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EC directs transfer of Commissioner ahead of RK Nagar bypolls
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Ahead of the much-hyped RK Nagar bypolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday directed the Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu to transfer IPS Sudhakar, Joint Commissioner North, to a non-election post.
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No time limit prescribed in MCC to release election manifesto: EC
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): After the Congress party raised questions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for releasing its manifesto a day before phase one of the Gujarat polls, the Election Commission of India (EC) has cleared that there is no time limit prescribed in the Mo
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EC withdraws notice to Rahul Gandhi over TV interview
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday withdrew the show-cause notice issued to Congress President Rahul Gandhi for violating the model code of conduct (MCC) by giving an election-related interview to a TV channel a day prior to the second phase of
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'EC should dispel doubts over EVMs', says Gehlot
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to counter doubts raised by the Opposition leaders over tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the Gujarat Assembly elections.
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SC dismisses Congress' plea seeking cross-verification of VVPAT
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the Congress Party's plea seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to count and cross verify at least 25 percent of voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) with votes cast with Electronic Voting machi
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Cong. castigates EC, demands action against PM Modi for MCC violation
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The Congress Party leaders on Thursday castigated Election Commission of India (ECI) for not taking action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for violating moral code of conduct.
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EC issues notice to Rahul for violating model code of conduct
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued a notice to Congress President-elect, Rahul Gandhi for violating Section 126 (1) (b) of R P Act by giving an interview to a local Guajarati news channels in poll-bound Gujarat.
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Rahul interview row: Media houses land in soup
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday directed the Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat to initiate action against the media channels in state that telecast Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi's interview across poll-bound districts.
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SC issues notice to EC, Centre against candidates contesting two seats
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Centre over plea seeking cancellation of nomination papers of any candidate contesting election in two constituencies simultaneously.
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No EVM can be connected to Bluetooth: EC
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 09 (ANI): After the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections ended on Saturday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) assured that the polling concluded in a free and fair manner, and also rebuffed allegations of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) being connected
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Gujarat polls: 68% voter turnout in first phase
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): 68 per cent voters came out to vote in the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections, informed the Election Commission of India, on Saturday.
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Gujarat polls: EC releases data of EVMs, VVPATs used in first phase
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): As Gujarat went to polls in the first phase today, the Election Commission of India (ECI) released a data of the number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and VVPATs used in all 24,689 polling stations.
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