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'No weakness' in decision, says new CEC on disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): Hours after he took over as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India on Tuesday, Om Prakash Rawat said that there is 'no weakness' in Election Commission's decision on disqualifying 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmakers in office of profit case.
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OP Rawat takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Om Prakash Rawat took charge as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India in Delhi, on Tuesday.
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Om Prakash Rawat to take over as new CEC today
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Om Prakash Rawat, who has been appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner, will take over the charge on Tuesday.
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OP Rawat appointed next CEC
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan. 21: Om Prakash Rawat has been appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner, and he will replace incumbent Achal Kumar Jyoti.
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Model code of conduct kicks in for Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland Assembly p
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AK Joti on Thursday said that the model code of conduct in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly elections has come into effect from today.
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CPI (M) seeks inquiry into BJP-RSS meeting
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 16 (ANI): In a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI (M) on Tuesday sought an inquiry into the meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with National Security Advisor Ajit D
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Former CECs say EVMs can't be tampered
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec. 18 (ANI): Three former Chief Election Commissioners (CEC) of India on Monday said the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can't be tampered with.
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Former CEC says political parties blame EVM when they lose in polls
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Former Chief Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla on Monday asserted that political parties or candidate tended to cry foul and blame the electronic voting machines (EVMs) when they are losing the elections.
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EC chief assures no EVMs were tampered with in Guj polls
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti on Monday assured no Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were tampered with as far as the Gujarat Assembly polls are concerned.
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Both EVMs, VVPATs to be used in Gujarat polls: EC
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Both VVPAT machines and Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used in all 50,264 voting booths of 182 constituencies in Gujarat, in the upcoming state assembly elections, the Chief Election Commissioner of India, AK Joti informed on Sunday.
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EC to order Rs 5,000 crore worth of EVMs, VVPATs soon
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Nov.30 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti has revealed that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 5,000 crore to the Election Commission to procure and install 40 lakh electronic voting machines and voter-verified paper audit trails at all polling centers
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AIFF to take further action after court's detailed judgment on president e
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday said that it will wait for a detailed copy of the Delhi High Court's order which set aside the election of Praful Patel as the president of the governing body, before deciding on further course of action.
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