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RK Nagar bypoll has not been cancelled, confirms TN Chief Electoral Office
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Refuting all news reports on the cancellation of much-hyped RK Nagar bypoll, the Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday confirmed that polling will take place in its due time.
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No mismatch between EVM and VVPAT slip count: Gujarat CEO
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat BB Swain on Monday confirmed that there was no mismatch between Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) count and Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip count in any of the polling stations of Gujarat.
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Himachal Chief Electoral Officer denies EVM tampering
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India] December 18 (ANI): Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Himachal Pradesh Pushpendra Rajput denying tampering of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the state Assembly elections on Monday said that the machines cannot be manipulated and urged people to i
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EC directs transfer of Commissioner ahead of RK Nagar bypolls
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Ahead of the much-hyped RK Nagar bypolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday directed the Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu to transfer IPS Sudhakar, Joint Commissioner North, to a non-election post.
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Received complaint of poll code violation against PM: Gujarat CEO
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 14 (ANI): The Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer, BB Swain, on Thursday said that they have received a complaint regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow outside the polling booth in Ahmedabad's Ranip for violating the model code of conduct (MCC) a
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Gujarat polls: 47.40% turnout recorded till 2 PM
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 14 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer, BB Swain on Thursday informed that the voter turnout in the second phase of the state assembly elections 2017 is 47.40 percent till 2:00 pm.
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Target remains to replace faulty EVMs as soon as possible: Gujarat CEO
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec. 14 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) B. B. Swain on Thursday said that out of total machines deployed for the second phase of the polls, 1.63 percent of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) were replaced after mock polls.
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Rahul interview row: Media houses land in soup
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday directed the Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat to initiate action against the media channels in state that telecast Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi's interview across poll-bound districts.
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Gujarat polls: EC to examine if Rahul's interview violates rule
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The Gujarat Election Commission has received a complaint regarding the telecast of Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi's interview to a TV channel, the state Chief Electoral Officer, B B Swain said on Wednesday.
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Gujarat Polls: A personalised invitation card for voters in Surat from EC
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): In an effort to improve the voting percentage in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls, Chief Electoral Officer of Surat, Mahendra Patel, has undertaken a unique initiative of sending personalised invitation card to the voters.
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Himachal DGP assures fair, free election
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 8 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Somesh Goyal on Wednesday assured of a fair and free election as the state geared up to vote on November 9.
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Over Rs 1.3-cr cash, 2.35 litres of liquor seized ahead of HP polls
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 8 (ANI): Over Rs 1.3 crore cash and more than 2.35 litres of liquor have been seized ahead of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections since July, state Chief Electoral Officer Pushpinder Rajput said on Wednesday.
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