Election Commission of India (ECI)

September 22, 2026 4:34 PM

EC announces MLC polls for five Maharashtra seats

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced the schedule for elections to five Maharashtra Legislative Council seats from three Graduates' and two Teachers' constituencies, with the terms of the sitting members ending on December 6, 2026. The seats include the Aurangabad, Pune and Nagpur Graduates' constituencies and the Amravati and Pune Teachers' constituencies. According to the ECI schedule, the notification will be issued on September 29, with October 6 as the last date for...

September 22, 2026 4:20 PM

EC announces Legislative Council polls in four states; UP has 11 seats

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced the schedule for biennial elections to 28 Legislative Council seats across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. The seats are from Graduates' and Teachers' constituencies, with Uttar Pradesh accounting for the highest number at 11. According to the election schedule, notifications will be issued on September 29. The last date for filing nominations is October 6, while October 9 has been fixed as the deadline for withdrawal...

May 31, 2026 8:54 AM

ECI holds National Conference of Counsels to strengthen electoral legal framework

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday convened the second National Conference of ECI Counsels at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in New Delhi, aimed at further strengthening the Commission's legal framework and strategy. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated the conference in the presence of Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi. The event brought together advocates representing the Commis...

May 22, 2026 12:09 PM

ECI announces bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced bye-elections to two Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu to fill vacancies caused by the resignations of sitting members. According to an official press note, the vacancy from Maharashtra arose following the resignation of Sunetra Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on May 6. Her term in the Upper House was scheduled to continue till July 4, 2028. The second vacancy is from Tamil Nadu, following the resignati...

March 26, 2026 2:33 PM

ECI completes scrutiny of nominations for Assembly polls, 2,140 candidates in fray

The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced that the scrutiny of nominations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, along with Puducherry, as well as bye-elections in multiple states, has been completed. The poll panel had earlier declared the election schedule on March 15 for the five poll-bound regions—Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry—alongside bye-elections in six states. The last date for filing nominations for Assam, Kerala ...

March 18, 2026 3:51 PM

Election Commission deploys 2.5 million personnel for Assembly polls in five states

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has mobilised over 2.5 million personnel to conduct “violence-free” and “inducement-free” Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, along with bye-elections in six other states. The large-scale deployment follows the announcement of the poll schedule on March 15 and will cover more than 174 million eligible voters across the five states and the Union Territory, translating to roughly one election official for ever...

January 7, 2026 3:57 PM

IICDEM unveils logo ahead of three-day conference on democracy, election management

The India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM 2026) on Wednesday unveiled its official logo, highlighting the theme of “citizens as the foundation of any democracy.” The logo launch comes ahead of the three-day international conference scheduled to be held at Bharat Mandapam from January 21. The international conference is being organised by the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) under the auspices of the Election C...