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'Special revision' exercise to be held in Assam: ECI

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a Special Revision (SR) of the electoral rolls in Assam, with the pre-revision process beginning Tuesday. A key feature of the ... Read More


'Best-ever performance': ECI lauds its chief Gyanesh Kumar in conducting Bihar assembly polls

New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- Election Commission of India (ECI) officials hailed the conduct of the Bihar elections as the "best ever performance" by the Gyanesh Kumar-led poll body, citing record voter turn... Read More


Bihar: 'Best-ever' show by EC, CEC Gyanesh Kumar, say poll body officials

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Election Commission officials on Friday said the Bihar polls marked the "best-ever performance" by the agency and its chief Gyanesh Kumar. The comments came as counting trends s... Read More


Bihar election results: 'Best-ever' show by EC, CEC Gyanesh Kumar, say poll body officials

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Election Commission officials on Friday said the Bihar polls marked the "best-ever performance" by the agency and its chief Gyanesh Kumar. The comments came as counting trends s... Read More


370mn SIR forms handed out across 12 states: EC

New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday released its first update on the progress of the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, whic... Read More


Bihar Chief Electoral Officer records reveal unexplained deletions

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Official records from the Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) revealed that out of 366,742 names deleted from the draft electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR... Read More


Bihar CEO says no voter appeal filed in SIR

New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar has said that no appeals had been filed under Section 24(A) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 in any of the state's 243 Ass... Read More


Bihar polls declared amid scrutiny over ECI's credibility, voter data

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Election Commission of India on Monday announced that the Bihar assembly elections will be held in two phases , November 6 and November 11, with counting on November 14. This ... Read More


RS polls for 4 J&K seats vacant since 2021 to be held on October 24

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu & Kashmir, vacant since February 2021, will finally go to polls on October 24, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced Wednesday, addi... Read More


Piecing together India's visual past, one scrap and label at a time

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- In a quiet room of the Paul residence in central Delhi on Saturday morning, rows of calendars, matchbox labels, and fading prints offered a curious glimpse into the history of I... Read More