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Delhi: Security beefed up for 6th phase of Lok Sabha polls in national cap
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Given the voting for the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 25, security has been beefed up in the national capital.
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Campaigning ends for sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections; 58 seats to go to
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Campaigning ended for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday in which 58 constituencies spread across eight states and a UT will go to the polls on Saturday.
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Maharashtra writes letter to EC, demands relaxation in Lok Sabha poll code
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Highlighting the dire situation in drought-affected regions, the Maharashtra Government has written a letter to the Election Commission requesting a relaxation in the code of conduct applied in the state during the Lok Sabha elections.
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"What's their hesitation?" Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal urges Election Commi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Sibal's statement comes after the ECI on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C (records of votes polled in each polling station) will cause confusion among voters as it will also include postal ballot counts.
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Chidambaram challenges EC's directive, asserts Congress' right to criticiz
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A day after the Election Commission of India directed the Congress to not "politicize" the defence forces by commenting on matters like agniveer, Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram, on Thursday said that the poll body is wrong in giving such directions, adding t
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Delhi HC issues notice to EC on plea challenging merger of parties
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Election Commission (EC) and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in a plea challenging the merger of IUML with Muslim League Kerala State Committee (MLKSC) in 2012.
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"Complete failure of Election Commission": NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
After Maharashtra reported a sluggish voter turnout in the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Jitendra Awhad on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission failed to conduct elections in a proper manner in Maharashtra, a
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Disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C will cause confusion am
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C (records of votes polled in each polling station) will cause confusion among voters as it will also include postal ballot counts.
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ECI transfers Jalandhar, Ludhiana police commissioners to non-election dut
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Giving information in this regard, a spokesperson of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer stated that Swapan Sharma, currently serving as the Police Commissioner of Jalandhar, and Kuldeep Chahal, IPS, currently serving as the Police Commissioner of Ludhiana, have been transferred from
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"BJP should have taken back PoK in these 10 years, they have majority": Co
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
BJP leaders like Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath have been stressing on taking back PoJK in their campaigns.
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EC sends notice to Nadda, Kharge, asks both parties to exercise restraint
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The EC has come down heavily on both the BJP and the Congress for campaigning along caste, community, language, and religion.
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Braille ballot papers being prepared for polling day in Chandigarh
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Braille ballot papers are being prepared following instructions from the Election Commission of India to enable visually impaired people to take part in the election process and cast their votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Punjab and Chandigarh.
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