Assembly elections voter list to be used for Maha civic polls: SEC

The State Election Commission will adopt the voters' list of the assembly elections for civic polls, the Bombay high court was told on Tuesday, while hearing a plea by an 18-year-old woman who......

SC asks states to add more staff, ease pressure on BLOs

Taking note of a plea alleging extreme work pressure faced by the booth level officers (BLOs) engaged in the time-bound special revision of the electoral rolls, the Supreme Court directed the......

Maharashtra municipal elections to be held on Dec 2

Elections in 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra will take place on December 2 and votes will be counted on December 3, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said on......

Handle threats to BLOs, else will cause anarchy, SC tells poll panel

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over BLOs and other officials engaged in SIR 2.0 being "threatened" in West Bengal and other states, and asked the Election Commission to deal with......

Long wait ends! BFI set to elect new office-bearers

Two-time president Ajay Singh is seeking a third consecutive term.  IMAGE: Elections to Boxing Federation of India were originally slated for March 28 but were stalled by a barrage of petitions,......