Articles tagged under: ECI

Election Commission authorizes 12 more documents for voting

March 23, 2024
Election Commission authorizes 12 more documents for voting

Gandhinagar: In addition to the Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC), the Election Commission has authorized 12 other documents for individuals to exercise their voting rights, as stated in a statement from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). Gujarat will go for polls for 26 Lok Sabha seats and 5 assembly seats (by-election) on May 7th. The approved documents include: - Aadhaar card - MNREGA job card - Bank/post office passbook with a photograph - Health insurance smart card issued by ...Read More

ECI orders transfers of SP Chhota Udepur and Ahmedabad Rural

March 21, 2024
ECI orders transfers of SP Chhota Udepur and Ahmedabad Rural

Gandhinagar: Superintendent of Police of Chhota Udepur and Ahmedabad Rural in Gujarat are ordered to be transferred as per the order by the Election Commission of India. Election Commission ordered transfers such DMs & SPs who are not conferred IAS and IPS respectively. Transfers of 8 non-cadre SPs/SSPs and 5 non-cadre DMs in four states of Gujarat, Punjab, Odisha and West Bengal have happened accordingly. DeshGujaratRead More

ECI reshuffles top cops in Gujarat ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

March 19, 2024
ECI reshuffles top cops in Gujarat ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

Gandhinagar: The election commission on Monday evening appointed new officials to take over duties at police stations where individuals have been placed on 'leave reserve' in accordance with the moral code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls. JCP Ajay Chaudhari from the special branch has been assigned responsibility for sector one, previously overseen by Chirag Koradia. The role of Ahmedabad range IG, previously held by Paramveer Singh, has been passed on to JCP Brijesh Jha for sector two. ...Read More

Gujarat govt appoints AK Rakesh as ACS of home department

March 19, 2024
Gujarat govt appoints AK Rakesh as ACS of home department

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Government on Monday appointed IAS officer AK Rakesh as the additional chief secretary of the home department following an order by the Election Commission of India. The ECI had ordered the replacement of the home secretaries in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand earlier in the day. Rakesh, a member of the 1989 batch of IAS officials, who is currently serving as Additional Chief Secretary in the Agriculture, Farmers Welfare,...Read More

અસામાન્ય ટ્રાન્ઝેક્શન અંગે ચૂંટણી તંત્રનું ધ્યાન દોરવા બેન્ક મેનેજરોને સૂચનો આપતાં ચૂંટણી અધિકારી

March 18, 2024
અસામાન્ય ટ્રાન્ઝેક્શન અંગે ચૂંટણી તંત્રનું ધ્યાન દોરવા બેન્ક મેનેજરોને સૂચનો આપતાં ચૂંટણી અધિકારી

અમદાવાદ: લોકસભા સામાન્ય ચૂંટણી ૨૦૨૪ સંદર્ભે અમદાવાદ જિલ્લા ચૂંટણી અધિકારી અને કલેક્ટર સુશ્રી પ્રવીણા ડી.કે.એ જિલ્લાની વિવિધ બેન્કોના મેનેજરો અને પ્રતિનિધિઓ સાથે એક ખાસ બેઠક યોજી હતી. આ બેઠ...Read More

ECI orders removal of Home Secretary of Gujarat and 5 other states

March 18, 2024
ECI orders removal of Home Secretary of Gujarat and 5 other states

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today ordered the removal of Home Secretaries from 6 states, including Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. Additionally, the DGP of West Bengal has been instructed to be removed. This decision was made after a meeting between Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu under the chairmanship of CEC Rajiv Kumar. The ECI ordered the removal of IAS Pankaj Joshi as the Home Secretary of th...Read More

ECI to declare Lok Sabha elections 2024 schedule tomorrow at 3 pm

March 15, 2024
ECI to declare Lok Sabha elections 2024 schedule tomorrow at 3 pm

New Delhi: Announcement of General elections 2024 for Lok Sabha will be made by the Election Commission of India at 3 pm on Saturday. 'Press Conference by Election Commission to announce schedule for #GeneralElections2024 & some State Assemblies will be held at 3 pm tomorrow ie Saturday, 16th March. It will livestreamed on social media platforms of the ECI,' Spokesperson of ECI informed. As per the convention, phased-wise polling will take place in the months of April-May for Lok Sabha....Read More

લોકસભા ચૂંટણી પૂર્વે 6.89 લાખનો ઉમેરો; ગુજરાતમાં 4,94,49,469 કુલ મતદારો

January 04, 2024
લોકસભા ચૂંટણી પૂર્વે 6.89 લાખનો ઉમેરો; ગુજરાતમાં 4,94,49,469 કુલ મતદારો

ગાંધીનગર: ચૂંટણી પંચની સુચનાનુસાર અને મુખ્ય નિર્વાચન અધિકારીશ્રીના માર્ગદર્શન હેઠળ રાજ્યભરમાં તા.27 ઑક્ટોબરથી તા.09 ડિસેમ્બર, 2023 સુધી મતદારયાદીની ખાસ સંક્ષિપ્ત સુધારણા કાર્યક્રમ-2024 યોજાયો હ�...Read More

Gujarat Election Results 2022: Counting begins at 8 AM at 37 centres

December 07, 2022
Gujarat Election Results 2022: Counting begins at 8 AM at 37 centres

Gandhinagar: The Counting of the votes for the 2022 general election of the Gujarat state assembly will begin tomorrow on 8th of December. The counting will start at 8 in the morning and results will start coming up in the afternoon.  There are 182 assembly constituencies in Gujarat and for that, the election commission has set up 37 couniting centres across 33 districts in the state. Chief Electoral Officer Mrs P. Bharti said, there are 03 counting centres in Ahmedabad, 02 counting centres...Read More

63.31 % voter turnout in first phase of Gujarat polls 2022 : ECI

December 02, 2022
63.31 % voter turnout in first phase of Gujarat polls 2022 : ECI

Gandhinagar:  63.31 % voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of Gujarat assembly elections 2022, Election commission of India (ECI) announced today. Polling took place yesterday in 19 districts of Saurashtra and South Gujarat region in state. As per the data by ECI at 9AM the voter turnout was 4.94%, at 11 AM it was 19.24 then it rose to 34.65 at 1 PM, at 3 PM the turnout was 48.65 and the final figures of 5 PM stood at 63.31%. Narmada district stood at the top with highest voter t...Read More