Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission

Farm loan waiver should not form part of poll promises, says Raghuram Rajan; writes to Election Commission

Agri loan waiver not only inhibits investment in the farm sector but put pressure on the fiscal of states which undertake farm loan waiver, Raghuram Rajan said

Assam's NRC quandary Part 3: Sarbananda Sonowal will have his hands full in 2018 with draft citizenship registry, electoral roll

The NRC issue appears to be a double-edged sword for the Sonowal government as all eyes will now be on how it handles the political developments post publication of the final electoral roll, 2018 and the draft NRC.

Govt rejects Election Commission's demand for contempt of court power

A demand by the Election Commission to get power to initiate contempt proceedings against political parties which make allegations against it without credible evidence has been rejected by the government, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.

Srirangam bypoll: Karunanidhi alleges money distribution by AIADMK

Seeking prompt action by the Election Commission, DMK president M Karunanidhi on Monday alleged that the ruling AIADMK was distributing money to voters in bypoll-bound Srirangam assembly constituency.

Andhra Pradesh three-phase panchayat polls on 23, 27, 31 July

The total number of Gram Panchayats in the state is 21,592 and the number of Gram Panchayats going to polls is 21,491.