Nuapada Bye-Election : 14 Candidates file nomination

A total of 14 candidates are contesting the by-election for the Nuapada assembly constituency. Out of them, three (03) belongs to Recognized National and State Political Parties, two (02) from registered political parties and nine ("09) as Independent candidates. (Click here FORM-4)

ECI declares Polling dates for General Election to Bihar Assembly and Bye-Elections to 8 Assembly Constituencies

Election Commission of India has declared dates for General Election to the Bihar Legislative Assembly and Bye-Elections to 8-Assembly Constituencies of different states.

Press Note : 

• Bihar General Election (PDF)
• Bye-Elections to 8 ACs (PDF)

Polling Dates : 

• General Election (Bihar) : 6th and 11th November, 2025. 
• Bye-Elections (8 ACs) : 11th November, 2025

Counting of votes: 14th November, 2025.

C. P. Radhakrishnan elected as Vice President of India

 

• Electoral College: 788 (LS=543, RS=245)
• Present position: 782 (Vacant 1LS, 5RS)
• Absentees : 15
• Polling Turnout: 767 (98%)
• Invalid Votes : 15 
• Valid Votes : 752
• CP Radhakrishnan: 452 Votes
• B. Sudershan Reddy : 300 Votes

Vice Presidential Election : Polling on 9th September, 2025

Early vice presidential elections will be held in India on 9 September 2025 following the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar due to health concerns. Notification.PDF

Contesting Candidates :

• Buchireddy Sudershan Reddy
• Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan

Returning Officer : 

P. C. Mody, 

Secretary General, Rajya Sabha, Parliament House, New Delhi, 

Observers:

• Shri Sushil Kumar Lohani, IAS (OD:1995), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

• Shri D. Anandan, IAS (SK: 2000), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure

Polling : 09.09.2025 @ 10am to 5pm

Counting of Votes : 09.09.2025 @ 6:00pm

Venue : 

Room No. F-101, Vasudha, First Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi

1. Who elects the Vice-President of India?

Answer: The Vice-President is elected by an Electoral College, which consists of the members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (both elected and nominated members) [Article 66 of the Constitution of India]

2. How is the value of votes of members of the Electoral College calculated?

Answer: As per Article 66 of the Constitution of India, the Vice-President is elected by the members of the Electoral College consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. For 2025, 17th Vice-Presidential Election, the Electoral College consists of:

(i) 233 elected members of Rajya Sabha (Presently 05 seats are vacant),

(ii) 12 nominated members of Rajya Sabha, and

(iii) 543 elected members of Lok Sabha (Presently 01 seat is vacant).

Electoral College comprises of a total of 788 members (Presently, 782 members) of both Houses of Parliament. Since, all the electors are members of both Houses of Parliament, the value of vote of each Member of Parliament would be same i.e. 1 (one).

Gyanesh Kumar appointed as India's new Chief Election Commissioner

Shri Gyanesh Kumar took charge as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India on 19th February 2025. 

He is a 1988 Batch Kerala Cadre Officer of the lndian Administrative Service. After completing his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from llT Kanpur, he has also studied Business Finance from lCFAl, lndia and Environmental Economics from HllD, Harvard University, USA.

He has worked in the Government of Kerala as Sub Collector of Adoor; MD of Kerala State Development Corporation for SC/ST; Municipal Commissioner of Corporation of Cochin; MD of Kerala State Cooperative Bank; District Collector of Ernakulam; Secretary of Goshree lslands Development Authority; MD of Trivandrum Airport Development Society and Resident Commissioner of Kerala House in New Delhi.

As Secretary to the Government of Kerala, he has handled diverse departments such as Finance Resources; Fast Track Projects; Public Works Department; Modernising Government Program; and Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs.

ln the Government of India, he has rich experience of working as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence; Joint Secretary & Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs; Secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation. After superannuation on 31st January 2024, he was appointed as the Election Commissioner in Election Commission of India on 15th of March, 2024.

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This was the first time the appointment was made under the new Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service, and Term of Office) Act, 2023.

Selection Committee: 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 
• Home Minister Amit Shah, and 
• Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi dissented, asking for the appointment to be delayed until the Supreme Court ruled on petitions challenging the new law.

How were CECs Appointed Earlier?

Election Commission of India (ECI): A three-member body with a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and two Election Commissioners (ECs).

The President appointed the CEC & ECs based on the Prime Minister’s advice.Traditionally, the senior-most EC was elevated as the CEC.

Change in 2023:
Supreme Court (March 2023) ruled that the CEC and ECs should be appointed by a panel consisting of:

• Prime Minister,
• Leader of Opposition (LoP),
• Chief Justice of India (CJI).

The Court stated that the framers of the Constitution never intended to give the Executive sole power in appointing Election Commissioners.

Parliament replaced the Chief Justice of India (CJI) with a Union Minister (nominated by the PM) in the selection committee. This gave greater power to the ruling government in appointing the CEC and ECs. The opposition argues that this reduces neutrality in the selection process and makes the Election Commission less independent.

Why Was the Law Challenged in the Supreme Court?
Issue of Independence: Critics argue the CEC should not be a government appointee without judicial oversight.
Government’s Justification:
The law prevents favoritism by ensuring that the CEC is not someone junior to the ECs.
The CEC and ECs must be post-retirement government officials (senior civil servants with 25+ years of experience).
 
Opposition’s Argument:
It violates the Supreme Court's March 2023 ruling, which included the CJI in the process.

The process allows the government to dominate the selection.
Potential loss of neutrality of the Election Commission, which is critical for free and fair elections.

What Are the Next Steps?
▪️The Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging the new law.
▪️If the Supreme Court strikes down the law, Parliament might need to amend the selection process again.
▪️If the Court upholds the law, the CEC will continue to be appointed by the PM-led panel.

Trends & Results of General Election to Assembly Constituencies of NCT of Delhi

General Election to Assembly Constituencies: February-2025

NCT of Delhi

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Click the link below for Trends & Results 

https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenFeb2025/index.htm

General Election to Legislative Assembly of NCT Delhi

OSASA Election - 2024 ## RESULT OUT

ELECTION RESULT

Dibakar Sahoo: President

Bikash Ranjan Mahali: General Secretary

Election to the office bearers of Odisha Secretariat Auditors Service Association (OSASA) was conducted on 1st October, 2024 at OSSA House Kharvel Nagar for ten posts namely (1) President (2) Vice President (3) General Secetary (4) Secretary (05) Joint Secretary (06) Assistat Secretary-I (07) Assistant Secretary-II (08) Cultural Secretary (09) Treasurer (10) Auditor for which the members tendered vote for next two years.

ODISHA SECRETARIAT AUDITORS SERVICE ASSOCIATION (OSASA)
ELECTION 2024

Venue : OSSA House, Kharvel Nagar

Date : 01.10.2024 (08:00AM - 01:00PM)

OSSA Election 2024 : Very soon

ରାଜ୍ୟ ସଚିବାଳୟ ସେବା ସଂଘର ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ଖୁବ୍ ଶୀଘ୍ର ହେବାକୁ ଯାଉଛି। ଶେଷଥର ପାଇଁ ୨୦୨୨ ଅପ୍ରେଲ ରେ ଏହି ନିର୍ବାଚନ ହୋଇଥିଲା ଏବଂ ଏହାର କର୍ମକର୍ତ୍ତାଗଣ ଦୁଇବର୍ଷ ପାଇଁ ନିର୍ବାଚିତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ। ତେବେ ସାଧାରଣ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ୨୦୨୪ ଆଚରଣ ବିଧି ପାଇଁ ଓସା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ଯଥା ସମୟରେ ହୋଇପାରିନଥିଲା। 

ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ସମୟରେ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ନୂତନ ସରକାର ଗଠନ ହୋଇସାରିଛି। ତେଣୁ ଓସାର ନିର୍ବାଚନ ଖୁବଶୀଘ୍ର କରାଯାଇ ନୂତନ କର୍ମକର୍ତ୍ତାଗଣ ଯଥା ସମୟରେ ସଂଘର ଦାବୀ ସମୁହକୁ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଉପସ୍ଥାପିତ କରି ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ପଦକ୍ଷେପ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାକୁ ସଂଘର ସଭ୍ଯ ମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ମତ ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଛି। 

ସୂଚନାଯୋଗ୍ୟ, ସଂଘର ମୋଟ ୯ଟି ପଦବୀ ପାଇଁ ଗଣତାନ୍ତ୍ରିକ ପଦ୍ଧତିରେ ନିର୍ବାଚନ କରାଯାଏ। ଗତ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ରେ ଏଥିପାଇଁ ୧୯ ଜଣ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀ ପ୍ରତିଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱିତା କରିଥିଲେ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରାୟ ୧୮୫୦ ଜଣ ସଭ୍ଯ ନିଜର ମତଦାନ କରିଥିଲେ। 

ବର୍ତମାନ ସୁଦ୍ଧା ୧୬୬୩ ଜଣ ସଭ୍ଯ ଥିଲାବେଳେ, ଚଳିତବର୍ଷ ପ୍ରାୟ ୬୫୦ ଏଏସ୍ଓ ନୂତନ ଭାବେ ସଚିବାଳୟରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ଚଳିତ ନିର୍ବାଚନରେ ପାୟ ୨୩୦୦ ଜଣ ସଭ୍ଯ ମତଦାନ କରି ନୂତନ କର୍ମକର୍ତ୍ତା ବାଛିବେ। 

Previous Election Schedule : 

(OSSA 2022 - 2024) 

Nomination : 28-31 MAR 

Scrutinization :1 APR 

Candidate Withdrawal : 2 APR 

Date of Polling : 12 APR (8:30AM - 4:00PM) 

Counting of-Votes : 12 APR (6:30 PM onwards) 

Oathtaking : 18 APR

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No. of candidates contested : 19

Vote s polled : 1850

EC Approves Appointment of New SPs For Berhampur & Khurda

Dr Sarthak Sarangi : SP, Berhampur

Awinash Kumar Khurda : SP, Khurda

ECI Directive On Transfers of Officers

Officers who are transferred out of the district after completing 3 years are not posted in another district within the same Parliamentary Constituency

Final Voter List for 2024 : Total voters in State 3.32 Cr

As on 01.01.2024

• Total Voters : 3,32,36,360
• Male Voters : 1,68,50,949
• Female Voters : 1,63,82,031

General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Results December 2023

General Election to Assembly Constituencies: 
Trends & Results Dec-2023

for more details click the link below

https://results.eci.gov.in/

Last voter list revision before General Election 2024

୨୦୨୪ ସାଧାରଣ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଶେଷ ଥର ଲାଗି ଭୋଟର ତାଲିକା ସଂଶୋଧନ ପାଇଁ ୨୭ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ଠାରୁ ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୋଇଛି । ଏହି ସମୟରେ ନିଜର ଦାବି ଦାଖଲ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ସର୍ବସାଧାରଣଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରାଯାଉଛି। ତାଲିକାରେ ନାମ ଯୋଗ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଫର୍ମ-୬, ବାଦ୍ ଦେବା ପାଇଁ ଫର୍ମ-୭, ସଂଶୋଧନ ପାଇଁ ଫର୍ମ-୮ online/offline ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ଉପଲବ୍ଧ।

Election Commission announces dates for assembly elections in five states

 GENERAL ELECTION SCHEDULE

Hat-Trick : Asit Tripathy elected as Bhubaneswar Club President

Former Chief Secretary Shri Asit Kumar Tripathy has been elected again as Bhubaneswar Club President. This is the third consecutive win for the ex-CS as Club President

General Election 2023 : Karnataka

Jharsuguda Bye Election Result

JHARSUGUDA-7 BYE ELECTION Polling : 10th May, Counting : 13th May, Candidates : 09, Booth : 253, Table : 14, Round : 19
ROUND	BJP	INC	BJD	C4	C5	C6	C7	C8	C9	NOTA	TOTAL	Margin
1	3238	123	5944	41	23	13	20	46	42	123	9613	2706
2	3508	140	5312	39	12	21	24	42	70	122	9290	1804
3	3164	258	6287	56	22	20	30	44	56	88	10025	3123
4	3521	305	6072	42	7	25	19	37	37	72	10137	2551
5	3068	329	6435	31	18	16	25	32	20	46	10020	3367
6	3359	784	5559	29	11	25	19	31	45	86	9948	2200
7	2116	420	4611	25	11	15	16	13	33	79	7339	2495
8	3583	326	7003	32	15	36	26	40	51	131	11243	3420
9	2633	138	4557	23	11	23	19	39	46	112	7601	1924
10	3976	243	5870	46	17	36	27	53	64	139	10471	1894
11	3222	142	5908	43	18	21	28	42	67	137	9628	2686
12	4248	261	7563	40	16	34	36	52	86	168	12504	3315
13	3053	195	5863	43	15	27	30	72	75	174	9547	2810
14	2868	143	6734	53	15	9	27	54	67	130	10100	3866
15	3639	166	5603	60	19	29	31	65	60	128	9800	1964
16	2735	160	5005	30	15	19	24	46	42	117	8193	2270
17	3114	143	6459	34	14	23	27	60	56	114	10044	3345
18	3100	187	5819	44	24	30	26	53	53	96	9432	2719
19	239	10	399	5	1	3	0	7	2	11	677	160
Postal	93	23	195	1	2	3	0	2	0	1	320	102
TOTAL	58477	4496	107198	717	286	428	454	830	972	2074	175932	48721
Vote %	33.24%	2.56%	60.93%	0.41%	0.16%	0.24%	0.26%	0.47%	0.55%	1.18%	100%	27.69%

Visit the link below for more details

https://results.eci.gov.in

New appointment of Chief Electoral Officer for Odisha

Padmapur Bye Election results update

PADMAPUR BYE ELECTION Polling : 5th Dec, Counting : 8th Dec, Booth : 319, Table : 14, Round : 23
ROUND	PRADEEP PUROHIT (BJP)	BARSA S BARIHA (BJD)	SATYA B SAHOO (CONG)	C-4	C-5	C-6	C-7	C-8	C-9	C-10	NOTA	Margin
1	3789	5501	206	13	11	18	19	30	28	67	115	1712
2	3190	5097	160	19	6	18	16	22	27	44	80	1907
3	3171	5318	108	11	8	13	23	14	17	60	77	2147
4	3509	5921	142	11	9	18	25	25	25	56	115	2412
5	4157	4361	229	13	15	20	13	20	21	44	86	204
6	3366	5688	125	13	11	25	20	23	25	46	77	2322
7	3921	5765	161	35	15	21	22	44	31	57	105	1844
8	3047	6040	503	25	22	25	21	30	15	60	99	2993
9	2993	4897	162	15	19	18	19	29	31	53	113	1904
10	3605	5585	196	12	11	36	16	27	27	47	119	1980
11	3317	5243	93	11	8	5	12	28	20	38	81	1926
12	4095	4663	112	11	14	14	18	20	24	43	128	568
13	3032	5171	107	13	6	12	12	19	29	48	90	2139
14	3122	5416	89	14	8	12	20	16	34	53	82	2294
15	3623	4804	150	13	11	14	7	17	37	47	62	1181
16	3926	5911	172	10	7	17	24	21	26	47	62	1985
17	3543	4084	106	9	11	13	14	19	21	36	73	541
18	2784	5292	116	23	12	15	26	30	32	68	96	2508
19	3131	4160	122	12	15	22	13	26	25	48	84	1029
20	3566	5266	151	15	10	17	18	21	19	57	96	1700
21	2740	5696	115	10	3	16	5	14	17	46	82	2956
22	2797	5290	110	17	11	14	11	16	17	39	84	2493
23	3023	4343	113	13	12	14	16	26	23	56	67	1320
24	587	1160	33	4	4	2	6	4	2	7	14	573
Postal	94	135	13	0	7	0	1	0	1	1	0	41
TOTAL	78128	120807	3594	342	266	399	397	541	574	1168	2087	42679

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Candidate List : 

1 Pradeep Purohit : Bharatiya Janata Party 

2 Barsha Singh Bariha : Biju Janata Dal 

3 Satya Bhusan Sahu : Indian National Congress 

4 Bidyadhar Pandav : Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha 

5 Mukteswar Dash : Odisha Janata Party 

6 Udit Bondia : Independent 

7 Gangadhar Saha : Independent 

8 Debarchan Naik : Independent 

9 Brundaban Purohit: Independent 

10 Seshadeb Sahu : Independent 

11 NOTA