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Pakistan: Lahore court issues notice to election commission on Imran Khan'
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A bench headed by Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan and comprising Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza, Justice Shahid Karim, Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhry and Justice Jawad Hassan heard the plea.
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"Democracy has been destroyed in Maharashtra": Shiv Sena UBT leader Aadity
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Democracy has been destroyed in Maharashtra. We call the Election Commission a total compromise commission, they are not conducting Lok Sabha elections on Pune and Chandrapur seats...people have no voice even in the Municipal Corporation. So far the Speaker has taken one and a half years
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Guwahati High Court orders creation of nodal authority for declared foreig
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Guwahati High Court has directed the Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam to constitute a Nodal Authority having inter-departmental jurisdiction, including an arrangement with the Election Commission and the other Departments of the Government of India for a person declared a forei
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Pakistan: ECP stops 3-day session to train returning officers after LHC ru
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday stopped a three-day session to train returning officers (ROs), only a day after its commencement, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Pakistan: Lahore High Court halts bureaucrat deployment for 2024 elections
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) notification to hold general elections in Pakistan's Punjab province through the executive branch, marking a significant move ahead of polls, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan Election Commission to announce general elections' schedule soon
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is expected to reveal the timetable for the upcoming general elections set for February 8, 2024, within the next 'two days,' according to sources reported by ARY News on Wednesday.
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BJP wants Election Commission to operate as per government's wish: Congres
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
This is nothing but one more attempt to weaken another constitutional body of the country, said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
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Govt has mowed down the democracy with this 'billdozer': AAP MP Raghav Cha
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha expressed his opposition to the recent passage of the CEC and other Election Commissioners (appointment, conditions of service and term of office) bill, 2023, in the Rajya Sabha by labelling the government's move as a 'billdozer' against democracy.
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FIR in Telangana against CEC, ECs prompts govt to protect them from legal
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The First Information Report (FIR) against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar prompted the government to safeguard CEC and Election Commissioners (ECs) from legal proceedings related to actions taken during their tenure, provided such actions were carried out in the discharge of o
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Rajya Sabha passes Bill on appointment of CEC, ECs Opposition calls it att
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the legislation on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, while the Opposition walked out of the proceedings after markings its objection to the proposed law.
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Modi govt committed to maintaining impartiality of all institutions: Arjun
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday said that the functioning of the Election Commission is impartial and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is committed to maintaining the impartiality of all the institutions.
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New Bill would lower status of CEC, ECs, say Opposition leaders in Rajya S
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday said that the bill to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners if passed, would lower the status of the CEC and ECs.
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