Thiruvananthapuram: Gyanesh Kumar, the Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India, is set to arrive in Kerala today for a three-day visit to review preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections. During the visit, Gyanesh Kumar will assess the overall election readiness across the state and also examine the progress of the Special Intensive Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is gearing up for a crucial electoral season, with the Assembly elections likely to be held after the Vishu festival in April. The formal announcement is expected in the second week of March, as a delegation from the Election Commission of India is scheduled to visit the state on March 5 to assess Read More…
The Election Commission of India has extended the deadline for submitting complaints on the draft electoral roll prepared under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Eligible voters can now raise objections and submit required documents until January 30, following directions from the Supreme Court. The earlier deadline of January 22 was revised after the Kerala Read More…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has extended the deadline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in five states and one Union Territory. The revision period has now been extended until December 14 in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, and until December 18 in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and the Andaman & Read More…
With local body election campaigning heating up across Kerala, State Election Commissioner A. Shajahan has ordered an unprecedented crackdown on social media misuse, directing the Cyber Police to intensify monitoring of reels, videos, and WhatsApp group content shared by candidates and political parties. The Commissioner has instructed that parody songs, voice clips, edited videos, animations, Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across multiple states, including Kerala. Calling the move a “serious threat to democracy,” Vijayan warned that the plan could undermine the integrity of India’s Read More…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the launch of Phase 2 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 states. This move is part of the Commission’s nationwide effort to ensure a comprehensive and error-free voters’ list ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections in several states. According to Read More…
New Delhi: In a major clean-up drive, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has deregistered 474 political parties for failing to contest elections in the last six years. The action targets registered but unrecognized parties that violated basic compliance rules. This comes just weeks after the EC delisted 334 parties on August 9, taking the Read More…
The Election Commission of India has struck 334 unrecognised political parties off its rolls for failing to meet registration norms—citing six years of inactivity since 2019 and the absence of valid headquarters addresses. Among those affected, seven parties hail from Kerala, including the Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist), Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala (Bolshevik), Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: With the deadline for updating the voter list for Kerala’s upcoming local body elections ending today (August 7), major political parties are urging the State Election Commission to extend the timeline. The Congress has requested an extension until August 25, while the CPI is seeking an additional one-month window, citing widespread confusion and logistical Read More…