Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party on Friday got its registration from the Election Commission though no symbol has been issued to it. The Election Commission has issued a registration letter stating that it "has registered the Aam Aadmi Party as political party under section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 on and with effect from 21/03/2013", AAP said in a statement. ...
12:04 AM, Mar 23, 2013
The Election Commission on Saturday said it did not favour raising the expenditure incurred by a candidate in the legislative Assembly elections. ...
01:26 AM, Mar 03, 2013
The two women candidates among the 185 aspirants in the fray for the Nagaland elections have lost out to their male counterparts once again. Rakhila Lakiumong, the BJP candidate from Tuensang Sadar-II and Independent nominee from Mokokchung Town Dr Yangerla were placed third. ...
04:46 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Ruling Naga Peoples Front returned to power with an absolute majority in Nagaland, winning 37 seats in the 60-member Assembly. ...
04:18 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Counting of votes for the 60 Assembly seats in Tripura would be held on Thursday amid tight security. ...
03:35 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland have been told to tighten security on their international and inter-state borders ahead of the vote count in the three states on Thursday. "Security along the borders will be further tightened in view of the counting of votes," an Election Commission official stated on Monday. ...
11:40 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen was detained on February 18 near Wokha district for allegedly carrying a cache of arms and ammunition and Rs 1.10 crore in cash in a vehicle, official sources said. ...
10:25 AM, Feb 18, 2013
An Election Commission (EC) team seized Rs 1 crore cash from Nyemli Phom, a candidate of the Nagaland Peoples Front in the poll-bound state. ...
01:36 PM, Feb 17, 2013
An Election Commission surveillance team on Saturday seized Rs one crore cash from a helicopter allegedly being used by a candidate of the Nagaland Peoples Front (NPF) in the poll-bound state. A team of EC-appointed observers seized the cash from a chopper, which was allegedly hired to ferry Nyemli Phom who is contesting the Assembly polls from a constituency in Longleng district, official sources said. ...
01:59 PM, Feb 16, 2013
Tripura on Thursday set a new record for the country's highest-ever voter turnout with 93 per cent polling in the Assembly elections which was by and large peaceful. The Left Front is hoping to return for a record fifth straight time in the elections to the 60-member Assembly in the north-eastern state with the contest being mainly between the ruling alliance and the Congress. ...
09:43 PM, Feb 14, 2013
A petition filed by fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri seeking reconstitution of the Pakistan's Election Commission was dismissed on February 13 by the Supreme Court following a heated exchange in the courtroom between him and Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. ...
12:28 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Founder President of Karnataka Janata Party Padmanabha Prassana Kumar on February 6 alleged he faced threats to his life in Karnataka from BS Yeddyurappa, who is heading KJP now and he wanted 'poltical asylum' in Tamil Nadu. ...
04:01 PM, Feb 06, 2013
The Election Commission has cautioned Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar over the misuse of official machinery for political reasons and violating the model code of conduct ahead of the February 14 polls, officials said here on February 6. Sarkar told reporters that he would not comment on the matter. ...
12:40 PM, Feb 06, 2013
In a major haul ahead of the state Assembly elections in Nagaland, security forces have seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) man in Kohima. Personnel of 17 and 19 Assam Rifles seized a huge consignment of highly sophisticated weapons, made in Germany and Austria, from the suspected NSCN-IM man during a joint operation conducted on February 5, an official...
01:07 AM, Feb 06, 2013
The Election Commission on Tuesday cautioned Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar against misuse of official machinery for political purposes in violation of the Model Code of Conduct. ...
06:22 PM, Feb 05, 2013
The Cabinet on Thursday approved the Petroleum Ministry's proposal to increase the number of subsidised LPG cylinders available to households to nine a year from the current cap of six. ...
01:03 PM, Jan 17, 2013
The Election Commission on Friday announced by-elections to the constituencies of several states, including Assam, Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. ...
05:24 PM, Jan 11, 2013
The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the dates for polling in the three north eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya. Polling will be held in Tripura on February 14, while in Meghalaya and Nagaland, the polling will be held on February 23. ...
04:11 PM, Jan 11, 2013
As the debate to strengthen India's sexual assault law continues, former chief election commissioner T Krishnamurthy has suggested immediate suspension of MPs and MLAs facing criminal charges. He also says that jurisdiction of these cases should be in fast-track courts. ...
08:55 AM, Jan 08, 2013
In another technological leap forward from the 2009 general elections when it had launched the COMET online monitoring system, the Election Commission of India now hopes to supervise the 2014 national elections - the largest democratic exercise in the world - with a coded SMS-based alert system. ...
12:54 AM, Jan 07, 2013
