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EC announces by-polls to 4 out of 7 Assembly seats in Gujarat, Cong cries
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): With the announcement of the schedule for the by-polls to four of seven vacant seats in Gujarat, the Congress party on Saturday slammed the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not holding elections simultaneously to the rest of three vacant seat
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Upcoming by-elections will decide current govt's fate: Kumaraswamy
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that there will be no coalition with Congress in the upcoming by-elections and these elections will decide the fate of the present government in the state.
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Observe silence period on all forms of media, EC tells political parties
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has called upon political parties to ensure that their leaders and campaigners observe the "silence period" on all forms of media during assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra and refrain from holding press confer
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EC fixed elections dates according to its 'convenience': Mallikarjun Kharg
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Criticising the Election Commission (EC) senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that it fixed the dates for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana as per its own "convenience".
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Assembly polls: VVPAT slip count at 5 polling stations in each seat
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Sep 21 (ANI) Every polling station in Haryana and Maharashtra will have Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) along with Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and there will be VVPAT slips count of five randomly- selected polling stations in each assembly constituency.
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Amit Shah urges people to re-elect BJP to power in Maharashtra, Haryana
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Welcoming the Election Commission's (EC) announcement of Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections, Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged the people in both the poll-bound states to vote in huge numbers and re-elect the BJP with a huge majority.
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EC asks parties not to use plastic, polythene in poll material
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Sep 21 (ANI) In line with the 'banish single-use plastic' drive in the country, The Election Commission on Saturday asked political parties, candidates and their agents in Haryana and Maharashtra to desist from using plastic, polythene and other environmentally hazardous
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BJP will win in both Haryana and Maharashtra, asserts Vijay Goel
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): BJP MP Vijay Goel on Saturday said that in both Haryana and Maharashtra, his party will form the government and that people know it very well. His comments came soon after the Election Commission announced the dates of Assembly elections to be held in bot
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Congress might face tough time from rebels in bye-elections in Karnataka
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): With Election Commission announcing Assembly bye-elections in Karnataka, Congress may face a tough time from its own rebel MLAs, who were disqualified during the political crisis last month, and may contest the bye polls.
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Haryana, Maharashtra to go for polls on Oct 21; MCC comes into effect
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): The Election Commission on Saturday announced that the single-phase Assembly elections for the 288-member Maharashtra and 90-member Haryana Assembly will be held on October 21, while the counting of votes will be done on October 24.
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Maharashtra, Haryana will go to polls on Oct 21, counting on Oct 24
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Maharashtra and Haryana will elect new Assemblies on October 21 in a single phase and the votes will be counted on Oct 24 in polls that will test the strength of parties including the ruling BJP after its massive victory in the Lok Sabha elections in May and
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By-elections for 1 LS, 64 Assembly to be held on Oct 21
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 21 (ANI): Bye-elections to Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar and 64 Assembly constituencies across 17 states and Puducherry Union Territory, including the seats held by disqualified MLAs in Karnataka and 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, will be held on Oct 21. Read More
