SC favours special courts to try convicted MPs, MLAs; seeks details of 1,581 cases
India | November 01, 2017 19:48 ISTThe Supreme Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to place before it details regarding 1,581 cases involving MPs and MLAs.
The Supreme Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to place before it details regarding 1,581 cases involving MPs and MLAs.
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to hold a live demo of Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) and EVMs and explain how they function. The demonstrations, to be held on Saturday, are an attempt to prove that the machines are infallible.
The idea of an additional layer of transparency for the satisfaction of voters in the form of a ‘voter verifiable paper trail’ was suggested by the political parties in a meeting taken by the Election Commission of India on 4th October, 2010
The Election Commission of India (ECI) told the Supreme Court on Monday that it is in favour of barring convicted persons from contesting polls for life and stopping their entry into judiciary and the executive. Currently, this ban is for six years.
The Congress on Saturday urged Election Commission to book Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly violating the model code. The party alleged that the Modi held a road show in Varanasi without prior permission.
The Election Commission has asked parties to desist from invoking religious sentiments.
The Income Tax department has told the Election Commission that the audit reports prepared by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for donations amounting to about Rs 27 crore are incorrect. In a report submitted to
The Election Commission of India today announced that Assembly polls in Manipur will be held in two phases. Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi informed that in the first phase, 38 constituencies will go to polls
New Delhi: With the sword of disqualification hanging over its 21 Delhi MLAs over the issue of Office of Profit, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has approached the Election Commission seeking similar action against nearly
Srinagar: After communications from the state government, the Election Commission of India has postponed voting for Anantnag assembly seat by-election to June 22. "Following requests by various political parties including the PDP, NC and the
Chennai: Election authorities in Tamil Nadu have made a recommendation to the Election Commission to extend time to vote in rain hit regions of Tamil Nadu following representations from AIADMK, DMK and Congress. “We
Election Commission today removed Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar from his post. He is likely to be replaced by Soumen Mitra at the post.
Tiruvannamali: The seven-year-old girl Preethi, from Tiruvannamalai district,was selected by the Election Commission to promote awareness on voting for the May 16 assembly election in Tamil Nadu. According to Times of India report, the girl
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday cautioned RJD chief Lalu Prasad for his reported castiest remarks which it said were violative of the model code and asked him to be “more careful” in public
Suri(WB): Actor-turned BJP leader Jay Banerjee on Sunday sparked controversy by saying that the Election Commission of India was under his party's control and the next Assembly election would be conducted under Army surveillance.Addressing a
New Delhi: Ahead of Bihar assembly polls slated next month, the Election Commission today ordered the transfer of state Home Secretary Amir Subhani, nine district magistrates and seven senior police official including SPs and SSPs
New Delhi: Bihar Assembly election to be announced shortly is expected to be five-phased and around 50,000 paramilitary personnel will be deployed in each phase to ensure peaceful polling.The Election Commission had a detailed meeting
New Delhi: The government is set to accept the recommendations of a committee which has favoured voting for NRIs through electronic means. The government, which has firmed up its stand, is set to tell the
Patna: The Election Commission (EC) today said “law will take its own course” in cases against RJD candidate from Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency Prabhunath Singh.“The non-bailable warrants are already there against him. The district administration
Thiruvananthapuram: Political parties should be brought under the ambit of the Right to Information Act to ensure transparency in governance and strengthen the trust of the people in democracy, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor said today."Political
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