election law

New Delhi/Bhopal, March 19 – The Madhya Pradesh Congress unit has praised the Supreme Court's decision to stay the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order and maintain Congress leader Mukesh Malhotra's status as a legislator until the next hearing.The Congress described the interim relief by the...

New Delhi, March 18 The Lok Sabha on Wednesday extended the tenure of the parliamentary committee examining bills that seek to introduce simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies until the monsoon session.P.P. Chaudhary, chairman of the Joint Committee of...

The Lok Sabha has extended the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining legislation related to the "one nation, one election" concept until the first day of the last week of the 2026 monsoon session. The bill aims to introduce simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State...

Washington, March 17 – The Trump administration has begun reviewing voter rolls in several states, a senior official said, warning that some jurisdictions are “resisting” compliance with federal election laws.Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon stated on Monday (local time) that the US...

Hyderabad, March 13 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Deputy Floor Leader in the Telangana Assembly wrote a letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, questioning the "blatant contradiction" between what he preaches nationally about protecting the Constitution and what his party practices in...

Sultanpur (UP), March 12 A case involving alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct, involving AAP MP Sanjay Singh, was adjourned by an MP/MLA court here on Thursday due to the absence of some witnesses.The court has fixed March 19 as the next date for hearing in the matter.Defence...

Kochi, March 12 The Kerala High Court on Thursday sought the state government's stand on the maintainability of two pleas against the advertisements issued by the LDF government, which were allegedly "glorifying" themselves and portraying the previous UDF regime in a negative light.A bench of...

New Delhi, March 11 – The Congress welcomed the Trinamool Congress’ proposal to move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging serious irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.The reaction came after...

Kolkata, March 11 – A public interest litigation was filed before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, seeking free, fair, and violence-free elections in West Bengal in the upcoming state assembly elections, scheduled later this year.The division bench, comprising Chief...

Shillong, March 11 The Meghalaya High Court has struck down a notification issued by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, making Scheduled Tribe certificates mandatory for election nominations, and observed that it bypassed proper legislative procedures.The notification, issued by the...

Washington, March 11 – The White House urged Congress to pass sweeping election reforms proposed by President Donald Trump, saying the legislation would strengthen voting integrity and ensure that only American citizens participate in US elections.At a White House briefing, Press Secretary...

Bengaluru, March 10 Four bills were tabled in the Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday, including one proposing a return to paper ballots for local body elections amid concerns over the credibility and voter privacy of electronic voting machines (EVMs).The Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj...

The Supreme Court today directed the West Bengal government and the Election Commission to provide all logistical support to judicial officers involved in the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state. A three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices...

Kochi, March 10 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to prevent emails and messages allegedly sent by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) to officials, highlighting the achievements of the state government.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas rejected the petition filed by Dr...

Kolkata, March 9 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar cautioned district magistrates, superintendents of police, and commissioners of various police commissionerates in West Bengal on Monday that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has the authority to initiate departmental...

Panaji, March 8 A woman has been booked for allegedly concealing her Portuguese nationality and fraudulently enrolling her name in the voter list of the Vasco assembly constituency in Goa, a police official said on Sunday.The case was registered at the Vasco police station on a complaint filed...

Chennai, March 2 – Even as five political parties in Tamil Nadu are fighting against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over their recent deregistration, they have managed to secure a place within the state's two major electoral fronts ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The ECI...

New Delhi, February 26 The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal against an order that rejected a petition challenging the election of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia from Patparganj in the 2020 assembly polls.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas...

New Delhi, February 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked whether the provision of the NOTA (None of the Above) option in the assembly and general elections has improved the “quality of elected leaders”, stating that it cannot fill a seat.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice...

Kolkata, February 16 – Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA, Humayun Kabir, on Monday supported the Election Commission of India (ECI) after it suspended seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) involved in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the...