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Omar tweets Congress EVM button not working, EC replaces machines
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 11 (ANI): After former chief minister Omar Abdullah claimed in a tweet that the button corresponding to the Congress symbol was not working in many EVMs in Poonch on Thursday, District Election Officer (DEO) Rahul Yadav said that the faulty EVMs have b
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EC refutes Balyan's allegation of fake voting in Muzaffarnagar
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 11 (ANI): Hours after Muzaffarnagar BJP candidate Sanjeev Balyan alleged 'fake voting' in his constituency, the Election Commission on Thursday refuted his claim, saying women officials verify everyone wearing a veil.
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SC declines urgent hearing to plea seeking prosecution of voters indulging
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
ew Delhi (India) Apr 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant urgent hearing on a petition seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) for prosecution of voters who indulge in electoral malpractices during the Lok Sabha polls.
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AP: Naidu writes to EC seeking extension of polling time
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Anantapuram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 11 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has written a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI), requesting an extension of polling time in the state to compensate for the time lost due to reported technical glitches i
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EC stays release of KCR biopic
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday stayed the release of 'Udyama Simham', a Telugu movie which, according to ECI, is publicised as Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao's biopic, citing that the film "disturbs the level-playing fie
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KPCC writes to EC against PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 10 (ANI): Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has written to the Election Commission (EC), complaining against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for referring to Balakot air strike in a bid to woo the first-time voters.
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Transfer of SIT officer will hamper probe into sacrilege cases, says Phool
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 10, (ANI): Senior advocate H S Phoolka in a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that the transfer of senior Special Investigation Team (SIT) officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh by the Election Commission (EC) will hamper the investigation int
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CEC urges people to vote in large numbers to 'strengthen democracy'
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday appealed to people to vote in large numbers to strengthen democracy. The first phase of the Lok Sabha polls is scheduled to be held on Thursday.
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Not against electoral bonds but against anonymity of donors: EC tells SC
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 10 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was not against the issuance of electoral bonds for the funding of political parties but was against the anonymity of the donors and hence, wanted transparency in the scheme.
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Andhra Pradesh: Naidu stages dharna in front of EC office
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr 10 (ANI): Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday staged a protest in front of Chief Electoral Officer Gopal Krishna Dwivedi's office here to protest the "illegal and unethical" Income Tax raids on his party's leaders.
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Punjab CM urges CEC to review order to relieve IG probing Bagari firing in
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Apr 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) seeking review of its order relieving IG Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh as a member of the SIT probing Bagari firing incident.
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BJP portraying itself as angel and Opposition as devil: TMC leader Derek O
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien on Wednesday said that in the guise of on-going raids the BJP is portraying itself as an 'angel' and the Opposition as a 'devil.'
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