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Hyderabad: CEC flags off mobile vehicles on awareness of EVMs, VVPATs
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat on Tuesday flagged off mobile awareness vehicles that will give demonstration of the working of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) ahead of the assembl
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CEC-led team reviews poll preparedness in Telangana
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat along with his team on Monday visited poll-bound Telangana, to review poll preparedness for upcoming Assembly Elections in the state.
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EC announces poll dates of 5 major states
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the election schedule for the Assembly Elections of five states- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana.
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'Advertising criminal records of politicians will help voters make informe
Updated : 7 years, 5 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 7 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, 7 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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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