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Maharashtra polls: CEC holds review meetings with central observers, direc
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar held a review meeting on Tuesday with central observers deployed for the Maharashtra Assembly elections and directed them to be accessible to all candidates and parties without any favouritism. Any complaints in this regard shall be viewed seriously.
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Helicopters of BJP President JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah also checke
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amid the hue and cry by Shiv Sena over the checking of its leader Uddhav Thackeray's helicopter in Yavatmal, sources in the Election Commission clarified that enforcement agencies are strictly following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for a level playing field.
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Jharkhand heads to first phase of Assembly polls tomorrow, key seats to lo
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Ahead of the voting in the first phase of Assembly elections in Jharkhand on Wednesday, Returning Officer for Ranchi Assembly constituency, Utkarsh Kumar said that the mock poll will begin at 5.30 am after which polling will commence.
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Sanjay Raut alleges "huge money distribution" in Maharashtra ahead of poll
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
"Do you stop the convoys of Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar, Narendra Modi, and Amit Shah and check them?...the way money distribution is happening in Maharashtra, does the Election Commission not see this?" Raut asked.
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"Akhilesh ka fear hai, BJP ka anth near hai": Posters put up in Amethi by
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Notably, the Election Commission has postponed by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Punjab to November 20 from November 13.
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Election Commission rejects Trinamool Congress allegations of delay in act
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Election Commission on Monday rejected Trinamool Congress' allegation of delay in responding to its complaints regarding violation of Model Code of Conduct and said it had acted "promptly' on the two representations received by it.
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WBengal by-polls: TMC alleges BJP leaders making speeches aimed at "dividi
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Bypolls for West Bengal's six assembly seats--Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, Taldangra, Sitai and Madarihat will take place on November 13 with results to be declared on November 23.
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"This is wrong; EC should stop this": CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat as IT rai
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Brinda Karat said, "... BJP has become so helpless here in Jharkhand because they can see people are not responding to their hate politics. This is why they have brought in ED and CBI. The Election Commission should also stop this. How can they get an IT raid conducted at th
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"Election campaign is going very well, now we have more days": SP leader D
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
After the Election Commission of India rescheduled assembly by polls in Uttar Pradesh from November 13 to November 20 in view of festivals, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav said that the election campaign is going very well and now they have more days to reach out to more people.
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Election Commission appoints Archana Patnaik as Chief Electoral Officer fo
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India appointed Archana Patnaik as the Chief Electoral Officer for Tamil Nadu.
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Chief Election Commissioner calls for increased voter turnout in urban are
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Friday expressed concern over the low voter turnout in urban constituencies like Colaba and Kalyan, highlighting the stark contrast with regions affected by Naxalism, such as Bastar and Gadchiroli, which reported 68 and 78 percent voter tur
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CEC Rajiv Kumar condemns derogatory, undignified remarks towards women; di
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar strongly condemned undignified remarks made against female leaders during the election campaign, sources in the Chief Electoral Office of Maharashtra told ANI on Friday.
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