP), 2026, for the forthcoming general elections to the legislative assemblies of Assam, Kerala and Puducherry in New Delhi today. According to the Election Commission, the programme was inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, at the India International Institute for Democracy and Election Ma ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 16: In a fiery rebuttal during the Rajya Sabha debate on electoral reforms, Union Minister, BJP President and leader of the House, J.P. Nadda strongly defended the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing the Congress of tarnishing the institution's image to mask its own electoral failures and cadre frustration. He was replying to a debate on electoral reforms. Nadda emphasised the ECI's constitutional duty to purify v ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a fiery rebuttal during the Rajya Sabha debate on electoral reforms, Union Minister, BJP President and leader of the House, J.P. Nadda strongly defended the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing the Congress of tarnishing the institution's image to mask its own electoral failures and cadre frustration. He was replying to a debate on electoral reforms. Nadda emphasised the ECI's constitutional duty ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Elections to 29 municipal corporations in the state - including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) - will be held on January 15, 2026. Also going to the polls are the municipal corporations in Thane, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Pune. The announcement was made by state election commissioner, Dinesh Waghmare, on Monday. The results of the elections will be announced on January 16, when the counting of votes will take place. Waghmare also addressed the is ...Read More >
Mumbai: The State Election Commission (SEC) of Maharashtra on Monday announced the long-awaited election schedule for 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the high-profile Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as well as Thane and Navi Mumbai. Polling for all 29 civic bodies will be held on January 15, 2026, followed by the counting of votes on January 16, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said while addressing a press conference in Mumbai. With the announcement of ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 15: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday announced the long-pending elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), with polling scheduled for January 15 and counting on January 16. The announcement comes in compliance with a Supreme Court directive mandating that civic body elections be held before January 31. Addressing a press conference, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghm ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Electoral Officer RS Gopalan on Monday dismissed BJD's allegation of suspicious movement of EVMs from Ganjam to Nuapada ahead of Tuesday's bypoll, warning that unfounded charges could corrode public trust in the electoral system -- damage he said may not be repairable for the next 75 years.BJD, in a memorandum submitted on Sunday, alleged that a truckload of EVMs was brought to Nuapada at the last moment, raising fears of vote manipulation. Around 254,000 voters will decide th ...Read More >
Srinagar: The results of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajya Sabha polls came as expected, with the ruling National Conference securing three seats on Friday and the BJP clinching the final one, largely due to a possible strategic cross-voting by a few Independents and the People's Conference's abstention. Polling for the four Rajya Sabha seats was held on Friday, and the entire process was divided into three notifications. Chowdhry Mohammed Ramzan of the NC had a direct contest with Ali Mohammed Mir of ...Read More >
New Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on Tuesday came down heavily on Congress for alleging "vote theft" and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the party should first address its own lack of internal democracy. In an interview with ANI, Deora said the Congress should first put its own house in order before commenting on India's electoral system. He also dismissed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegations of "vote chori". "In 2014, when Congress got it ...Read More >
Bengaluru: For millions of people, the sudden, sharp pain of tooth due to sensitivity can turn a sip of cold water into a jolt. Now, researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Theranautilus, have engineered "CalBots" - magnetic nanobots that can seal the problem at its source.As per IISc, CalBots are 400-nanometre particles loaded with a calcium silicate-based bioceramic formula, designed to travel 500 micrometres deep inside dentin ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Dozens of Indian opposition leaders were detained in New Delhi on Aug 11 as they shouted slogans, jumped barricades and marched to the Election Commission in a rare public protest against what they say are electoral malpractices. The credibility of elections has rarely been questioned in recent decades in the world's most populous democracy. Some analysts say the opposition accusations could damage Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he navigates one of the toughest periods of his 11 ye ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said on Aug 13 that India's electoral system suffers from "serious discrepancies" and he pledged to continue challenging its integrity through public mobilisation and potentially the courts. Mr Gandhi, the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that controls the main opposition Congress party, last week accused authorities of manipulating voter rolls by adding fake names in the 2024 general election and other recent polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday claimed that the Election Commission "cannot reject per se" Aadhaar, ration card and voter card as valid identity proof after the Supreme Court's interim order on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, and alleged that "disinformation" is being spread on the issue. The opposition party also demanded that the EC shelve its plan for a nationwide special intensive revision, calling it "unconstitutional". This came after the BJP said the Supreme ...Read More >
Srinagar: Three political parties including the banned Jamaat-e-Islami-led front have cobbled together a political alliance for a change, saying they will "strive for the pre-August 2019 status", a demand of restoration of Article 370 and statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Led by Peoples Conference chairman and former separatist, Sajad Lone, the alliance named 'Peoples Alliance for Change' includes proscribed Jamaat-e-Islami supported Justice Development Front and former MLA Hakeem Yaseen led Peop ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Opposition parties on Thursday raised concerns over bills cleared by the government for holding simultaneous elections and said larger consultations are required while ruling NDA leaders asserted the burden on the exchequer will be lessened. The Union Cabinet approved bills to implement 'One Nation, One Election' and sources said the draft legislations are likely to be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing Winter session. Also Read | Gaganyaan Mission Update: ISRO Ann ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 3: The Congress on Tuesday raised two "serious and grave inconsistencies" revealed in the data relating to the polling and counting processes for the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly Elections, relating to the addition/deletion of names from the electoral rolls in the run-up to the polls, and "glaring discrepancies" in the voter turn-out data. "We write to apprise you of certain serious and grave inconsistencies which are being revealed in the data relating to the pol ...Read More >
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition is now gearing up for a national protest after losing Maharashtra state elections. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition, which suffered a crushing defeat in last week's Maharashtra state elections, is now gearing up for a national protest against the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), which it blames for its loss. The MVA, led by the Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction), and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) (led by Sharad Pawar ...Read More >
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