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SC issues notice to EC on plea seeking probe into discrepancies during LS
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition filed by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) alleging discrepancies in the final vote counts and EVMs in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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Petition in SC seeks probe into Lok Sabha election results
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking a direction to the Election Commission (EC) to investigate the 17th Lok Sabha election results for discrepancies.
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62 pc MLAs in Jharkhand have criminal cases: ADR
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Sixty two per cent of sitting MLAs in the outgoing Jharkhand assembly have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Out of 213 Rajya Sabha MPs, 89 declared pecuniary interests: ADR
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Out of the total 213 sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha, 89 MPs have declared that they have a financial interest in under either of the categories -- remunerative directorship, regular remunerated activity, shareholding of controlling nature, paid consultancy or
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ADR gets award from Maharshtra state election commission
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 27 (ANI): The State Election Commission (SEC) of Maharashtra on Saturday awarded the first 'Democracy Award' in the category of "Increasing Citizens' Participation in Electoral Process (Dissemination of information about contesting candidates to make the v
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30 per cent candidates contesting Assembly Elections in Odisha have crimin
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 28 (ANI): Thirty per cent of the candidates contesting Assembly Elections in Odisha have criminal backgrounds as per the affidavit filed by them, a report published by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Odisha Election Watch on Sunday claimed.
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New MP Assembly has 187 'crorepati' MLAs; 94 with criminal cases
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): An analysis conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has revealed that in the newly-elected 230-member legislative assembly, a total of 187 MLAs are multi-millionaires or 'crorepatis', while 41 per cent of
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73 of Telangana MLAs have criminal past: ADR
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): As many as 73 out of 119 newly elected MLAs in Telangana have declared "criminal cases" against themselves, claims the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a watchdog.
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Samjwadi Party richest regional party: Report
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): As per a report covering 32 regional parties, Samajwadi Party (SP) of Uttar Pradesh was found to be the richest with an income of Rs 82.76 crore, closely followed by Andhra Pradesh's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Tamil Nadu's All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Ka
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K'taka Polls: BJP fields 83, Congress 59 candidates with criminal backgrou
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 6 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is at the first spot and the Congress is at the second position in giving tickets to candidates with criminal background in the Karnataka Assembly Elections, says a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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58 MPs, MLAs accused in hate speech-related cases: ADR report
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 25 (ANI): The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) on Wednesday revealed that a total of 58 MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to hate speech.
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48 MPs, MLAs face charges of crime against women: ADR report
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 19(ANI): The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has revealed that out of 1580 MPs, MLAs with declared criminal cases, 48 are facing charges related to crimes against women, including rape charges.
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