Amid criticism from Congress on the amendment made in the Conduct of Election Rules, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday categorically said candidates already have access to all the documents and papers, and nothing has been amended in the rules in this regard.
The CEC held a detailed and comprehensive review of the poll preparedness in the city.
AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday, wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar summarising the assurances the poll body gave to the party on Tuesday during a visit of its delegation in response to its allegation of deletion of voters in the national capital.
A team of the Aam Aadmi Party led by party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI), and put evidence before the poll panel, alleging that a mass voter deletion conspiracy was underway ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls.
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday said there was no discrepancy found between VVPAT slip count and EVM control unit count in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly polls.
The bypolls to six seats in the Upper House in four states were necessitated following the resignation of the members.
The Election Commission on Wednesday suspended seven policemen over complaints of rigging of Uttar Pradesh bypolls.
The poll panel on Saturday wrote to BJP president J P Nadda and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge seeking their comments over the matter by 1 pm on Monday.
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.
