Page 27 - Latest Updates on Election Commission of India
'One nation, no election': Cong's dig at govt after Kovind panel report
The panel recommended preparation of a common electoral roll and voter ID cards by the Election Commission of India in consultation with state election authorities
 "'One nation, no election': Cong's dig at govt after Kovind panel report")
LS polls 2024: Ex-bureaucrats Sukhbir Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar named new ECs
The vacancies had come up after the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey on February 14 and the sudden resignation of Arun Goel
 "LS polls 2024: Ex-bureaucrats Sukhbir Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar named new ECs")
Have shared electoral bonds details with ECI: SBI tells Supreme Court
'22,217 electoral bonds purchased, 22,030 redeemed between April 1, 2019, and February 15, 2024'
 "Have shared electoral bonds details with ECI: SBI tells Supreme Court")
EC will disclose details on electoral bonds in time, says CEC Rajiv Kumar
The assertion comes in the wake of the Supreme Court directing the SBI to submit the details of the electoral bonds purchased since April 12, 2019 to the EC
 "EC will disclose details on electoral bonds in time, says CEC Rajiv Kumar")
EC to set up 10% all-women polling booths in every Assembly seat in Odisha
To ensure the availability of basic facilities, the office of the CEO will provide Rs 25,000 to each of the model polling booths
 "EC to set up 10% all-women polling booths in every Assembly seat in Odisha")
Electoral bonds case: SBI submits compliance affidavit in Supreme Court
The State Bank of India divulged details about the purchase and redeeming of electoral bonds between April 1, 2019 to February 15, 2024
 "Electoral bonds case: SBI submits compliance affidavit in Supreme Court")
LS polls 2024: Panneerselvam, Dhinakaran hold seat-sharing talks with BJP
The former chief minister O Panneerselvam (OPS) exuded confidence that the popular Two Leaves symbol of the AIADMK would be allotted to him by the EC
 "LS polls 2024: Panneerselvam, Dhinakaran hold seat-sharing talks with BJP")
Google restricts Gemini's scope of response as India sets for election
It is also collaborating with ECI for seamless access to vital voting information
 "Google restricts Gemini's scope of response as India sets for election")
Google partners with ECI to label AI-generated data, curb false information
Google India in a blog post on Tuesday said its product features are designed to elevate authoritative information on various election-related topics
 "Google partners with ECI to label AI-generated data, curb false information")
SC to consider listing of plea on restraining Centre to appoint new ECs
The prime minister-chaired high-powered committee will meet on March 15 to finalise the names of new election commissioners
 "SC to consider listing of plea on restraining Centre to appoint new ECs")
Nota will have no impact on election results without right to reject
Introduced in 2013, the Nota option on electronic voting machines has its own symbol - a ballot paper with a black cross across it
 "Nota will have no impact on election results without right to reject")
BJP discusses seat sharing agreement for Maharashtra with Sena, NCP
BJP had won 23 of the 25 seats it had contested in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, while its then alliance partner -- undivided Shiv Sena -- won 18 seats of the 23 seats it had contested
 "BJP discusses seat sharing agreement for Maharashtra with Sena, NCP")
LS elections: Days before it announces polls, EC to meet top MHA officials
The meeting also comes days before the Commission's Jammu and Kashmir visit to review poll preparedness
SC to hear SBI plea seeking more time for Electoral Bond details on Mar 11
The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against the State Bank of India for not complying with the top court's direction
 "SC to hear SBI plea seeking more time for Electoral Bond details on Mar 11")
BJP chief Nadda attacks Cong govt, party on 'pro-Pak slogan' issue
Addressing booth-level party workers meeting here, he alleged: "if anything is available free in Karnataka it is terrorism; terrorists are getting encouragement and patronage"
 "BJP chief Nadda attacks Cong govt, party on 'pro-Pak slogan' issue")
No place for violence in polls, bureaucracy must be impartial: CEC
Kumar said sufficient number of central forces will be deployed in West Bengal, and it will be done in an impartial manner
 "No place for violence in polls, bureaucracy must be impartial: CEC")
SBI seeks time until June 30 to share electoral bonds information
SBI noted that due to the strict measures taken to ensure the anonymity of the donors, "decoding" the electoral bonds and matching the donors to the donations made would be a complex process
 "SBI seeks time until June 30 to share electoral bonds information")
LS polls: EC full bench arrives in West Bengal to oversee preparations
The visit is primarily aimed at taking stock of the law and order situation in the state, and overseeing the preparations for the Lok Sabha polls, officials said
 "LS polls: EC full bench arrives in West Bengal to oversee preparations")
Don't seek votes on basis of caste, religion, language: EC to parties
The advisory comes days before the model code is expected to come into effect with the announcement of the Lok Sabha and four state assembly polls later this month
LS elections: First phase of CAPF companies to be mobilised from March 1
The first CAPF units will start reaching the states affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), apart from West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir, later this week, they said
