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Achal Kumar Joti appointed as next Chief Election Commissioner
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Former Gujarat chief secretary Achal Kumar Joti has been appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Tuesday. He has succeeded Nasim Zaidi.
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Nepal EC rules out third phase for local polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 13 (ANI): Nepal Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has ruled out the possibility of holding local elections in the plains in a third phase.
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CPI (M), NCP interested in understanding voting process, says EC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) only wanted to understand the voting process, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi on Saturday.
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EC confirms future elections only with EVMs, VVPATs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): In the wake of a string of allegations levied on the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in March's Assembly polls, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi clarified that future elections would
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EVM tamper issue: EC to hold all-party meeting
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 29 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Saturday said the polling panel will soon hold an all party meeting to clear doubts raised by political parties over the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) being tampered.
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EVM credible, ballot paper worst alternative, say former election commissi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): Amidst growing skepticism among political parties over the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), former chief election commissioners (CEC) on Sunday asserted that machines cannot be hacked and thereby backed the Election Commission for throwi
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Sasikala Pushpa to meet EC seeking disqualification of Dinakaran, Sasikala
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.11 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Tuesday will be meeting Member of Parliament (MP) Rajya Sabha Sasikala Pushpa who is seeking the disqualification of deputy general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) TTV Dinakaran and int
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Pak poll body asks Imran Khan to respond to its notice by April 24
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr.5 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Mohammad Raza have asked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan to respond to a contempt notice by April 24 or face action in connection with a foreign funding case.
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Paneerselvam to meet CEC tomorrow with representation on recent developmen
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 14 (ANI): A eight-member delegation led by former Tamil Nadu chief minister O. Panneerselvam will meet the Chief Election Commissioner tomorrow with a representation on the recent developments in AIADMK.
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Assembly polls: Counting will be transparent, says Chief Election Commissi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 10 (ANI): As the Assembly elections in five states come to an end, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Friday said the counting process will be done according to the rules and will be free from any kind of malpractices, so, that the correct choice of voters is
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New CEC more loyal to Awami League than his predecessor: Bangladesh Nation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb. 10 (ANI): The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday alleged that new chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda is more loyal to the ruling Awami League than his predecessor.
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India, Australia CECs ink MoU on bilateral electoral cooperation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.24 (ANI): Australia's High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu today witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Australian Electoral CommissionerTom Rogers and the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr Nasim Zaidi, to strengthen elect
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