The Election Commission of India has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to deploy 100 more companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal to conduct free and fair Lok Sabha elections.
Based on ECI, the Home Ministry is deploying 45 companies of Border Security troops and 55 companies of the CRPF. According to ANI news, officials have been ordered to complete deploying an additional 100 CAPF companies in West Bengal by April 15th at the latest.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) transferred 8 District Magistrates (DMs) and 12 Superintendents of Police (SPs) to five states Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Andhra Pradesh.
According to a press release from the Election Commission, this decision was made as part of a routine review at a meeting with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, presided over by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.
It has been requested that all transferred officers promptly turn over control to their junior officers. The Commission further declared that till the Lok Sabha elections are over, the resigning officers will not be assigned any election-related duties. The Commission has been instructed to receive a list of names from the state governments of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officials. The officers who make up the “shortlist” will be appointed to replace the transferred officers.
Electoral Bonds Case: In the electoral bond case, the State Bank of India (SBI) has submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court. In an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, the Chairman of SBI stated that 22,217 electoral bonds had been bought between April 1, 2019, and February 15, 2024.
The chairman of the SBI informed the Supreme Court that the Election Commission has received information regarding donations made through electoral bonds by the order. Additionally, the Election Commission now has access to the date on which electoral bonds can be redeemed as well as the identities of the political parties that have received donations.
The affidavit also states that, in observance of the aforementioned directives, the Election Commission of India (ECI) was sent a digital copy of this data, password-protected, before the close of business hours on March 12, 2024. (i) By instruction No. (b), the date of purchase of every electoral bond, the buyer’s name, and the denomination of the bond are provided. The date of encashment, the electoral bonds, the names of the political parties that have received contributions, and the denomination of the bonds, following the instruction number. (c).
By conducting a news conference today, the Election Commission revealed the dates for the next legislative elections in Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya. In these three states, there are 60 seats in the assembly.
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According to Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar’s declaration, the elections in Tripura will take place on February 16. Elections will be held in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27. The Election Commission said that the results of the three states’ elections would be made public on March 2.
Voting will take place in a single phase in each of these states
Tripura’s legislative elections will take place on February 16.
The Meghalayan assembly elections are scheduled on February 27.
February 27 will be the date of the Nagaland assembly elections.
BJP is in power in all these three states
BJP officials hold positions of authority in all three states. Tripura is now under BJP’s sole control, however, this time around, the Left and Congress’s coalition presents the largest threat to the BJP. On the other side, a BJP coalition government is in place in Meghalaya. With 19 seats, Conrad Sangma of the NPP is the current CM.
In Nagaland, the BJP alliance is also in power. In 2018, the NDPP and BJP together ran for office. Neiphiu Rio of the NDPP is the current chief minister of Nagaland.
Assembly Election 2022: The dates for the Assembly Election 2022 to be held in five states this year have been announced. UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur are the states where elections will be held. Uttar Pradesh has a total of 403 assembly seats and is currently headed by the BJP-led Yogi Adityanath government. Goa, Uttarakhand, and Manipur are also governed by the BJP. While there is a Congress government in Punjab. This time in these elections, Aam Aadmi Party can also give competition to Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party.
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On Saturday, the Election Commission announced the election dates. Candidate forms can be filled out online in this election as well, which is a special feature. Parties have been encouraged by the Election Commission to make full use of it. In all, there will be 7 phases to the elections this time.
Uttar Pradesh
It is the first time that elections are being held in seven states in Uttar Pradesh. On February 10, voting will begin. The state of Uttar Pradesh has 403 assembly seats.
The first round of voting is scheduled for Thursday, February 10.
The second phase- 14 February
Third phase- 20 February
Fourth phase- 23 February
Fifth phase- 27 February
Sixth phase – 3 March
Seventh phase- 7 March
Goa, Punjab, and Uttarakhand – There will be one phase of elections
Voting will be held on February 14
Manipur
A two-phase vote will be held on February 27 and March 3
Results on March 10 – Election Commission
Election rally banned till 15
Parties will be able to campaign in a digital, virtual way. Any kind of foot journey, show, cycle, or bike rally will be completely banned. After January 15, there will be no physical rally in any way.
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The Election Commission has said that the candidates of the parties will have to upload information 48 hours before the selection, how many criminal cases are pending against the candidate, also why he has been selected as a candidate.
