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EC: Photo voter slips will no longer be used as identification document fo
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday said photo voter slips will henceforth not be used as a standalone identification document for election purposes and voters can use any of the twelve approved identity cards when they go to cast their votes at th
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Delhi HC uphold EC's decision to allot two-leaves symbol to AIADMK
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India) Feb 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld the Election Commission of India's decision to allot the 'Two leaves' symbol of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) to the EPS-OPS faction of Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O
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ECI 'keeping watch' on developments post Pulwama attack
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has said that it is keeping a watch on developments in the country after the Pulwama terror attack and the air strike by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot.
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SC dismisses plea seeking direction to ECI
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by lawyer and Bharatiya Janta Party leader Ashwini Upadhyay seeking a direction to political parties that they don’t setup candidates who have more than two children.
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Biennial election to Andhra, Telangana Legislative Councils to take place
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New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that biennial election to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative Councils and the by-election to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from Visakhapatnam Local Authorities’ Constituency will be held on March
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Lok Sabha 2019: EC team to visit Jammu and Kashmir in March to assess grou
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New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) will tour the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the first week of March to assess the ground situation for holding the Lok Sabha in the state.
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SC asks EC's response to PIL seeking audit review of EVM, VVPAT
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday sought a detailed response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to a plea seeking audit of the source code of voter-verified paper audit trails (VVPATs) and electronic voting machines (EVMs).
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National Women’s Party unveils election symbol in alliance with All Indian
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New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Reiterating its commitment to eliminate gender disparity in Indian politics and promising to bolster women’s participation across the political spectrum, the National Women’s Party (NWP) unveiled its election symbol, a gas stove allotted to it
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EC officials demonstrate working of EVM, VVPAT machines
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New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday demonstrated the mechanism of EVM and VVPATs with the help of demo machines during an awareness program here.
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Odisha: High court judges given demo of EVM
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Acting on a directive of the Election Commission of India (ECI), a demonstration-cum-mock poll on the functioning of EVM-VVPAT was conducted in the premises of the Orissa High Court on Tuesday.
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DMK appeals ECI to save ‘deer’ of democracy from ‘hunter’ BJP
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Sunday appealed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to use its Constitutional powers, and save the ‘deer’ of democracy from the ‘hunter’ BJP by holding by-polls in 21 assembly seats along with the coming Lok Sa
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Notice sent to ECI to frame guidelines for social media sites
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): An NGO has sent a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) demanding it frame guidelines to regulate the functioning of online social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
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