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South African President Jacob Zuma faces no confidence vote over corruptio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], August 8 (ANI):South African President Jacob Zuma faces a vote of no-confidence in parliament later on Tuesday, in a secret ballot, which the opposition hopes would embolden members of his party, the African National Congress (ANC) to vote against him.
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Hafeez Saeed trying to hide his blood stained hands behind ballot ink: Ind
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Following reports that Hafiz Saeed is looking to launch his own political party in Pakistan, India on Friday said that Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and the mastermind of Mumbai terrorist attack is trying to hide his blood stained hands behind ballot ink.
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Presidential polls: Ram Nath Kovind visits Gurudwara Bangla Sahib ahead of
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Hours before the counting of ballots for the Presidential election which will begin tomorrow, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Ram Nath Kovind visited Gurudwara Bangla Sahib on Wednesday night.
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Nepal EC ordered to present 'torn ballot papers' within a week
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 20 (ANI): The Nepal Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission (EC) to present the torn ballot papers from the Bharatpur Metropolitan City's ward 19 before it within a week.
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Congress calls on adamant EC to reconsider opinion about EVMs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Batting for the implementation of the Ballot Paper system for conducting elections, the Congress on Friday said the Election Commission of India (ECI) should reconsider its opinion about the same.
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Shiv Sena bats strongly for ballot paper
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Vouching for ballot paper voting, the Shiv Sena on Friday said that the Electric Voting Machines (EVM) might increase the efficiency of counting votes by reducing time, but considering that the votes determine the future of a democracy, waiting for a day or
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MCD polls: BJP demands distribution of postal ballot
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 22 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday urged the Delhi State Election Commission (DSEC) to immediately provide postal ballots for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections.
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EVM credible, ballot paper worst alternative, say former election commissi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): Amidst growing skepticism among political parties over the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), former chief election commissioners (CEC) on Sunday asserted that machines cannot be hacked and thereby backed the Election Commission for throwi
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Kejriwal wants civic polls to be deferred until EVMs are equipped
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 15 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been vouching for conducting upcoming municipal polls through ballot paper citing EVM rigging. has demanded that the civic elections in the national capital be postponed by a month.
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UP: State EC demands new EVMs for municipal polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr. 13 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to either provide new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) or allow them to conduct the municipal polls using ballot paper.
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Opposition adamant on no EVMs, EC assures scrutiny
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Citing examples of the other countries like Japan, Germany whose technology is far more advanced than India, the Congress today emphasised on using ballot paper scrutiny instead of using electronic system while stating that we have faith in the Election Comm
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Oppn for conducting MCD polls through VVPAT machines, ballot papers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (ANI): With the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections inching closer, the opposition parties will today urge the Election Commission to conduct the upcoming polls partially through VVPAT (voter-verifiable paper audit trail) machines and ballot papers.
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