Election Commission of India

LHC rejects by polls petitions

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected the intra court petitions requesting to organize by-polls in Punjab. A Division Bench of LHC rejected the petition filed by President Awami Muslim League Shiekh Rasheed Ahmed and...

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Jharkhand records 54 percent polling in first phase

An average of 54 percent voting was recorded in the first phase of elections to the Jharkhand assembly Wednesday. The polling was largely peaceful and no untoward incident was reported, officials here said.

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52% polling in Jharkhand amid tight security

About 52 per cent polling was recorded in 26 constituencies in the first of the five-phase Assembly elections in Jharkhand amid air surveillance and tight security on Wednesday, Election Commission officials said.

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Notification issued for Council polls

Bangalore: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notification for holding elections to 25 seats from the Local Authorities’ Constituencies to the Legislative Council on December 18. The term of 25 Legislative Council...

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'Examine possibility of criminal justice panel'

The Liberhan Commission has recommended to the government to examine the desirability of establishing a Criminal Justice Commission. The Commission which went into the demolition of the Babri Masjid [ Images ] said such a panel...

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Juridical Contours of the Right to Education

The recently enacted Right to Education Act, 2009 has extensively been debated in the media, civil society and academic palaver. Mainstream also intervened in the debate, and to the best of my recollection, published two...

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Campaigning for first phase of Jharkhand polls ends

Ten months into President's rule, imposed after no alliance could stake claim to form a seventh government, the Jharkhand electorate will choose their government when the first of the five-phase assembly elections gets underway...

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Polls in Barakattha in Jharkhand now on Dec 18

The Election Commission Monday announced that polls in the Barakattha assembly constituency in Jharkhand will now be held Dec 18 after elections were countermanded following the death of one of the candidates.

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GHMC polls begin on peaceful but dull note

Hyderabad, Nov 23 : Amid tight security, polling began on a peaceful but dull note for the prestigious Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Elections this morning. About ten per cent of over 54.26 lakh voters...

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EC ropes in Dhoni to ensure high turnout

RANCHI: Amid Maoist calls to boycott the Jharkhand assembly election, Election Commission has roped in Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to appeal to the electorate to come out in large n...

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