Election Commission to visit Arunachal Pradesh todayAugust 18th, 2009 ITANAGAR - A full team of the Election Commission will begin three-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh from today. The visit assumes significance as elections for the 60-member Arunachal Assembly is due in October this year.
Congress Parliamentary Party meet over government formationMay 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress parliamentary party (CPP) will meet on Tuesday to elect Sonia Gandhi as its Chairperson and name Dr. Manmohan Singh as the leader of its parliamentary party.
EC to meet President Patil on Monday to submit list of new MPsMay 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A three-member Election Commission (EC) team headed by Navin Chawla will formally submit the list of newly-elected Lok Sabha members to President Pratibha Patil on Monday. The new House is constituted by the Election Commission, which does that job within two to three days after the results are declared.
New Election Commission website sees technical snagsMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission's new website, specially created to provide the Lok Sabha election trends and results, developed technical snags in the morning and evening Saturday. The website's server crashed for over two hours in the evening and poll panel officials said it would be set right soon.
Snags hit new election commission websiteMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The new election commission website, which was specially created to upload the election results, developed snags Saturday morning, with officials saying that they were 'trying to sort it out'. 'Since early Saturday a lot of people have been checking the new election commission website for the results because of which there has been a congestion.
Poll panel reviews vote count arrangementsMay 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Friday took stock of the arrangements for counting of votes Saturday across the country. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla and Election Commissioners S.Y.
Kashmir's Pandits accuse Election Commission of discrimination against themMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Kashmir's Pandits staged a silent protest here, saying their names were struck off from the voters' list. Most of Kashmiri Pandits live in Jammu, and the rest who fled the region reside mostly in New Delhi and other cities across the country.
Kashmiri migrants clash with police on polling day in JammuApril 30th, 2009 JAMMU - Violent clashes broke out on Thursday between police and Kashmiri Hindu migrants protesting against not being allowed to vote. Chanting slogans of 'We Want Justice' and 'We Want Vote', the protesters gathered outside the polling booth in Jammu to vent their anger at being deprived of their voter identification cards by the Election Commission, thus making them unable to vote.
Jyotiraditya Scindia questioned by Election CommissionApril 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Tuesday sought an explanation from Communications and IT Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for distributing letters highlighting the achievements of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government. The Election Commission has asked him to file a written reply by Wednesday.
Chidambaram to reply to Election Commission notice todayApril 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will reply to a Election Commission notice today for allegedly offering poll sops during his Rajasthan visit for a security review.
BJP pooh-poohs code of conduct violation by Jaswant while Congress slams itApril 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) underplayed the reports of distribution of money by its party leader Jaswant Singh at an election campaign whereas the Congress party sought action by the Election Commission. However, the party contended that it would take a decision in case the Election Commission takes cognisance of this particular issue.
Displaced Kashmiri Pandits demonstrate to demand inclusion in voter's listMarch 24th, 2009 JAMMU - Displaced Kashmiri Pandits staged a protest in front of the Election Commission office in Jammu, demanding inclusion in the voter's list. Kashmiri Pandits, who have migrant's status in the region, want their names to be included in the voter's list so that they can exercise their franchise in the upcoming general elections.
Election commissioners begin two-day Bihar visitMarch 6th, 2009 PATNA - A three-member Election Commission team, headed by Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami, Friday began a two-day visit of Bihar to assess poll preparedness in the state.
Election Commission to hold series of preparatory meetsFebruary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission will hold a series of meetings in the coming weeks before announcing the dates for the Lok Sabha polls. Chief Election Commissioner N.
Polling schedule should not be too long: CPI-MFebruary 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls should not exceed three weeks, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said here Tuesday. 'The schedule of polling for the Lok Sabha elections should not be stretched too much.
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