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EC issues fresh notice to Sidhu over 'objectionable comments' against PM M
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) issued a fresh notice to Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday over his "objectionable comments" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi which, it said, prima facie violated the Model Code of Conduct.
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EC holding workshops on counting of votes for Returning Officers
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 10 (ANI): To carry out vote counting process in the most transparent manner, Election Commission (EC) started workshops for Returning Officers (RO) and Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) in Telangana.
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UP: EC recovers Rs 24 lakh unaccounted cash
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Basti (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 09 (ANI): A flying squad of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday arrested two people and seized Rs 24 lakh from their possession in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh.
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EC should verify count on all VVPATs in case of any discrepancy in existin
Updated : 7 years ago IST
he New Delhi (India), May 7 (ANI): TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said he will approach the Election Commission (EC) requesting counting of all the Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) in an Assembly segment in case any discrepancy or mismatch is found in any of the five VV
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LS polls: 252 FIRs for MCC violation registered in Delhi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing Lok Sabha election, the Election Commission (EC) on Monday announced that it has, by far, registered as many as 252 FIRs in connection with the violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the national capital.
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Bhopal: Pragya Thakur resumes poll campaign, blames Congress for EC ban
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): BJP candidate from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday resumed campaigning for ongoing Lok Sabha elections after facing a 72-hour ban from Election Commission of India.
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EC showing signs of life, Modi-Shah fear weakening: Chidambaram
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): P Chidambaram, the former finance minister and Congress leader, on Saturday took a dig at the Election Commission (EC), saying that it has started shedding the fear of Modi-Shah duo.
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Dais is not for singing 'bhajans' but to attack opposition: Yogi on EC not
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 3 (ANI): Do we go to the dais to sing devotional songs? We go there to defeat the opposition party and hit out at them, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday.
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EC gives clean chit to PM Modi over 'nuclear button not for Diwali' remark
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech at Barmer, Rajasthan, stating that no "violation of the extant advisories/provisions is attracted."
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Owaisi urges EC action on Shiv Sena for seeking burqa ban
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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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Maharashtra CM writes to EC, seeks easing MCC for drought relief
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 30 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday wrote to the Election Commission (EC) seeking relaxation in Model Code of Conduct (MCC) to carry out drought relief measures in the state.
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