Election commission

	24,365 bogus voters found in Prakasam According to official information, 59,500 voters have same name and photographs. published on : 17th May 2022
	Karnataka HC to hear plea on Zilla Panchayat, Taluk Panchayat polls The Karnataka High Court will hear on Monday a plea by the Karnataka State Election Commission about holding the all-important Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat elections. published on : 16th May 2022
	Karnataka HC to hear SEC plea over zilla panchayat elections on May 17 The Karnataka High Court will hear on May 17 a plea by the Karnataka State Election Commission about holding Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat elections. published on : 15th May 2022
	Honoured to lead one of the finest institutions gifted by Indian Constitution: CEC Rajiv Kumar Rajiv Kumar said that he was honoured to have been given the responsibility to lead one of the finest institutions gifted by the Indian Constitution. published on : 15th May 2022
	'Rules on linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls can be issued soon; sharing details voluntary': CEC Sushil Chandra Chandra, who demits office on Saturday evening, also said that the poll panel played a key role in intensifying the vaccination drive in the five states where assembly elections concluded in March. published on : 14th May 2022
	Four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha up for grabs According to the ECI, notification for the by-election will be issued on May 26. The last date of filing nomination papers will be June 2 while scrutiny will be done on June 3. published on : 14th May 2022
	Notices to Centre, EC over J&K delimitation of Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies The counsel said that as per the delimitation order, it is the Election Commission that is empowered to do any changes. published on : 14th May 2022
	Prakash Raj meets TRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao ahead of Rajya Sabha polls The name of former Rajya Sabha member and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy is also doing the rounds for nomination to the Upper House from Telangana. published on : 13th May 2022
	EC issues Rajya Sabha poll notification, six seats in TN up for grabs on June 10 The last date for nomination is May 31. Scrutiny of the nominations will take place on June 1. published on : 13th May 2022
	Polls for three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha on June 10 The BJP and Congress with 22 and 9 seats in the Assembly do not have the numbers to win a seat. published on : 13th May 2022
	Rajya Sabha polls to 57 seats from 15 states on June 10: Election Commission Prominent among those retiring are Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Congress leaders Ambika Soni, Jairam Ramesh and Kapil Sibal, and BSP's Satish Chandra Misra. published on : 12th May 2022
	Rajiv Kumar appointed next Chief Election Commissioner, will oversee 2024 Lok Sabha polls A former finance secretary, Kumar will take charge on May 15 published on : 12th May 2022
	'No OBC quota for panchayat, local body polls': SC to Madhya Pradesh elections panel The MP government had argued before the apex court that 35 per cent reservation be given to OBCs in the three-tier panchayat and urban local body polls. published on : 11th May 2022
	'Our democracy rests on faith of common citizens', says SC, stays Calcutta HC order on CCTV footage The top court also stayed further proceedings on a PIL filed by Soumendu Adhikari, former chairman of Contai municipality, and asked him to consider withdrawing the petition before the High Court. published on : 9th May 2022
	Madras HC bars SEC from taking up poll work The Madras High Court on Friday restrained the State Election Commission (SEC) of Puducherry from going ahead with preparatory work for holding civic body polls without reservations. published on : 7th May 2022