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PM Modi pins hope on development works, Assam Accord to win the battle of
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): With an eye on 25 Lok Sabha seats at stake in the northeast region with 14 seats alone in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday not only reiterated his government’s resolve to address the problem of illegal migrants in the region, but
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22 opposition parties to urge ECI to replace EVMs with ballot papers for c
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 4 (ANI): As many as 22 opposition parties will meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday, seeking the replacement of electronic voting machines (EVMs) with ballot papers for conducting the coming Lok Sabha polls, TMC leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien
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Haryana fully prepared for LS, Assembly polls: Chief Secretary Dhesi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Haryana Chief Secretary DS Dhesi on Friday said the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabha elections would be conducted this year and the government system is fully prepared for the successful conduct of elections.
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No going back to ballot paper era and we won’t be intimidated: CEC
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan 24 (ANI) There is no going back to the era of ballot papers and “we are not going to be intimidated, bullied or coerced into giving up” the EVMs, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora asserted on Thursday, amid demands by some parties for d
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Will not going back to era of ballot papers: CEC
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora on Thursday rejected opposition parties demand and made it clear that country is not going back to the era of ballot papers.
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Former CEC Naveen Chawla calls EVM a fine machine, cautions against return
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Naveen Chawla on Tuesday said that EVM was “a very good and fine machine” and cautioned against returning to the use of ballot papers for conducting the polls.
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EVM Hackathon: Andhra CM demands ECI to revert to paper ballot system
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Saying that electronic voting machines (EVMs) have turned out to be a big threat to democracy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has demanded the Election Commission of India (ECI) to seek opinion of all political parties a
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Theresa May to face no-confidence motion on Wednesday
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 12 (ANI/Sputnik) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of confidence in the parliament on Wednesday night after the 15-percent threshold necessary for the ballot has been exceeded amid the delay on the Brexit deal, according to a statement of the House of Comm
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Rajasthan polls: Pilot says people have expressed anger against BJP
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 11 (ANI) As the Congress appeared set for victory in Rajasthan, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Tuesday that the people of the state had expressed their anger against the ruling BJP through the ballot in the state.
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Rajasthan: 2 officials suspended after ballot units found on road
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Baran (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): Two officials have been suspended after a ballot unit was found lying on road in Shahabad area of Kishanganj Assembly Constituency in Baran district of Rajasthan on Friday.
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1444 VVPATs replaced during Telangana Assembly polls
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana Rajat Kumar said 1444 voter-verified paper audit trails (VVPATs) and 754 ballot units were replaced during the Assembly polls that were held on Friday.
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J-K panchayat polls: It's ballot over bullet, Poonch records highest turno
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Ballots prevailed over bullets as voters trickled out in large number to vote in the seventh phase of panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
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