Election Commission

BREAKING NEWS: Election Commission imposed 24hour long ban on Mamta Banerjee for campaigning .

BREAKING NEWS: Election Commission imposed 24hour long ban on Mamta Banerjee for campaigning .

The Election Commission on Monday (April 12) imposed a 24-hour long ban on West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC). This is the third notice that has been issued to the Bengal Chief Minister from the poll panel. The Bengal Chief Minister has been banned from campaigning for assembly elections for 24 hrs till 8 pm on Apr 13 for her alleged remarks with communal overtones. Reacting to the development, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien took to…
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Election Commission to announce assembly poll dates for 4 states, 1 UT today, press conference at 4.30 PM

Election Commission to announce assembly poll dates for 4 states, 1 UT today, press conference at 4.30 PM

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the dates for the assembly elections in four states, including West Bengal, and the Union Territory of Puducherry on Friday. The poll panel will hold a press conference at 4.30 PM today during which it is expected to announce the dates for assembly elections in four states - West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala - and the Union Territory of Puducherry. The terms of the legislative assemblies of the four states are coming to an end in May and…
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EC allows voters above 65 years, COVID-19 patients to vote through postal ballot

EC allows voters above 65 years, COVID-19 patients to vote through postal ballot

In an important decision ahead of the Bihar Assembly election, the Election Commission announced that people above 65 years of age and coronavirus COVID-19 patients will now be eligible to vote through postal ballot. This decision will be applied in the Bihar election. Taking to Twitter, EC Spokesperson on Thursday tweeted, "Notification for Conduct of Elections (Amendment) Rules 2020 - for extending Postal Ballot Facility for electors above the age of  65yrs & Covid+ve under home/institutional quarantined." The amendment in the rules was notified in a gazette…
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