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Amarinder Singh Raja Warring flags "systematic denial" of NOCs in Punjab r
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a formal letter addressed to State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhari, IAS, the Punjab Congress chief demanded immediate intervention. He urged the Commission to issue strict directions ensuring that all responsible officials remain present at their stations and issue NOCs witho
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar highlights global recognition as India set to chair Inte
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India will chair International IDEA for the first time in 2026, with CEC Gyanesh Kumar highlighting global recognition of India's election system. India also has the largest electorate among IDEA members, accounting for 44.5% of over 2.22 billion voters across 37 democratic nations.
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Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut returns to political arena, slams Gulabrao Patil'
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday slammed the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena over Minister Gulabrao Patil's "Lakshmi Darshan" remarks ahead of the local body polls in the state, asking the Election Commission to take cognisance of it.
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Banning Vande Mataram slogan feels like British-era rule: Priyanka Chaturv
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chaturvedi told ANI that the "banning" of these slogans is "like British-era governance," and her party will seek answers from the Secretariat on the matter.
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"Democracy being murdered in name of electoral reforms": Congress MP Imran
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"In the name of electoral reforms, the death of democracy is happening. What is the meaning of Parliament if there is no democracy? Election Commission has been set free of limitations. Election Commission has been set free of limitations, there were checks and balances in the Constitutio
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Congress MPs move adjournment motion in Parliament seeking urgent debate o
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Calling the revision exercise as "unplanned and one-sided," the Congress MPs have flagged the alleged extreme pressure put on Booth Level Officers (BLOs), resulting in deaths and exhaustion.
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MCD Bye-Elections 2025 concludes peacefully with 38.51% turnout
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The State Election Commission, Delhi, on Sunday has undertaken extensive and meticulously planned arrangements to ensure the smooth, transparent, and voter-centric conduct of polling for the MCD Bye-Elections 2025 across the 12 wards where elect
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Delhi MCD Bypolls: Voting smooth, 100% polling stations under live webcast
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Adeshwar Kant, Joint Secretary of the State Election Commission, on Sunday said that the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) bypolls have concluded smoothly, with voters casting ballots in a hassle-free environment.
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Chandrashekhar Azad expresses concern over teacher's suicide in Moradabad,
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Nagina MP emphasised the need for solid proof of illegal voting and warned against vote-stealing in the name of SIR ahead of the start of Parliament's winter session from December 1.
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Delhi: Voter turnout for MCD bypolls at 31.13% at 3:30 pm
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The voter turnout for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypolls for 12 vacant wards was at 31.13 per cent as of 3:30 pm, the State Election Commission said.
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Parliament winter session: CPI MP raises national security, neutrality of
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Communist Party of India was represented by its Rajya Sabha leader, P Sandosh Kumar, who raised several concerns before the senior ministers representing the Union government and the floor leaders of various political parties.
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Increased honorarium for BLOs not paid by TMC govt in West Bengal: ECI
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Election Commission of India (ECI) alleged that the increased honorarium for the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and an additional Rs 6,000 for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists approved by the poll body have not yet been paid by the TMC government in West Bengal.
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