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New Delhi, March 26 – After the scrutiny of nominations for the April 9 Assembly elections concluded earlier this week, 985 candidates in Kerala and 789 nominees in Assam are left in the running, an official of the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Thursday.In Puducherry, 366...

New Delhi, March 26 The Election Commission said on Thursday that over Rs 408 crore worth of illicit inducements intended to influence voters in four states and a Union territory have been seized in the past month.While assembly elections and by-elections were announced on March 15, the...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 26 The Alappuzha District Collector, also the District Election Officer, on Thursday directed the police to register a case against Kayamkulam candidate, U Prathibha, for making derogatory and defamatory remarks, citing a violation of the Model Code of Conduct...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The cyber wing of the Kerala police has registered a case against the social media platform X and one of its accounts for circulating an AI-generated video allegedly depicting the Prime Minister and the Election Commission in a "misleading and defamatory manner."...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 – In a swift response during the ongoing assembly elections, the Kerala Police have taken action against the circulation of an AI-generated video that allegedly portrayed the Prime Minister and key constitutional authorities, including the Election Commission of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The cyber wing of the Kerala police has registered a case against the social media platform X and one of its accounts for circulating an AI-generated video allegedly depicting the Prime Minister and the Election Commission in a "misleading and defamatory manner."In...

Chennai, March 25 – A key association representing ministerial staff in Tamil Nadu’s municipal corporations has approached the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking special permission to implement a long-delayed government order on promotions that has been stalled due to the enforcement of...

Aizawl, March 23, 2026: In response to Advertisement No. 2 of 2025-2026 for recruitment to the position of 15 (fifteen) Lover Division Clerk (LDC) (Provisional Employee) under the Environment, Forests & Climate Change Department, it is hereby informed that this advertisement is temporarily...

Today, the Election Commission conducted a comprehensive training program for all 294 Returning Officers in preparation for the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections. The training was held simultaneously at divisional headquarters in Jalpaiguri, Malda, Presidency, Burdwan, and...

Kolkata, March 25 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a notification on Wednesday, increasing the daily allowances for electoral officers at all levels. This was the first time the remuneration for polling officers had been increased since 2016.According to the ECI's order, the...

Malappuram, March 25 – The District Collector of Malappuram, the top election authority in the district, has on Wednesday sought a report from officials monitoring the Model Code of Conduct to determine whether a controversial campaign offer by a senior leader of the Indian Union Muslim League...

Kolkata, March 25 The Trinamool Congress has filed a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal against senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh, alleging that he threatened to assault police personnel on election duty while speaking at a recent rally in Kharagpur.In the complaint, the...

Chennai, March 25 – As Tamil Nadu prepares for the state assembly elections, authorities have implemented strict controls on liquor sales following the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). Tasmac outlets are now operating under increased scrutiny to prevent misuse.These restrictions...

Chennai, March 24 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday appealed to the Centre to convene a special session of Parliament in June to pass constitutional amendments for delimitation, increasing the number of seats, and ensuring that the current representation of states continues for the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 A day after a political row erupted in Kerala over an EC letter carrying the seal of the BJP Kerala unit, the poll panel said on Tuesday that it has directed the police to remove misleading news about the matter from social media platforms.The Kerala Police said...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 The arrival of a group of "sanyasis" (ascetics), including an aghori sadhu, during the election campaign of BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar for the April 9 assembly polls has sparked a debate in the Nemom constituency.The LDF and UDF candidates -- V Sivankutty...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 The Election Commission said on Tuesday that of the 2,125 nominations it had received for the upcoming assembly elections in Kerala, 1,637 had been accepted and 337 had been rejected.Kerala Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rathan U Kelkar said that by the time the...

New Delhi, March 24 Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien alleged on Tuesday that an "unproclaimed emergency" was being imposed in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, and raised concerns over the actions taken by the Election Commission in the poll-bound state.In a blog...

Chennai, March 24 Election officials have seized cash, liquor, drugs, and other goods valued at ₹178.78 crore across Tamil Nadu.The surveillance and enforcement teams of the Election Commission deployed to monitor and curb illegal inducements seized ₹112.37 crore worth of precious metals...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 – The Election Commission of India has received a total of 2,125 nomination papers from 1,254 candidates for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer Rathan U Kelkar said on Tuesday.Kerala will go to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new...