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EVM hacking row: Syed Shuja was never employed with us, claims ECIL
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
The Delhi Police is taking legal action under Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the complaint of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The ECI wrote to the Delhi Police on Tuesday requesting it to lodge an FIR and investigate properly the statement made by&nb
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EC seeks FIR, probe into Syed Shuja's EVM tampering allegations
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) wrote to the Delhi Police on Tuesday requesting it to lodge an FIR and investigate properly the statement made by Syed Shuja in London on the possibility to tamper EVMs used by the poll body.
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EVM Hackathon: Akhilesh, Mayawati urge EC for alternative
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday urged Election Commission of India to look for an alternative to EVM saying that electronic voting machines (EVMs) are a threat to a vibrant democracy
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EVM Hackathon: Andhra CM demands ECI to revert to paper ballot system
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Saying that electronic voting machines (EVMs) have turned out to be a big threat to democracy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has demanded the Election Commission of India (ECI) to seek opinion of all political parties a
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Petition in Delhi HC, seeking direction for EC to supervise internal elect
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking it’s direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to supervise and manage the internal election of political parties.
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SC declines PIL demanding ban on politicians with serious offences in poll
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking direction for the Election Commission of India to ask political parties not to field candidates charged with serious offences.
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Lok Sabha election schedule likely to be announced in first week of March
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely announce date for the Lok Sabha elections in the first week of March, sources said here on Friday.
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EC directs Delhi Police to probe fake news of LS poll schedule
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (EC) on Thursday ordered the Delhi Police to investigate the 'fake news' being circulated about Lok Sabha poll schedule on social media.
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ECI directs for police investigation into fake news on LS poll dates
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi to ask police to investigate the fake news of 2019 Lok Sabha election dates being circulated on social media and asked them to take action against unknown persons
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EC issues notice to BSP's Jagat Singh for using objectionable language dur
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ramgarh (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday served a notice to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Jagat Singh for allegedly using objectionable language during poll campaigning here.
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To enlighten electorates, EC to set up Voter Awareness Forums ahead of LS
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (EC) announced on Monday announced that Voter Awareness Forums will be set up in ministries, government departments, non-government departments and other institutions to promote electoral awareness ahead of the general electio
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ECI allocates "key" as election symbol to Shivpal Yadav party
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Lok-Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has allotted "key" (chaabi) as the election symbol to the Shivpal Yadav's Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia (PSPL) on Monday.
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