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ECI to visit Haryana to review preparations ahead of assembly polls
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner of India will make a two-day visit to Haryana starting October 9 to review the preparations for the upcoming Haryana Assembly General Elections.
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No recommendation to dissolve Jharkhand assembly early, says CEC
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Saturday that assembly polls in Jharkhand were not announced along with those of Haryana and Maharashtra as the term of its assembly ends in January and there was no recommendation from the state Chief Minister
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Haryana, Maharashtra to go for polls on Oct 21; MCC comes into effect
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): The Election Commission on Saturday announced that the single-phase Assembly elections for the 288-member Maharashtra and 90-member Haryana Assembly will be held on October 21, while the counting of votes will be done on October 24.
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By-elections for 1 LS, 64 Assembly to be held on Oct 21
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Bye-elections to Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar and 64 Assembly constituencies across 17 states and Puducherry Union Territory, including the seats held by disqualified MLAs in Karnataka and 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, will be held on Oct 21. Read More
CEC Sunil Arora takes charge of largest global organisation of Election Ma
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), September 3 (ANI): Sunil Arora, the Chief Election Commissioner of India, on Tuesday took over as the new Chairman of the Association of World Election Bodies (AWEB) for 2019-20 as India takes over the Chair from Romania.
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WB Guv urges CEC Arora to ensure 'fear-free' elections
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday urged Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora to ensure that every voter exercises his franchise in elections without any fear.
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Raj Thackeray meets Chief Election Commissioner
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray met Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and submitted a letter regarding "restoring faith in the election process in the country" in New Delhi on Monday.
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MNS chief to meet Election Commissioner tomorrow, will raise issue of EVMs
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray will meet Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Monday.
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Jaya Prada seeks Azam Khan's disqualification for holding 'Office of Profi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): BJP leader Jaya Prada on Friday complained to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and State Election Commissioner seeking disqualification of Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan from the Lok Sabha for holding an Office of Profit while being an MP.
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VVPAT makes EVM polling process foolproof: Former CEC Syed Nasim Ahmad Zai
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal ) [India], May 23 (ANI): Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi on Thursday stressed that Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) brought about qualitative improvement in the electoral process.
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EVMs are completely tamper-proof, cannot be hacked, says former CEC OP Raw
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Former Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Wednesday said that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are tamper-proof and cannot be hacked.
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Pranab praises Election Commission but favours new method of appointment
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Amidst controversy over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the current elections, former President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday praised the role of the poll panel right from the first Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sukumar Sen to
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