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"Responsibility of EC...Constitutional methods of country should not be af
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amid a raging debate on Electronic Voting machines, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday said that it is the responsibility of the Election Commission to clear the doubt of a single voter in this country adding that "constitutional methods" of the country should not be affected a
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"Want ballot papers for voting so that people's trust in government stays
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Monday said that the ballot paper must be used for voting replacing Electronic voting machines (EVM). He emphasised that the Congress party has been constantly raising the demand for ballot paper but the centre has shown reluctance to it.
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Punjab: AAP fields Mohinder Bhagat for Jalandhar West assembly by-polls
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday announced Mohinder Bhagat as the party's candidate for the by-polls on the Jalandhar West assembly seat.
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"This is a big issue...": Kapil Sibal declines to comment on EVMs
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal declined to comment on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), saying that it is a "big issue" as he took a dig at the Supreme Court's ruling on EVMs.
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Chief Election Commissioner's attitude has been biased: Kapil Sibal
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"It is better to speak less of the Election Commission of India, especially the Chief Election Commissioner. His attitude has been biased. I think the Opposition needs to act on it," Sibal said in a conversation with ANI on Sunday.
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"Believe in Election Commission, more than Elon Musk": BJP's Shazia Ilmi a
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"The truth is that everyone knows that EVM cannot be tampered with, it cannot be hacked. This is a standalone machine in which there is a chip, a programmable chip, it does not work through the internet, so hacking is not possible. And see, if I have to believe someone as a citizen of the
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Tripura Congress flags concerns over delimitation, pitches for online nomi
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Tripura unit of the Congress Party has placed a slew of demands before the state election commission to ensure that the ensuing polls could be conducted fairly. A delegation of Congress leaders under the leadership of Congress Vice President Madan Saha met the State Election Commissioner
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Assembly bypolls: BJP announces candidates for Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pr
Updated : 2 years ago IST
On June 10, the Election Commission of India announced that by-elections to fill vacancies in 13 assembly constituencies of seven states will be held on July 10 and the counting of the votes will be done on July 13.
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Tripura: State Election Commission to conduct Village Committee polls in D
Updated : 2 years ago IST
State Election Commissioner, Sardindu Choudhary said, "There were so many Court cases regarding Village Councils election. Now all the court cases have been disposed of. As per our proposal, after completing the panchayat election at least 4 month time is required to hold the village committ
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Pakistan: Islamabad High Court bars poll tribunals from hearing PML-N lawm
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After listening to arguments from all parties in the case, the Islamabad High Court barred the new election tribunals from continuing proceedings till the next hearing.
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Manglaur by-poll in Uttarakhand: Last date for withdrawal of names is June
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Notably, the Election Commission of India had earlier announced the dates to hold by-elections to fill vacancies in 13 assembly constituencies of seven states. The elections will be conducted on July 10 and the counting of the votes will be done on July 13.
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Pakistan Election Commission approves transfer of PML-N lawmakers cases to
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The electoral watchdog approved three PML-N lawmakers' had filed a petition to transfer their cases to other election tribunals in which their election victory was challenged by opponents with allegations of vote rigging.
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