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"Fever'" to destablise state govt increases before RS polls: Cong targets
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Accusing the BJP of abducting its 14 MLAs in Madhya Pradesh, Congress on Thursday claimed that the "fever" to destabilise the government of opposition parties in various states increases when Rajya Sabha elections are due in order to gain more seats.
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EC announces bye-election to vacant RS seat from Haryana
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday decided to conduct bye-elections to the council of states from Haryana to fill up a vacancy, which has remained vacant since January following the resignation of Birender Singh.
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Sri Lankan President dissolves Parliament, snap election on April 25
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 03 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday dissolved the country's Parliament as the election commission announced a general election for April 25.
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WB Election Commissioner meets Governor Dhankar for upcoming municipal el
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): State Election Commissioner Saurabh Kumar Das met West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday regarding upcoming municipal elections.
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Parliamentary delegation from Sweden visits Election Commission
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): A ten-member delegation of MPs of the Committee on the Constitution of Swedish Parliament visited the Election Commission on Wednesday and met Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra.
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Polls to 55 RS seats from 17 states on March 26
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Biennial elections to the Council of States to fill the seats of 55 Rajya Sabha members from 17 states, retiring in April 2020, will be held on March 26, Election Commission of India stated on Tuesday.
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SC disposes plea seeking independent audit of EVM, VVPAT, ETS sources code
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a petition seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to conduct an independent audit of the source code (software) of EVM, VVPAT and ETS and then register its signature in public domain.
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SC grants EC four weeks' time to file reply on plea seeking voting details
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday granted four weeks' time to the Election Commission of India to file its reply on a batch of petitions seeking directions to publish details of voter turnout and final vote count on its website once general and assembly election re
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BJP has reneged on Parrikar's promise on delimitation, reservation of cons
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India] Feb 22 (ANI): Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Girish Chodankar on Saturday alleged that BJP has reneged on Late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's promise on the floor of the Assembly to amend the law to put the State Election Commission in-charge of
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Afghan President Ghani thanked Indian govt for wishes on his victory in pr
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 20 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday thanked the Indian government for a congratulatory message on his victory in the presidential election.
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India congratulates Ashraf Ghani on his re-election as Afghan president
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): India on Thursday congratulated Ashraf Ghani on his re-election as the Afghanistan president and said New Delhi remains committed to working with the new Kabul government in the fight against externally sponsored terrorism.
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Nirbhaya convicts' lawyer moves EC, questions validity of mercy petition f
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Advocate AP Singh, lawyer of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, on Thursday said that he has filed a complaint before the Election Commission of India because the mercy petition of Vinay Sharma was forwarded to the President at a time when
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