election commission news

NCP, TMC and CPI stripped of national party status; AAP earns prized tag

AAP has achieved the status of a national party while NCP, TMC and CPI have lost their most-coveted status.

India’s poll watchdog gives angipariksha after each election: CEC

CEC Rajiv Kumar said that the people of India trust election results, but it gives agnipariksha after each election.

Bypolls In 5 States To Be Held On Dec 5

By-elections for a parliamentary constituency and five Assembly segments across five states will take place on December 5, announced the Election Commission on Saturday. Bypolls will be held for Mainpur Lok Sabha seat and Rampur Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Padampur Assembly seat in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Kurhani in Bihar and Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh. […]