SC orders status quo on Maha local bodies polls
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) and the Maharashtra government to maintain the status quo with regard to the poll process to the local bodies in the state. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana...
SEC buckles, postpones polls to 92 Municipal Councils, 4 Nagar Panchayats
Nagpur: Following persistent demands by political parties, the State Election Commission (SEC) has deferred the elections to 92 Municipal Councils and four Nagar Panchayats in the State, against the background of the hearing in the Supreme Court regarding the local...
BJP demands postponement of local body polls due to rains, floods
Nagpur/Mumbai: A BJP delegation on Monday met the State Election Commission (SEC) with a plea not to hold local body elections announced on August 4 and 18 and demanded that they should be conducted after the monsoon. The elections were...
SEC organizes essay contest on election subjects
Nagpur: The State Election Commission (SEC), on the occasion of completion of 25 years to 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, had organised an essay contest. The contest received an overwhelming response in Nagpur Division. The three best entries have...
SEC makes EPIC or 17 other photo ID cards must for voting in NMC poll
Representational Pic Nagpur: The State Election Commission (SEC) has made it mandatory for voters to produce Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) while casting their votes for Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) election on February 21. However, as an alternative for those...
SEC bans opinion, exit polls of local body elections
Nagpur: The State Election Commission (SEC), with the aim of conducting the local body elections in free and fair manner, has banned opinion and exit polls in media from the midnight of February 14 till the voting process is over...
SEC launches “COP” to keep watch on code violators during NMC poll
Nagpur: The State Election Commission, in a move to act tough against code violators during NMC poll, has launched “COP” (Citizens On Patrol) mobile app. With this “COP” the citizens can keep a hawk eye on contesting candidates and political...
SEC ‘cracks a joke’ as it fixes “rates” of different items for NMC poll candidates
Nagpur: The State Election Commission (SEC) seems to have cracked a joke as it released a rate chart of different items to assess the election expenditure for the forthcoming elections to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). Whether the SEC is day-dreaming...
Committee formed to keep watch on paid news during NMC poll
Nagpur: The State Election Commission has formed a high-powered committee to keep a close watch on publication of paid news during elections of Nagpur Municipal Corporation and also redress complaints. The Committee will be headed by Municipal Commissioner Shravan Hardikar...
Registration of 12 political parties from Nagpur cancelled
Nagpur: The State Election Commission on Wednesday cancelled the registration of 191 unrecognized political parties including 12 lesser known parties from Nagpur for failing to submit their income details and accounts audit reports despite several notices served to them in...
Who are going to be voters of Local Self-Governing Body Constituency?
Dilemma prevails until notification is issued by state election commission. Nagpur: The election for Maharashtra State Legislative Council member's post from Nagpur based local self-governing body constituency is due in December 2015. But in this election, the nominated members of Nagar...
