In a quiet yet powerful recognition of grassroots electoral commitment, the Election Commission of India has selected Booth Level Officers (BLOs) from the remote region of Dasham Falls in Jharkhand to serve as trainers in its upcoming national training programme in Delhi.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to examine the plea seeking disclosure of final authenticated voter turnout data for all polling stations within 48 hours of polling.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other top leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) -- Sanjay Raut and Supriya Sule -- on Friday alleged irregularities in the voter lists of the 2024 Assembly elections in Maharashtra, and posed a volley of questions to the Election Commission of India in this regard.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Election Commission to ensure that CCTV video recordings of polling booths are maintained and preserved till the adjudication of a PIL challenging the poll panel’s August 7 and 23, 2024 communications to increase the number of voters per polling booth from earlier 1,200 to 1,500.
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, on Wednesday, submitted his reply to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the complaints over his charge against the Haryana government of poisoning the Yamuna water to blame the AAP government in Delhi in case of any harm to people.
A delegation of the Delhi Congress on Tuesday submitted a complaint to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), seeking a probe against AAP National Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal over his allegations of poisoning Yamuna water by the Haryana government.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met the Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday, alleging that the BJP-ruled Haryana government is supplying toxic water to Delhi, and urged the poll panel to form a joint team of engineers from both states and EC representatives to investigate the matter related to rising ammonia levels in the river.
The statement of the poll panel came in the wake of a report that a dedicated team of AAP volunteers would be stationed at every polling booth on the election day on February 5 to oversee the EVM demonstration.
A delegation of the Delhi Congress’ Legal and Human Rights Department, led by advocate Sunil Kumar, submitted the complaint to the poll panel.
The Congress on Saturday launched a scathing attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PM) and Home Minister (HM) Amit Shah on National Voters’ Day, saying the independence of the Election Commission (EC) has been “severely compromised” by them.
