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EC notice to Rahul Gandhi over 'law to kill tribals' remark against PM Mod
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Election Commission has served a notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi for saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has devised a law to "shoot tribals" at a rally in Madhya Pradesh recently.
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Cyclone Fani: Naidu writes to EC, seeks relaxation of code of conduct in f
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India] May 1, (ANI): Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Election Commission requesting relaxation of the model code of conduct in four districts in the wake of the cyclone Fani.
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NCPCR writes to EC over video showing children abusing PM Modi in presence
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the Election Commission of India regarding a video in which children were seen using abusive language for Prime Minister Narendra Modi before Congress General Secretary for eastern U
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EC bans Pragya Singh Thakur for campaigning in LS Polls for 3 days
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday debarred BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur from campaigning for three days in the Lok Sabha polls.
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AAP approaches EC, demands investigation into expenditures incurred by PM
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): A delegation of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday visited the Election Commission of India demanding an investigation on the money incurred in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow in Varanasi before he filed his nomination from the Lok Sabha constituen
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EC issues notice to Sidhu for personal attack on PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 1, (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued a notice to Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for his alleged personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public rally in Ahmedabad on April 17.
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'No police or central force personnel can enter EVM room unless asked by P
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 1 (ANI): Police or paramilitary force personnel cannot enter a room where an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) is kept at the time of polling unless directed by the presiding officer, Election Commission sources said on Wednesday.
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Sitaram Yechury writes EC, alleges misuse of official machinery by PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI (M) on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging misuse of the official machinery by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for electoral gain in the Lok Sabha
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Owaisi urges EC action on Shiv Sena for seeking burqa ban
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 1 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday asked the Election Commission (EC) to take action against Shiv Sena for its "polarising" editorial in its mouthpiece Samna seeking a ban on the burqa in order to ensure national security.
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Mayawati accuses BJP of misusing government machinery to influence polls
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday accused the BJP of misusing government machinery to influence the Lok Sabha elections and questioned why the Election Commission (EC) was not taking cognisance in the matter.
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BJP delegation meets EC over poll issues related to Odisha, WB and Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation including Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and senior Delhi BJP leader Vijender Gupta met Election Commission official on Wednesday and raised several issues concerning states of Odisha, West Bengal and Delhi.
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Odisha: EC withdraws MCC from 11 districts for relief work during cyclone
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 1 (ANI): In view of Cyclone "Fani", the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday approved a proposal for lifting the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the eleven coastal districts of Odisha to facilitate speedy rescue, relief and resto
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