NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) has petitioned the Electoral Commission against the use of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photo in advertisements for various central schemes and Covid vaccination certificates. A delegation from the ruling West Bengal party met with the EC on Wednesday and called the use of …
Read More »Bengal will vote in 8 phases, Assam 3, days in Tamil Nadu, Kerala | India News
NEW DELHI: The Electoral Commission on Friday he announced polls in Tamil nadu, Assam, west bengal, Kerala Y Puducherry between March 27 and April 29, setting up several high-stakes electoral contests with unprecedented eight-phase voting in Bengal. The state, which has experienced increased bitterness and violence between the Trinamool Congress …
Read More »West Bengal 8-Stage Voting: Opposition Questions EC Motives; BJP welcomes the decision | Indefinite electoral news
NEW DELHI: Several opposition parties on Friday questioned the Election Commission’s decision to hold the Bengal assembly election in 8 phases, even as the BJP welcomed the move. While West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wondered if the EC had announced the election dates as per the wishes of Prime …
Read More »State elections begin on March 27 starting on May 2
The Electoral Commission announced today the dates of the elections for 5 states (Representative) New Delhi: Elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry will take place from March 27 and the results will be announced on May 2, the Election Commission said today. Bengal will vote in …
Read More »EC Announces Voting Dates for Bengal, TN, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry
Of the five assembly elections, Bengal will be the most important battle between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s TMC and the BJP, which has been making inroads into the state and has already started a vigorous campaign, inducing several congressional leaders. Trinamool to his state unit to evict Banerjee. The BJP …
Read More »Election Commission Voter ID Card: Download PDF Version of Today’s Voter ID Cards | India News
NEW DELHI: On Monday, National Voters’ Day, the Electoral Commission will launch the ‘e-EPIC’, a secure and non-editable PDF version of the identity card with electoral photograph (EPIC) that can be downloaded to your mobile phone or in a self-printing form on your computer. The e-EPIC service – to be …
Read More »Those Who Need the Covid Vaccine Most Will Get It First: Key Points from the Prime Minister’s Speech | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra modi on Saturday he inaugurated the world’s largest Covid vaccination campaign in the country. He congratulated people on the launch and said that those who need the vaccine most will get it first. The launch was carried out via video conferencing and more than 3,000 …
Read More »Explained: Why won’t Gulf NRIs get vote-by-mail rights for now?
Written by Ritika Chopra, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 15, 2020 8:23:55 pm The EC, for now, has not included the Gulf countries in its proposed pilot. In a meeting held last week with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA), the Electoral Commission (EC) has …
Read More »Explained: The GHMC poll magic number and how Hyderabad’s mayor is chosen
In addition to the 150 candidates who win the elections, there are also 52 ex officio members, who can also vote for the mayor. As the results of the controversial Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections leak after a high-decibel campaign, it appears that no party has been able to …
Read More »EC ready to allow postal voting for NRIs, government can bypass Parliament
Written by Ritika Chopra | New Delhi | Updated: December 1, 2020 8:01:05 am According to rough estimates, there are around 1 crore of Indians settled abroad, of whom around 60 lakh could be of voting age. More than a year after the Bill who proposed To extend proxy voting …
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