Election News
36 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Election News”, published between May 2018 and March 2026. They are filed mainly under BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmy Party. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Assembly Elections 2026 Dates
Election 2026 Date Announcement LIVE: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has officially announced the schedule for the upcoming 2026 Assembly Elections in five regions – West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Puducherry. According to the announcement, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry will go to the polls in a single phase on April 9. Tamil Nadu will also vote in a single phase on April 23. In West Bengal, voting will take place in two phases – April 23 and April 29. The counting of votes for all four statesRead More
EC Summons CPI, TMC and NCP for Hearing on Their National Party Status
The Election Commission has called the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for a personal hearing next month, sources said. The commission had earlier sent the three parties notices asking them to explain why their status as national parties should not be withdrawn after their showing in the Lok Sabha elections. The hearing and the parties’ defence In line with established practice, the three parties will be able to argue their case in person before the commission on September 9. TheyRead More
EC Bars JD(U) From Using ‘Arrow’ Symbol in Jharkhand and Maharashtra Polls
The Election Commission has stopped the Janata Dal (United) from contesting elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra on its reserved ‘arrow’ symbol, because it closely resembles the ‘bow and arrow’ used by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in Jharkhand and by the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. Why the concession was withdrawn The commission had earlier allowed JD(U), under a provision of its rules, to use the symbol in the two states. It reversed that decision after the JMM approached it and argued that the near-identical symbols could mislead voters. JD(U), theRead More
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm as TMC protests over CBI in Bengal
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned until 2 pm on Monday after Trinamool Congress (TMC) members shouted slogans over what they alleged was the Centre’s misuse of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). What happened in the House Opposition members rose as soon as ministers had laid the listed papers on the table. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said he had received several notices on the CBI issue, including one from the TMC’s Derek O’Brien, but had admitted none of them. He told members they would be able to take up theRead More
Election Commission rules out simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Jharkhand
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday ruled out holding the Lok Sabha and Jharkhand assembly elections together, during a meeting with political parties in Ranchi. He said the Election Commission was currently focused on preparing for the Lok Sabha polls. What the parties asked for Most parties suggested that the Lok Sabha election in the state be held in several phases; only the RJD asked for a single-phase poll. The Congress asked the commission to transfer officials who had been posted in the same place for more than threeRead More
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