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'No police or central force personnel can enter EVM room unless asked by P
Updated : 6 years, 11 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 : 6 years, 11 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 : 6 years, 11 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 : 6 years, 11 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 : 6 years, 11 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 : 6 years, 11 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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EC bars Gujarat BJP chief Jitubhai Vaghani from campaigning for 72 hours
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 1 (ANI): The Election Commission has barred Gujarat BJP president Jitubhai Vaghani from campaigning for 72 hours starting tomorrow evening for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
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WB: EC approves mark of inedible ink on voter's left middle finger
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 30 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) wrote to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and gave the approval to put the mark of inedible ink on voter's left middle finger for by-election to State Legislative Assembly.
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No poll code violation in PM's Wardha speech: EC
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in his comments at a public speech in Maharashtra's Wardha district on April 1, according to the Election Commission.
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LS polls: AAP writes to EC against PMO for violating poll code
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 30 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday complained to the Election Commission of India against the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for violating the Model Code of Conduct.
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EC bans Azam Khan again for violating poll code
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 30 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has barred Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan from election campaigning for 48 hours starting from 6 am on Wednesday for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) with his "highly provocative" speeches in which he
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Cyclone Fani: Patnaik writes to EC, requests removal of model code of cond
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India] Apr 30, (ANI): Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sent a letter to the Election Commission requesting removal of the Model Code of Conduct from all coastal districts, to make it easier for the government to handle the impending cyclonic storm FANI
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