Lok Sabha elections Phase 7: List of constituencies going for polls in seventh phase on June 1
India | March 17, 2024 0:29 ISTThe polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has been announced by the Election Commission of India.
The polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has been announced by the Election Commission of India.
The polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has been announced by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar along with newly-appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The polling body has over 97 crore listed voters.
The Election Commission of India has announced the polling schedule for Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh. There are a total of 175 Assembly constituencies in the state.
On March 16th, 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted a press conference to announce the schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The ECI took the opportunity to inform voters about the advanced technology they are using to ensure a fair and transparent election.
The Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said 55 lakh EVMs will be deployed across 10.5 lakh polling stations in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At least 1.8 crore first-time voters and 19.47 crore voters between the age group of 20-29 years will also participate in the polls.
The polling in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is expected to take place in multiple phases. Besides the general elections, four states including Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will also go for Assembly polls.
Rahul Gandhi has slammed the Modi government a day after the Election Commission of India released the electoral bonds data on its website, shared to it by the SBI.
SBI's submission to the EC included vital details such as the date of purchase, names of purchasers, and denominations of the electoral bonds. Moreover, it encompassed information on the date of encashment of the bonds and the recipient political parties.
Gyanesh Kumar, a former Bihar cadre officer, and Sukhbir Sandhu, who served in the Punjab cadre, bring decades of administrative experience to their new roles as Election Commissioners.
The resignation of Arun Goel from a key post in the Election Commission of India has come just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, whose schedule is yet to be announced.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took the "pickpocket" dig at Modi during his poll speech, alleging that the prime minister diverts people's attention while industrialist Gautam Adani picks their pockets. This is how pickpockets operate, he had alleged.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud delivered two separate but unanimous verdicts on pleas challenging the scheme. Pronouncing the verdict, the CJI said the scheme is violative of freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution.
In November 2023, a 5-judge Constitution Bench headed by CJI Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra had reserved its verdict on pleas challenging the validity of the electoral bonds scheme after hearing the arguments for three days in a row.
The Bill replaced the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.
Telangana Assembly Election Result 2023: A Congress delegation later met Telangana Governor to stake claim on forming government. The Telangana Assembly has a total strength of 119.
Rajasthan Assembly polls 2023: Voting at polling booths in all 200 assembly constituencies in the state will be held on November 25 (Saturday) and the votes will be counted on December 3 (Sunday).
All the eight officers have been transferred on the directions of the Election Commission of India ahead of the assembly polls which are scheduled for November 7 and 17. The counting of votes is set to take place on December 3.
The assembly election in Rajasthan was earlier scheduled for November 23, however, various political parties urged the Election Commission of India to change the polling date due to an event during which mass weddings take place in the state which could result in low voter turnout.
The Election Commission has said that polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held at the right time and a decision will be taken accordingly after looking at the security situation in the Union Territory.
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