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October 9, 2023 8:25 PM

Election Commission announces schedule for assembly elections in 5 states

The assembly elections in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana will be held between 7th to 30th of next month, while the counting for all five states will take place on 3rd December. The Election Commission today announced the poll schedule for these five states. In Mizoram, the polling will be held on 7th November and the notification will be issued on 13th of this month. Chhattisgarh will go to poll in two phases on 7th and 17th of ...

October 4, 2023 8:14 AM

ECI begins review of poll preparedness in Telangana

The full Election Commission of India (ECI) has begun reviewing poll preparedness in Telangana. The high-level team, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, held a crucial meeting with enforcement agencies in Hyderabad last evening. Over 20 agencies including police and revenue departments gave presentations before the Commission about the poll preparations. The Commission also held meetings with about 10 national and state political parties last evening. The commission has taken the ...

October 3, 2023 7:14 PM

ECI reaches Hyderabad to assess and review state preparedness for holding Assembly Elections

The full Election Commission of India reached Hyderabad to assess and review the state preparedness for holding Assembly Elections. Headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel and senior deputy Commissioners and Deputy commissioners arrived in Hyderabad. The ECI will hold a meeting with political parties later this afternoon and representatives from six national parties and four Regional parties will be attending the meeting. The co...

July 19, 2023 7:08 AM

ECI designates Electoral Registration Officers and District Election Officers for all 119 assembly constituencies in Telangana

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has designated Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and District Election Officers (DEOs) for all the 119 assembly constituencies and 33 districts respectively in Telangana State. As per an official release, the ECI has designated EROs and DEOs in consultation with the State government. These officers will play a vital role in managing the electoral rolls, ensuring accurate voter registration and maintaining electoral data integrity. ...

July 19, 2023 6:59 AM

ECI to visit Assam for three-day-long public hearing on delimitation drafts of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies

A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) is scheduled to visit Assam today for a three-day-long public hearing on delimitation drafts of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies of the state. The full Election Commission of India, comprising CEC Rajiv Kumar, two election commissioners and 11 other senior officials will reach Guwahati this morning for the public hearing with the stakeholders on the draft delimitation proposals of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies of Assam. ECI...

July 3, 2023 12:39 PM

Election Commission launches web portal for filing of Contribution Reports, Audited Annual Accounts and Election Expenditure Statements by Political Parties

Political parties will now be able to file their financial accounts online to the Election Commission. The Commission has launched a web-portal for filing of Contribution Report, Audited Annual Account and Election Expenditure Statements by Political Parties. These financial statements are required to be submitted by political parties to the poll body from time to time as per the Representation of People’s Act and transparency guidelines. In a letter to all political parties, the Commission sa...