Amid rising tensions in Assam's Samaguri Assembly constituency ahead of this week's bypoll, the Election Commission (EC) has ordered the transfer of two senior police officers in response to recent violence in the area.
Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly bye-elections in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday filed a complaint with Election Commission of India (ECI) against Union Minister and state BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar over his alleged derogatory remark against state police.
Ahead of the Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked the Jharkhand government to remove Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Gupta with immediate effect.
The poll panel strictly directed to remain accessible to all parties, candidates and voters for timely redressal of their grievances and said any complaints in this regard shall be viewed seriously by it.
The Opposition Congress on Wednesday demanded the Election Commission to conduct by-polls at Vijaypur and Budhni in Madhya Pradesh through the ballot paper system.
The polls this year will see a triangular contest, with the Congress-CPM fighting in alliance and the Trinamool Congress also fielding candidates in several seats.
The process to file nomination papers by the candidate has started. The last date for filing of nomination is January 30.
A German delegation, led by visiting Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, met Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel at the Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi.
The high-stakes Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections will take place on Sunday and the counting of votes will be held on December 7.
According to the Election Commission of India’s most recent enrolment statistics, out of the total of 4.9 crore registered voters, approximately 2.35 crore are under the age of 40. As many as 11.74 lakh of them are first-time voters, which is 2.39 per cent down from 2.7 per cent in 2017 and as much as 3.5 per cent in 2012.
