Five assembly polls to begin March 27, West Bengal to have 8 phases, counting on May 2
NEW DELHI: Voting for five assembly elections will begin on March 27, the Election Commission announced Friday with West Bengal set to hold eight-phase polls and Assam three. Counting for all the seats will be held on May 2. To be held till April 29 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the elections are expected to witness a […]
Election Commission will take a call on bypolls on September 29
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will take a call on bypolls to one Lok Sabha and 64 assembly seats on September 29 after going through inputs provided by poll officials and chief secretaries of the states concerned, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Friday. Responding to questions on the issue during a press conference […]
Election Commission likely to hold Maharashtra legislative council polls on May 21: Sources
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India is likely to hold polls to the nine Maharashtra Legislative Council seats on May 21,sources said on Friday. The polls were deferred due to the spread of coronavirus. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who was sworn in on November 28 last year, has time till May 27 to […]
Election Commission announces bypolls to 64 assembly seats one Lok Sabha constituency
NEW DELHI: Bypolls to 64 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency spread across 18 states will be held on October 21 and the counting of votes will be on October 24, the Election Commission announced on Saturday. While assembly by-elections will be held on 64 assembly seats, the Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar […]
Election Commission holds informal discussion on Jammu and Kashmir reorganisation
NEW DELHI: Following the reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories, the Election Commission (EC) held informal discussions on the latest developments on Tuesday. The poll panel is also learnt to have discussed the proposed delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir, where the Assembly election is due. EC sources said the Ministry of […]