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'Advertising criminal records of politicians will help voters make informe
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Friday supported the decision of the Supreme Court, directing political parties to advertise the criminal records of the candidates contesting elections on their ticket.
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EC team to review poll preparedness in Rajasthan
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner, O. P. Rawat, along with Election Commissioners, Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa, will be meeting with all the stakeholders in Rajasthan on September 17 to review poll preparedness in the state.
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Telangana poll dates yet to be finalised: EC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 07 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Friday said that Assembly elections in Telangana might not be necessarily held along with Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Mizoram. The Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and M
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'One nation, one poll' not possible without changes in Constitution: CEC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal [Madhya Pradesh] (India), Aug 29 (ANI): 'One nation, one poll' is not possible until changes are made in the Constitution and law, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Om Prakash Rawat on Wednesday.
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Constitution amendment required for one nation, one election: CEC
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat on Tuesday stated that holding assembly polls in 11 states along with Lok Sabha elections was possible if those states dissolve their houses voluntarily.
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Pak polls were free and fair: Ex-CEC Quraishi
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Amid massive furore over alleged rigging in the recently-concluded general elections in Pakistan, former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, SY Quraishi on Wednesday said that the polls were held in a free and fair manner.
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Nepal: Ex-EC chief referred as envoy to India
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jul 16 (ANI): The Nepal government on Monday nominated former chief election commissioner of the Nepal Election Commission Nilkantha Upreti as the new ambassador to India.
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Polls to be conducted as per current system: CEC on simultaneous election
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Wednesday said the Election Commission (EC) will continue to conduct elections under the under the provisions of Constitution of India and Representation of People Act.
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EC launches 'cVIGIL' app to report MCC violation
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Tuesday launched a mobile application 'cVigil' for citizens to report any violation of the model code of conduct during elections.
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Chief Election commissioner debunks failure of EVMS, VVPAT
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 29(ANI): The Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday refuted reports of large-scale failure of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in the bye-elections held yesterday.
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Yeddyurappa writes to EC alleging irregularities in K'taka poll
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] May 22(ANI): Days after voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines were found from a house in Vijaypur district of Karnataka, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state chief B.S. Yeddyurappa has written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) alle
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Adequate security deployed for fair counting: EC Chief
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Om Prakash Rawat, on Tuesday, gave reassurances over questions pertaining to security arrangements at the various counting centers in Karnataka.
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