electoral reform

Chennai, March 25 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament in June to enact constitutional amendments for delimitation, increasing the number of seats, and guaranteeing that the current representation of states would continue for the...

New Delhi, March 23 The government is "willing" to bring two bills in the ongoing Budget session of Parliament to ensure that the law reserving seats for women is implemented even before the completion of the delimitation exercise for Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies, sources said on...

March 18, New Delhi – India’s lower house of parliament approved an extension for the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bills on Wednesday, granting it until the final week of the 2026 Monsoon Session to submit its report.The motion was moved by PP...

New Delhi, March 18 – The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved an extension for the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), tasked with scrutinizing bills aimed at implementing simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.The decision allows the panel more...

ECI reshuffles five DEOs in AssamThe Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the transfer and posting of several IAS officers as District Election Officers (DEOs) in Assam in preparation for the 2026 Assembly elections.According to the directive, P Uday Praveen has been posted as DEO...

New Delhi, March 13 – Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar highlighted the importance of innovation in strengthening the democratic and electoral process, an official said on Friday.Addressing trainee officers of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and the Royal Bhutan Service (RBS) at the...

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...

New Delhi, February 26 – The Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to impose a cap on election expenditure incurred by political parties.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...

Washington, February 24 – The National Endowment for Democracy supported political and civic actors in Bangladesh in the lead-up to the 2024 collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s government, supporting electoral reforms, voter education, and independent reporting, its president told US lawmakers on...

Dhaka, February 13 A referendum on the implementation of a reform package saw a 60.26 per cent voter turnout in Bangladesh, with the "yes" vote winning a clear majority, the Election Commission announced on Friday.Voting for the 13th parliamentary elections was held on Thursday along with the...