Elections

Political confrontation grows after reports of objections by two Election Commissioners; ECI maintains that differences of opinion are part of institutional deliberations New Delhi, September 23. (SDNA) The political controversy surrounding the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls intensified on Wednesday after Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called for action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, cancellation of the SIR exercise and fresh elections. Kejriwal’s demands came after a report by The Indian Express claimed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had formally raised objections on several occasions over decisions relating to electoral-roll procedures ...

New Delhi, September 22 (SDNA): The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats and 28 seats in the Legislative Councils of four states, setting October as the month for the two rounds of polling. According to the schedule, polling for the Rajya Sabha seats will take place on October 16. The exercise covers 10 biennial seats from Uttar Pradesh, one from Uttarakhand and one vacant seat from West Bengal, for which a bye-election will be held. The Commission has also announced biennial elections for 28 Legislative Council seats in Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. These elections, covering Graduates' and Teachers' constituencies, will be held on October 23. Rajya Sabha Polls on October 16 The Rajya Sabha elections wi...