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Congress urges EC to bring back ballot papers for 2019 elections
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 27 (ANI): In a fresh appeal to the Election Commission of India, the Congress Party has once again requested the poll body to bring back ballot papers for the 2019 general elections.
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ECI calls for political parties meeting to discuss electoral process
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday called a meeting of all the national and state recognised political parties on August 27 in Delhi to discuss issues related to electoral process.
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MP duplicate voters case: SC seeks reply from EC
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to Election Commission of India (ECI) and Madhya Pradesh Election Commission on the petition of senior Congress leader, Kamal Nath, seeking transparency in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh state Assembly elections.
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17 political parties likely to approach EC on EVMs
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), August 2 (ANI): At least 17 political parties are likely to approach the Election Commission of India (ECI), demanding 2019 general elections be conducted on ballot paper and not Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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Assam electoral officer to liaise with NRC coordinators
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked Assam chief electoral officer to coordinate with National Register of Citizens (NRC) coordinators to prepare a roadmap so that summary revision of electoral rolls is completed by January 4, 2019.
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16.15 lakh VVPATs to be delivered within the time for 2019 polls: EC
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday announced that all 16.15 lakh voter-verifiable paper audit trails (VVPATs) for the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections "shall be delivered well within the time."
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Meghalaya: South Tura bypolls scheduled in August
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], July 24 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (EC) announced that bypolls in the South Tura constituency of Meghalaya would be held on August 23.
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Office of profit case: EC fixes date for hearing final arguments
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday fixed July 23 for hearing the final arguments in the matter of disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs.
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Polls to be conducted as per current system: CEC on simultaneous election
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Wednesday said the Election Commission (EC) will continue to conduct elections under the under the provisions of Constitution of India and Representation of People Act.
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Ram Naik reiterates postal ballot demand before EC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik urged the Election Commission to allow voters away from their legislative council constituencies to cast votes through postal ballot.
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Excessive exposure to illumination behind VVPATs malfunctioning: EC
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revealed two major reasons behind the malfunctioning of the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) machines during by-polls in Kairana and Bhandara-Gondiya Parliamentary constituencies.
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Adityanath favours holding simultaneous polls
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said he is in favour of the country holding simultaneous elections, i.e. general as well as assembly elections, to ensure development and other welfare projects don't lag behind.
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