By-polls in Kerala, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh rescheduled to Nov 20
The adjustment in by-poll dates aims to ensure higher participation and smoother conduct of the polls across the three states, the ECI said.
The adjustment in by-poll dates aims to ensure higher participation and smoother conduct of the polls across the three states, the ECI said.
The development comes days after the Congress wrote a letter to the poll body, accusing Shukla of clear bias against opposition leaders.
Issuing notice to the Central government and the poll panel, a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra tagged the petition along with already pending matters on the same issue.
In the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections, voting for 57 constituencies spread across eight States and Union Territories (UTs) was held on Saturday.
The poll panel has brought to the notice of political parties the existing legal provisions that govern the regulatory framework against the use of misinformation and impersonation using deep fakes.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday has written to the Gujarat Secretary and DGP, over why it has not received compliance reports regarding the transfer and posting of officials directly connected with the conduct of Assembly Elections that is scheduled to be held soon in the state.
Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, the northern state's BJP core group meeting was held in the national capital on Monday. The meeting was held at the Haryana Bhawan in Delhi today.
Maneesh Garg stressed the need to keep machinery and labour ready for clearance of roads in case of landslides or blockage of roads due to snowfall or heavy rains.
CEC Rajiv Kumar along with EC Anup Chandra Pandey also launched a Chatbot - Voter Saathi and an Online Election Quiz for voter awareness developed by Chief Electoral Office, Himachal Pradesh.
The Election Commission of India conducts the presidential elections in exercise of powers vested in it under Article 324 of the Constitution of India.
