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Chief Election commissioner debunks failure of EVMS, VVPAT
Updated : 7 years, 10 months 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 : 7 years, 10 months 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 : 7 years, 10 months 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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Money power, fake and paid news, main worries for EC: CEC Rawat
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 02 (ANI): Use of money power, and fake and paid news are the two main worries for the Election Commission, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) O.P. Rawat on Wednesday.
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Karnataka poll schedule was not leaked: EC Committee
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 13 (ANI): Karnataka poll schedule was not leaked, said an Election Commission committee in its report on Friday.
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EC seeks powers to make election-related rules
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 12 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it should get the powers to make rules regarding elections.
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AAP MLAs were given enough chances in disqualification matter: AK Joti
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): Former Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti on Friday said that the Election Commission of India gave enough opportunities to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs to respond to its notice in their disqualification matter.
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Will look into demand of using ballot paper: CEC
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): With the political parties demanding the use of Ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in elections, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Monday said it takes stakeholders views very seriously and will try to address the issues raised c
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Indian EVMs are unique in world: CEC Rawat
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 19 (ANI): The Chief Election Commission Om Prakash Rawat on Monday said that the Indian Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are unique in the world.
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Expert panel to select educational 'Institutions of Eminence'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 12 (ANI): An empowered expert committee has been constituted to select 'Institutions of Eminence' from the private and public teaching institutions.
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First tranche of electoral bonds issued, says OP Rawat
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 11 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat on Saturday said the first tranche of electoral bonds has been issued, scheme for which was notified on January 2.
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BJP urges EC to assure fair bypoll in Bijepur
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday met Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat here requesting a fair by-election in Odisha's Bijepur.
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