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67 pc of total income of seven national parties from unknown sources: ADR
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): The total income of seven political parties from unknown sources was Rs 2512.98 crore in 2018-19, which is 67 per cent of total income of parties and electoral bonds alone comprised 78 per cent of this income, the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) has
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Voter turnout, winning margins in Delhi increased between 2008 and 2015 po
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): The voter turnout in Delhi increased by nearly 10 per cent between 2008 and 2015 assembly elections and there was also an increase in vote share of winners, according to an Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) release.
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About 400 people arrested in Hong Kong during protest: HK Police
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Jan 2 (ANI): Amid the ongoing unrest in the Chinese administered region, 400 people were arrested here on Wednesday, after the protests seeking democratic reforms turned violent.
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SC issues notice to EC on plea seeking probe into discrepancies during LS
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition filed by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) alleging discrepancies in the final vote counts and EVMs in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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SC to hear plea challenging implementation of Electoral Bond Scheme in Jan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Supreme Court has agreed to hear in January 2020 an application filed by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) seeking a stay on the implementation of the Electoral Bond Scheme notified by the Central government on January 2, 2018.
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Petition in SC seeks probe into Lok Sabha election results
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking a direction to the Election Commission (EC) to investigate the 17th Lok Sabha election results for discrepancies.
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62 pc MLAs in Jharkhand have criminal cases: ADR
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Sixty two per cent of sitting MLAs in the outgoing Jharkhand assembly have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Out of 213 Rajya Sabha MPs, 89 declared pecuniary interests: ADR
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Out of the total 213 sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha, 89 MPs have declared that they have a financial interest in under either of the categories -- remunerative directorship, regular remunerated activity, shareholding of controlling nature, paid consultancy or
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Hong Kong students continue boycott pressing for more demands
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 6 (ANI): Thousands of students and alumni continued to boycott schools across Hong Kong on Friday and formed a human chain to register their protest. The students are upset with the government for not fulfilling their other demands after withdrawing the Extradition Bill.
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ADR gets award from Maharshtra state election commission
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 27 (ANI): The State Election Commission (SEC) of Maharashtra on Saturday awarded the first 'Democracy Award' in the category of "Increasing Citizens' Participation in Electoral Process (Dissemination of information about contesting candidates to make the v
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74 pc of BJP's Lok Sabha winners got over 50 pc votes: ADR
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Nearly 74 per cent of BJP candidates who won the 2019 Lok Sabha polls got over 50 per cent votes, whereas the figure was 35 per cent for the Congress, according to a report by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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BJP capitalist party : Trinamool Congress
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday alleged that BJP is the "most capitalist party" in the world and said that 95 per cent of the electoral bonds funding went to the party.
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