Polity & Governance Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Fri, 24 Oct 2025

• The Election Commission of India directed that every polling station in the Bihar Assembly election and the 2025 bye-elections have Assured Minimum Facilities and voter assistance, including a new mobile phone deposit facility.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a Rozgar Mela by video conference on 24 October 2025 and said over 11 lakh appointment letters had been issued through Rozgar Melas.

Thu, 23 Oct 2025

• MeitY notified amendments to Rule 3(1)(d) of the IT Rules, 2021, requiring takedown notices to come from officers of at least Joint Secretary rank (or DIG for police) and a monthly review by a Secretary-level officer.
• The Finance Ministry notified that nomination provisions of the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, allowing up to four nominees for bank deposits, safe custody articles and lockers, take effect from 1 November 2025.
• The Election Commission of India's two-day conference of state Chief Electoral Officers on preparing for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ended at IIIDEM, New Delhi, on 23 October 2025.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025 in New Delhi on 23 October 2025; it governs about ₹1 lakh crore of revenue procurement from 1 November 2025.

Tue, 21 Oct 2025

• As of 21 October 2025, 650 complaints had been filed on the cVIGIL app on ECINet for the Bihar Assembly election and bye-elections, and 94% were resolved within 100 minutes, the Election Commission said.
• The Centre released over ₹730 crore in XV Finance Commission untied grants to rural local bodies in Gujarat and Haryana, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on 21 October 2025.

Sun, 19 Oct 2025

• The Ministry of Mines amended the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 to add intermediate timelines between the Letter of Intent and the mining lease, with penalties for delay and incentives for early production (PIB, 19 October 2025).
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved advance release of ₹1,950.80 crore as the second instalment of the Central share of SDRF for 2025-26 to Karnataka (₹384.40 crore) and Maharashtra (₹1,566.40 crore), MHA said on 19 October 2025.
• The Election Commission said on 19 October 2025 that it had deployed 121 General and 18 Police Observers for Phase 1 and 122 General and 20 Police Observers for Phase 2 of the Bihar Assembly election, using powers under Article 324 and Section 20B of the RP Act, 1951.
• The Law Ministry notified the Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2025 on 17 October 2025, raising the maximum number of notaries that Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Nagaland may appoint (PIB, 19 October 2025).

Sat, 18 Oct 2025

• The Election Commission of India said on 18 October 2025 that voters employed in any establishment are entitled to a paid holiday on polling day under Section 135B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, for the Bihar Assembly election (6 and 11 November 2025) and 8 bye-elections (11 November 2025).

Fri, 17 Oct 2025

• The National Human Rights Commission held a national conference on the human rights of prison inmates in New Delhi (PIB, 17 October 2025); Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian said the Commission will issue an advisory on prison reforms.

Thu, 16 Oct 2025

• The National Human Rights Commission marked its 32nd Foundation Day at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 16 October 2025 with former President Ram Nath Kovind as chief guest; the Commission was set up on 12 October 1993.

Wed, 15 Oct 2025

• The Ministry of Home Affairs said on 15 October 2025 that the districts most affected by Left Wing Extremism have fallen from 6 to 3 — Bijapur, Sukma and Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh — and LWE-affected districts from 18 to 11.

Tue, 14 Oct 2025

• The Election Commission said on 14 October 2025 that all political parties and candidates in the Bihar Assembly election and the bye-elections must get political advertisements on electronic and social media pre-certified by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee.

Mon, 13 Oct 2025

• On 13 October 2025 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Home Minister Amit Shah performed the ground-breaking for investment proposals worth ₹4 lakh crore and inaugurated a state-level exhibition on the three new criminal laws.

Sat, 11 Oct 2025

• On 11 October 2025 Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid tribute to Bharat Ratna Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan on his 123rd birth anniversary at Sitab Diara, Bihar, visiting JP's ancestral home and National Memorial in Saran district.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025

• The Election Commission of India said on 10 October 2025 that, by a notification of 7 October 2025, electors on the roll who cannot show their EPIC may vote using any one of 12 alternative photo identity documents.
• PIB reported on 10 October 2025 that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, leading India's delegation to the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Bridgetown, Barbados, visited the Barbados National Assembly and saw the Speaker's chair India gifted in 1966.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025

• On 9 October 2025 the Election Commission said about 8.5 lakh officials, including a General Observer for each of Bihar's 243 constituencies for the first time, are deployed for the Bihar polls, and directed parties to prominently label AI-generated campaign content.
• PIB reported on 9 October 2025 that the Centre released first instalments of XV Finance Commission untied grants for 2025–26 — ₹410.76 crore to Andhra Pradesh's rural local bodies and ₹680.71 crore to West Bengal's — plus a ₹151 crore health grant to West Bengal.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

• On 8 October 2025 the Ministry of Labour and Employment released the draft National Labour & Employment Policy – Shram Shakti Niti 2025 for public consultation, with feedback invited by 27 October 2025.
• On 8 October 2025 the Election Commission said Bihar electors above 85 and those with benchmark disabilities can vote by postal ballot from home using Form 12D, under Section 60(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

Tue, 07 Oct 2025

• On 7 October 2025 a High-Level Committee chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah approved ₹707.97 crore of additional central assistance from the NDRF to Assam and Gujarat for 2024 floods and landslides, and ₹903.67 crore for fire services in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
• On 7 October 2025 in New Delhi, MeitY held a workshop on 'Management of Information on Intermediary Platforms', where Secretary S. Krishnan explained the scope of Sections 69A and 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, 2000 and called for standardised notices to intermediaries.

Mon, 06 Oct 2025

• On 6 October 2025 in New Delhi, the Election Commission announced that all 243 Bihar Assembly seats will vote in two phases — 121 on 6 November and 122 on 11 November 2025 — with counting on 14 November.
• On 6 October 2025 the Election Commission announced bye-elections to eight Assembly constituencies — Budgam and Nagrota (J&K), Anta (Rajasthan), Ghatsila (Jharkhand), Jubilee Hills (Telangana), Tarn Taran (Punjab), Dampa (Mizoram) and Nuapada (Odisha).

Sun, 05 Oct 2025

• On 5 October 2025 in New Delhi, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava chaired a meeting with all States and UTs on cough syrup quality after child deaths in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh.