New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the much-awaited schedule for Bihar Assembly polls, according to which the polls will be conducted in 2 phases — Nov. 6 and 11 and the counting of votes will take place on Nov. 14. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh…
Vice-Presidential Poll on Sept. 9
August 3, 2025New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has announced that the election to choose the next Vice-President of India will be held on Sept. 9, with counting of votes to take place the same day. According to the schedule released, the last date for filing nominations is Aug. 21 and last date for withdrawal of…
Voters to get EPICs within 15 days: ECI
June 21, 2025New Delhi: To ensure faster delivery of Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPICs) to the voters, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) enabling the delivery of EPICs within 15 days of an update in the electoral rolls, including new enrolment of an elector or change in any particulars…
Congress President’s new weapon to attack Modi
December 25, 2024According to a report in The Hindu, the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has said that the Election Commission of India (ECI), though a quasi-judicial body, is not behaving independently. The provocation was the amendment of Rule 93(2)(a) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 by the Union Law Ministry. This amendment has restricted the type…
Election Commission launches voter list revision
November 9, 2024Mysuru: In keeping with its regular activity for updation of electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for revision of electoral rolls in all Assembly Constituencies of the State as on Jan. 11, 2025. The ECI has announced the draft electoral rolls on Oct. 29 and the voters can file…
EC re-schedules bypolls in three States
November 9, 2024New Delhi: In a rare instance, the Election Commission of India (ECI), responding to the demand of various political parties, re-scheduled the bypolls for 14 Assembly segments in three States. As per an official announcement of the ECI, the bypolls in one Assembly segment in Kerala, four in Punjab and nine in Uttar Pradesh will…
Voters list revision from Aug. 20 to Oct. 18
August 17, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule of revision of electoral roll (voters list) along with photographs, with reference to Jan. 1, 2025 as qualifying date. Beginning from Aug. 20 to Oct. 18, 2024, the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will visit the houses and rectify the errors related to polling stations…
MCC polls: EC directs to prepare Ward-wise electoral rolls
August 17, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With the polls to the 65-member Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) round the corner, the Election Commission (EC) has directed the Mysuru Deputy Commissioner to prepare Ward- wise electoral rolls. In a notification issued in this regard, the EC has set the time schedule for ward-wise voter list preparation, as per which the voters in…
Polls for six Legislative Council seats on June 3
May 6, 2024Poll notification issuance: May 9 Last date to file papers: May 16 Scrutiny of nominations : May 17 Last date for withdrawal: May 20 Counting of votes: June 6 Bengaluru: Coming soon after the Lok Sabha-2024 polls, the biennial election to six Legislative Council seats in Karnataka will take place on June 3 as the…
South Teachers Constituency polls: Last date for enrolment of voters is May 6
May 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing the poll schedule for 6 Legislative Council seats (3 Teachers and 3 Graduates Constituencies), the Commission has allowed enrolment of new voters till May 6. The ECI on Thursday said that the biennial election to the 6 Legislative Council seats in Karnataka, that will fall vacant…














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