The Latest Breaking News from Election Commission

One person-one seat: ECI proposal to Law Ministry

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar wrote a letter to the Law Ministry proposing to limit one person to contest only from one constituency at a time. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 8, 2022

Pitch on cost of poll promises not linked to freebie debate: Election Commission official

The government’s fiscal health will be brought into the political discourse with the proposed change, says top Election Commission of India official 

The Hindu · Oct 5, 2022

Maybe EC itself needs a model code of conduct: Sibal on poll watchdog's letter

In a letter to all recognised national and State parties, the Election Commission said empty poll promises have far-reaching ramifications

The Hindu · Oct 5, 2022

Bhagwa flag needs to be in one's heart and not just in one's hands, says Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray

He asks party workers to come in a disciplined way to the traditional Dasara rally at Shivaji Park on October 5

The Hindu · Sep 29, 2022

Gujarat Assembly polls may be over by November-end: State BJP chief; Congress says 'hijacking' of Constitutional bodies

C.R. Patil later clarifies he had not spoken to any poll authority and was only estimating the dates

The Hindu · Sep 26, 2022

Chuan: EC needs to clarify election campaign regulations

The Election Commission (EC) needs to clarify its new election campaign regulations because they are very unclear, House Speaker Chuan Leekpai said on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Sep 26, 2022

Morning Digest | Gehlot camp MLAs threaten to resign if Sachin Pilot made Rajasthan CM; India clinches T20 series against Australia, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

The Hindu · Sep 26, 2022

Election Commission to push for internal democracy within parties

EC does not have the power to deregister parties that fail to comply with the rules

The Hindu · Sep 25, 2022

TMC spent highest for Goa polls at ₹47.54 crore, BJP’s expenditure over ₹17 crore

The details of the election expenditure were submitted by the respective political parties to the Election Commission recently

The Hindu · Sep 25, 2022

Explained | The electoral bonds scheme and the challenges to it in Supreme Court

So far, from March 2018 to April 2022, over 18 thousand bonds worth over ₹9.8 thousand crore have been sold by the SBI in 20 tranches

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022