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Delhi HC gives relief to AAP MLAs in disqualification case
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Friday set aside the Election Commission (EC)'s recommendations to disqualify the 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, giving relief to the legislators who were accused of holding offices of profit.
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EC allows Mukhtar Ansari to vote in RS polls
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 22 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday granted permission to jailed Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mukhtar Ansari to take part in the voting of the upcoming Rajya Sabha (RS) elections.
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Will look into demand of using ballot paper: CEC
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): With the political parties demanding the use of Ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in elections, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Monday said it takes stakeholders views very seriously and will try to address the issues raised c
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Indian EVMs are unique in world: CEC Rawat
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 19 (ANI): The Chief Election Commission Om Prakash Rawat on Monday said that the Indian Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are unique in the world.
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Pun elected Nepal vice Pres 'unopposed'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar. 19 (ANI): Nanda Bahadur Pun has been re-elected as the Vice-President of Nepal for the second term unopposed.
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Will do 'satyagaraha' till life in my body: Anna Hazare
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 16 (ANI): Gandhian Anna Hazare on Friday said his satyagraha (insistence on truth) will start from March 23 and it will continue till life will be in his body.
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UP Assembly adjourned over ban on media's entry to Gorakhpur counting cent
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Amid the counting of votes for the bypolls, the Uttar Pradesh Assembly was adjourned for 10 minutes on Wednesday, following ruckus over the issue of media being kept out of counting centre in Gorakhpur.
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RS polls: Incomplete nomination form filed by Congress candidate, says Goy
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Union Railway Minster Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the Election Commission (EC) has been informed about the irregularities in the nomination forms of Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Naranbhai J. Rathwa and independent candidate P.K. Valera.
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Expert panel to select educational 'Institutions of Eminence'
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 12 (ANI): An empowered expert committee has been constituted to select 'Institutions of Eminence' from the private and public teaching institutions.
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Voting in Charilam Assembly constituency begins
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Charilam (Tripura) [India], Mar. 12 (ANI): Voting in Tripura's Charilam Assembly constituency, which was deferred following the death of Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Ramendra Narayan Debbarma, was conducted on Monday.
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First tranche of electoral bonds issued, says OP Rawat
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar. 11 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat on Saturday said the first tranche of electoral bonds has been issued, scheme for which was notified on January 2.
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NOTA secures 1.33 cr votes in last 5 years
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 9 (ANI): The None of the Above (NOTA) option in elections has secured 1,33,09,577 (1.33 crore) votes in state assemblies and Lok Sabha elections combined in the last five years.
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