September 18, 2025 5:37 PM

The Election Process in India: Setting Facts Aside from Fiction

The recent political colouring of India’s autonomous institutions, fueling the democratic framework since independence, for almost eight decades, has been rather unfortunate. The Election Commission of India, in the larger scheme of things, is one of the most critical bedrocks of India’s democracy, and therefore, to drag it into a political slugfest without an iota of substantiation is condemnable. When it comes to the Election Commission of India, the transparency, integrity, verifiability...

August 7, 2025 11:09 AM

Election Commission notifies schedule for Vice-Presidential election 2025

The Election Commission of India has notified the schedule for the Vice-Presidential Election, 2025, through a Gazette of India Extraordinary published today. If required, polling will be held on September 9, 2025. As per the official notification, the last date for filing nominations is August 21, 2025. The scrutiny of nominations will be conducted on August 22, while August 25 has been set as the final date for the withdrawal of candidatures. If the election is contested, voting will take pla...