Election Commission of India Archives

August 1, 2025 2:17 PM

Vice President election to be held on Sept 9, result on same day

The Election Commission of India has announced that the election to choose the next Vice President of India will be held on September 9, with counting of votes to take place the same day. According to the schedule released on Friday, August 21 is th...

January 7, 2025 6:14 PM

Delhi’s Ballot Box Battles: 70 Years of Wins and Upsets

After Independence, Delhi, then a Part-C State, was granted an assembly that was disbanded in 1956. The assembly had 48 members. According to data sourced from the Election Commission of India, the story begins in 1951 with a handful of prominent par...

December 26, 2024 3:14 PM

Proactive disclosure of extensive data sets of the world’s largest election

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has proactively released extensive datasets related to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and four simultaneous State Assembly elections (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim). This includes 42 detai...

November 13, 2024 5:18 PM

Jharkhand polls: Voter turnout of 59.28 pc recorded till 3 pm, Seraikella-Kharsawan leads with 66.38 pc turnout

A voter turnout of 59.28 per cent was recorded till 3 pm in the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly polls, as per the Election Commission of India. The Seraikella-Kharsawan constituency is leading with 66.38 per cent turnout, followed by Lohardaga...

October 15, 2024 10:44 AM

ECI to announce Maharashtra, Jharkhand assembly polls schedule today

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to announce the schedule for the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand today. The term of the Maharashtra Assembly will conclude on November 26, while the Jharkhand Assembly’s term e...

October 8, 2024 12:24 PM

NC-Congress alliance leads with 52 seats as per EC data

With the counting currently underway, the updated trends by the Election Commission of India released at 11:40 AM on Tuesday have indicated that in Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu Kashmir National Conference and Congress alliance are leading with 52 sea...

October 3, 2024 6:49 PM

63.88% overall voter turnout recorded in Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir recorded an overall voter turnout of 63.88% in the recently concluded Assembly elections. The elections, held in three phases, were the first i...

September 26, 2024 8:43 AM

Second phase of J-K polls records turnout of 57.03 pc till 11:45 pm: ECI

The second phase of J-K assembly polls records turnout of 57.03 pc till 11:45 pm, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said in a press release. The ECI said that Budgam recorded 62.98 percent voter turnout till 11.45 pm, Ganderbal recorded 62.51 pe...

September 25, 2024 8:50 PM

54.11% voter turnout till 7 pm in second phase of polling in J-K

A voter turnout of 54.11% was recorded in the second phase of polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir until 7 PM, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). In the district-wise breakdown, Budgam registered 58.97%, Ganderba...

June 3, 2024 9:30 AM

Lok Sabha polls: Jubilation in BJP camp, INDIA bloc says ‘no truth’ in exit polls

While Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders rejoiced at the exit poll results predicted a landslide victory for the National Democratic Alliance, the opposition INDIA bloc leaders rubbished the outcomes saying that they will be forming the government ...