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Delhi HC grants ECI time to file reply on violation of COVID-19 norms in p
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday granted more time to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to file a reply on a petition seeking action against political leaders and officers who violated COVID-19 norms during assembly election rallies in five states and c
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Campaigning for PoK elections turn ugly as rivals heap insults, peddle ant
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 27 (ANI): The election campaign in Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) has proved to be the ugliest campaign in recent times with leaders focused on insulting their rivals instead of talking about issues concerning the electorate.
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Kolkata Police questions Mithun Chakraborty over controversial speech duri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 16 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty was questioned by the Kolkata Police on Wednesday over a controversial speech during the Bengal election campaign.
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WB Chief Secy attends COVID-19 meeting chaired by PM Modi in absence of Ma
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday did not attend the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the COVID-19 situation, as she was busy in election campaigning ahead of the fourth phase of the assembly elections, sources clo
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Tirupati LS by-poll: Chandrababu Naidu to begin campaign from today
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu is all set to kick-start his election campaign for Tirupati Lok Sabha by-election from Thursday.
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Smriti Irani performs Dandiya as part of election campaign in Tamil Nadu's
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 27 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday joined party workers in a dandiya dance while campaigning for Vanathi Srinivasan, the BJP's candidate from Coimbatore South constituency of Tamil Nadu ahead of Assembly elections in the state.
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MS Stalin making false statements during poll campaign, says CM EPS
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 26 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday hit out at Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin saying that he was making false statements during his election ahead of the Assembly polls in the state.
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Prohibit use of children in any form during election campaign: NCPCR to po
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the apex child rights body, has asked poll authorities in four states and one Union Territory to prohibit the use of children during the election campaign in any form, taking "serious view" on
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Star campaigners must adhere to security protocols during election campaig
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Sunday announced that star campaigners, who have been provided with security cover by the security agencies, must adhere to the security protocols laid down to avoid any security breach which may expose them to risk.
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Notice to Election Commission seeking to debar poll campaigners for violat
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): A legal notice has been sent to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday seeking to debar election campaigners for violation of COVID-19 protocol during campaigning in Assembly elections of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.
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Former union minister manhandles woman in AP's Vizianagaram, video goes vi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 8 (ANI): A video of former union minister and senior Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Ashok Gajapathi Raju allegedly manhandling a woman at an election campaign in Vizianagaram went viral on Monday.
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Thiruvananthapuram airport under Centre's control, Amit Shah should answer
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kannur (Kerala) [India], March 8 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who launched the election campaign from his home turf of Kannur on Monday, hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah for raising questions around the gold-smuggling case targetting the CM, saying that the Thiruva
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