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ECI clears misconceptions on M'rasthra Assembly poll voter turnout amidst
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Election Commission of India (ECI) clears misconceptions on voter turnout amidst Indian National Congress (INC) concerns raised after Maharashtra elections. In its detailed response to INC, ECI explains the logic behind the increase of 5 PM voter turnout data with final polling data.
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Uttarakhand Announces Municipal Local Body Elections for 2024-25
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The State Election Commission of Uttarakhand has announced the Municipal Local Body General Elections for 2024-25. Voting will take place on January 23, 2025, with results to be declared on January 25, 2025.
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"Together for political power, not ideological reasons": Sanjay Raut takes
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"No matter how much those in the coalition government say that they are together because of ideological reasons, it is not like that. They come together for political power. They focus on fulfilling their party's financial needs and then come together to form the government," Raut told repor
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"Completely baseless": BJP MP Khandelwal lambasts Kharge's remarks on elec
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Earlier on Sunday, Mallikarjun Kharge strongly criticised the Union Government's recent amendment, based on a recommendation from the ECI, to the Conduct of Election Rules, accusing it of undermining the integrity of the Election Commission.
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Opposition criticises Centre after amendments in Election Conduct Rules; o
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The amendment by the Centre is based on a recommendation from the Election Commission of India. This came in the wake of a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court directive in the Mahmoud Pracha vs ECI case, where the court ordered the sharing of all documents related to the Haryana Assembly el
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"Something is happening in Election Commission and electoral process": Ven
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
This came in the wake of a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court directive in the Mahmoud Pracha vs ECI case, where the court ordered the sharing of all documents related to the Haryana Assembly elections, including CCTV footage under Rule 93(2) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.
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"Now they have resorted to stonewall electoral information": Kharge after
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The amendment by the Centre now restricts public scrutiny of certain electronic documents, including CCTV footage, based on a recommendation from the ECI. The Union Law Ministry recently amended Rule 93(2) to specify which documents are open to public inspection.
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Congress slams change concerning conduct of elections rules, seeks reversa
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Saturday demanded a reversal of purported changes in Conduct of Election rules by the BJP-led government and said it shows "they have a lot to hide, and want to keep the public in the dark about how the electoral process is functioning".
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"People have the right to know truth behind the Election Commission of Ind
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
This comes after former Election Commissioner S.Y.Quraishi shared a post on social media X where he wrote that the three Lok Sabhas won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 elections saw a massive targeted deletions of voters from communities who were less likely to vote for the p
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"In a secular nation, should there be common law for every religion or not
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Congress of appeasement politics, saying the party has not been able to bring a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and asked the party to spell out if there should there be a common law for every religion in a secular nation.
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Hold elections on ballot paper if people doubt EVMs: Uddhav Thackeray
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday asked to hold elections on ballot paper if people have doubts and said that the Election Commissioner should also be elected by the people.
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Congress MP Mallu Ravi calls Abhishek Banerjee's remarks on EVMs "ridiculo
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Congress MP Mallu Ravi slammed TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's remarks asking those questioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to prove their claims before the Election Commission, calling the statement "ridiculous" and asserting that evidence of tampering is difficult to find.
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