Election Commission has announced that voting to elect the 17th Lok Sabha (LS) will be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19 and the counting of votes will take place on May 23. With the announcement of the election schedule,the model code of conduct has also came into force with immediate effect.… Continue reading Lok Sabha polls from April 11 to May 19
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No campaigning with defence staff posters: EC
The Election Commission of India has instructed political parties to keep India’s defence personnel out of election campaigning and not to use their photographs in advertisements.It was issued as Model code of Conduct is to come into effect after the EC announces Election dates. The Election Commission’s Model Code of Conduct is a set of… Continue reading No campaigning with defence staff posters: EC
EC allows 11 documents to prove voters’ identity
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that photo voter slips will no longer be accepted as ‘stand-alone identification document’ for voting at polling stations.It justified its decision on the ground that photo voter slip design does not have any security features and can be misused. ECI has listed 11 documents for identification that… Continue reading EC allows 11 documents to prove voters’ identity
Poll candidates now have to give income details of 5 years
Election commission has announced that all candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha election will have to declare (a) their income tax returns (ITRs) of past five years (b) details of foreign assets held by them and (c)Permanent Account Number(PAN) as per the Conduct of Election(Amendment) Rules 2019 notified by the Ministry of Law and Justice.… Continue reading Poll candidates now have to give income details of 5 years
Audit source code of VVPATs, EVMs
Supreme Court has sought the Election Commission’s view on a petition demanding an audit of the source code, which is considered the brain of the EVMs. Source code is the list of instructions that cause the computer to display screens, record votes, tally votes, and perform all other functions both visible and invisible. For example,… Continue reading Audit source code of VVPATs, EVMs
