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Apart from EPIC, voters can present 12 additional documents to cast vote:
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
To facilitate voters in Punjab during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has recognized 12 additional documents as proof of identity, in addition to the Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC), for casting votes on June 1, 2024.
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"ED has become a weapon of government": Congress leader KC Venugopal slams
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress leader KC Venugopal on Friday flayed the arrest of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, saying that the Election Commission has become a weapon of the government for vendetta politics against the opposition.
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'INDIA bloc to meet ECI today to object arrests of opposition leaders amid
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today the INDIA bloc alliance will be meeting the Election Commission to express their strong objection to the deliberate targeting of opposing leaders at a time when the Model Code of Conduct has been enforced after the announcement of the
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Freezing of bank accounts crippling our party's ability to contest effecti
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Urging the Election Commission of India to direct the Income Tax Department to allow Congress to use its bank accounts, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that the freezing of bank accounts has severely crippled his party's ability to contest effectively in the upcoming e
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"What about 1 crore WhatsApp messages that have already been sent?": TMC M
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress MP Santanu Sen on Thursday questioned the timing of the Election Commission's directive to immediately halt the delivery of Viksit Bharat messages over WhatsApp and asked "what about 1 crore WhatsApp messages that have already been sent?"
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Punjab: ECI appoints new Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In addition, Jagdale Nilambari Vijay has been posted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Ropar Range, while Rakesh Kumar Kaushal has been appointed as DIG of the Border Range, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C said.
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Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah urges EC to allow Congress to use bank accounts
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hit out at the BJP government at the centre and compared it to modern-day Asura. He urged the Election Commission to direct the concerned authorities and allow Congress to use the bank accounts ahead of the parliamentary polls, frozen by the Income Ta
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EC releases fresh electoral bonds data, includes unique alphanumeric code
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Election Commission on Thursday published the complete electoral bond data submitted by the State Bank of India on the orders of the Supreme Court. The frresh data includes alpha-numeric numbers that can help match the purchasers of the bonds with the political parties that encashed t
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"We are fighting against hatred-filled Asura-shakti," Rahul Gandhi takes o
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After Congress leaders' press conference on freezing party accounts ahead of Lok Sabha elections, party leader Rahul Gandhi reiterated his 'Shakti' remark and said that they are fighting against hatred-filled 'Asura-shakti'.
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SC declines to stay appointment of 2 ECs; says it will lead to chaos, unce
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to put on hold the two Election Commissioners' appointments under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for Election Commissioners.
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ECI directs IT Ministry to halt Viksit Bharat messages on WhatsApp
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India on Thursday directed the Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology to immediately halt the delivery of Viksit Bharat messages over WhatsApp.
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"No democracy in India today" alleges Rahul Gandhi, blames PM for freezing
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at the Centre and asserted that there is "no democracy" in India today, adding that the idea that India is a democracy is a "lie."
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