General Elections

Data related to Lok Sabha polls held in the 1950s displyed on a panel at a poll museum, in New Delhi, Thursday, February 22, 2024National

Quirky tales from 1957 polls: Voter offering prayers to ballot box; candidate filing paper as 'Christ'

In the second Lok Sabha polls, a voter in erstwhile Madras had refused to exercise his franchise in favour of any person except the then chief election commiss...

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Apr 04, 2024 13:39 IST 4 Min read
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar during the signing of MoUs between Election Commission of India (ECI) and IBA, and ECI and postal department for voter awareness, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024National
EC appoints special observers in states to ensure level playing field in LS polls
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Apr 02, 2024 13:29 IST 1 Min read
In this undated photo, voters pose for photos after casting their votes at a polling station, in LadakhNational
Elections the EC way: Reaching the very last voter in India’s remotest corner
By NewsDrum Desk
Mar 27, 2024 15:45 IST 5 Min read
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar during announcement of the schedule for General Elections 2024National
Carpool, minimise paper use, ensure waste disposal, no single-use plastics: EC for 'sustainable polls'
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Mar 17, 2024 15:06 IST 3 Min read
People watch live telecast of the Election Commission of India's press conference for the announcement of the schedule of Lok Sabha elections, at a TV showroom in KolkataNational
2024 Lok Sabha elections: Biggest peacetime movement of men, material in world
By NewsDrum Desk
Mar 17, 2024 13:49 IST 3 Min read
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Model Code of Conduct for elections originated in 1960
By NewsDrum Desk
Mar 15, 2024 16:05 IST 3 Min read
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar during the signing of MoUs between Election Commission of India (ECI) and IBA, and ECI and postal department for voter awareness, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024National
No appeal on caste or religious basis, don't ridicule devotee-deity relation: EC to parties
By NewsDrum Desk
Mar 01, 2024 18:33 IST 2 Min read
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Interim Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, at Parliament House in New DelhiNational
Number of candidates contesting Lok Sabha polls jumped four-fold between 1952 and 2019
By NewsDrum Desk
Mar 01, 2024 18:17 IST 4 Min read
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Google collaborates with fact checkers to weed out misinformation in elections
By NewsDrum Desk
Mar 01, 2024 17:27 IST 3 Min read
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From accolades to scepticism: An eventful story of EVMs
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Mar 01, 2024 11:19 IST 4 Min read
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