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EC refuses to reschedule polls due to Ramazan, heat wave; all geared up fo
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (EC) on Sunday rejected a plea seeking rescheduling of voting time on account of Ramazan, and the heat wave. The 5th phase of Lok Sabha polling will take place on Monday on 51 seats in seven states, for which all preparation
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Bhopal: Pragya Thakur resumes poll campaign, blames Congress for EC ban
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): BJP candidate from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday resumed campaigning for ongoing Lok Sabha elections after facing a 72-hour ban from Election Commission of India.
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PM Modi repeat offender of MCC, deserves multiple gag order: Anand Sharma
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 5 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a 'repeat offender' of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and he deserves 'multiple gag orders.'
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EC issues notice to Pragya Singh Thakur over 'campaigning despite 72-hour
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India] May 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur has been sent a notice by District Election Officer here over a complaint of her campaigning during the 3-day period when she was barred by the EC from campaigning.
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Re-polling ordered in 8 booths of Shahjahanpur constituency
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 05 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered to conduct re-polling in eight booths in Shahjahanpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh on May 6.
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PM Modi gets clean chit from EC for mentioning Abhinandan in speech
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for mentioning the name of Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at a rally in Gujarat's Patan district.
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Sharad Pawar discusses drought crisis in Maharashtra with party leaders
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): NCP president and former Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday discussed the current drought crisis in the state with his party leaders.
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Final turnout in fourth phase 65.51 per cent: Election Commission
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 04 (ANI): Final voter turnout in the fourth phase of ongoing Lok Sabha elections held on April 29 stood at 65.51 per cent, according to data released by the Election Commission of India (EC) on Saturday.
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EC seeks Kirron Kher's reply over campaign video featuring children
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], May 4 (ANI): The Election Commission on Saturday issued a show-cause notice to BJP's Chandigarh Lok Sabha candidate Kirron Kher for sharing a campaign video featuring children on Twitter.
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EC showing signs of life, Modi-Shah fear weakening: Chidambaram
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): P Chidambaram, the former finance minister and Congress leader, on Saturday took a dig at the Election Commission (EC), saying that it has started shedding the fear of Modi-Shah duo.
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EC gives clean chit to PM Modi, Amit Shah
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 3, (ANI): The Election Commission on Friday issued clean chits to Prime Minister Modi stating that it found no poll code violations in two speeches by the Prime Minister at Nanded and Varanasi.
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Cong delegation meet ECI, discusses issues regarding EVM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): A Congress delegation including Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Ahmed Patel and Jairam Ramesh approached the Election Commission on Friday to raise some issues regarding Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the Lok Sabha elections.
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