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2019 elections: Allocation of requisite EVMs, VVPATs underway
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said it is making all preparatory arrangements to ensure requisite allocation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) across the country.<
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Ahead of Rajasthan polls, Cong asks ECI to keep a watch on CM Raje
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 06 (ANI): Soon after the schedule for Rajasthan Assembly election was announced, Congress' state chief Sachin Pilot on Saturday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to keep a strict watch on Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and her colleagues.
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EC announces poll dates of 5 major states
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the election schedule for the Assembly Elections of five states- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana.
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Didn't shift presser for PM Modi's rally: EC
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 06 (ANI): Facing criticism from political parties over allegedly deferring its press conference to suit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Ajmer, Rajasthan, sources in Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday said that it was done to facilitate the journalis
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Office of profit: Court seeks ECI response on AAP MLAs plea
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice and sought a response from the Election Commission of India over a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party MLA's in a matter related to the office of profit case.
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Telangana: EC prohibits distribution of sarees on Bhathukamma Festival
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has denied permission to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) government for the distribution of sarees on the occasion of the upcoming Bhathukamma Festival.
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EC working on reform proposal for curbing parties' expenses
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) is working on a reform proposal aimed at pushing for a cap on election-related expenses by political parties in the country.
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Model Code of Conduct to take effect on premature dissolution of Assembly:
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued directives on the applicability of the Model Code of Conduct to be followed by a caretaker government, in cases of premature dissolution of a state assembly, till the formation of new government. Read More
VVPAT supply for 2019 Lok Sabha polls on track: ECI
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): The Election Commission of India clarified that it is committed to 100 per cent deployment of VVPATs (Voter-verified paper audit trail) at all polling stations during the upcoming elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.
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Congress can't interfere in our functioning: EC to SC
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said that the Congress party cannot approach the Supreme Court time and again and interfere in its functioning.
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Congress' allegation overstated: Telangana Chief Electoral officer
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): Telangana's Chief Electoral Officer, Rajat Kumar on Sunday rejected the Congress' claim that there are around 70 lakh discrepancies in the state's voter list saying that the number was much higher than their analysis indicated.
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Congress alleges discrepancies in Telangana voter list
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 16 (ANI): The Congress on Sunday alleged that there are discrepancies in the Telangana voter list and sought the intervention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the "strongest possible manner".
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