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SC adjourns PIL on direction to allow NRIs to vote through postal, e-ballo
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for three months a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to allow non-resident Indians to vote through postal or e-ballots during elections in India.
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Over 150 cases of fake news reported during Lok Sabha elections: Ravi Shan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): As many as 154 cases of fake news/false news or misinformation were reported during the recently held general elections, the Union Minister of Law, Communications and Information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha here on Wednesday.
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DCW notice to EC on use of 'Nirbhaya' case convict photo in Punjab hoardin
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Monday sent a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in connection with the publication of a picture of a convict in 'Nirbhaya' case on the official hoardings of the Punjab state Election Commission.
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ETBPS records high voter turnout of 60.14 per cent during Lok Sabha electi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) for the service voters registered a record voter turnout of 60.14 per cent in the Lok Sabha elections, 2019, the Election Commission said on Sunday, signalling the initiative's success.
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SC disposes of PIL seeking more time to hold local body polls in TN
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a petition filed against the two-year delay in holding the local body elections in Tamil Nadu as state election commission had sought some time.
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Former IRS officer D Murlikumar appointed special expenditure observer for
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday appointed former IRS officer D Murlikumar as the special expenditure observer for the Lok Sabha by-poll to Vellore constituency scheduled to be held on August 5.
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Delhi HC asks EC to decide on linking election ID with Aadhaar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission (ECI) to decide on the possibility of linking election identity cards with the Aadhaar number in accordance with law within 8 weeks.
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Petition in Delhi HC seeking Aadhaar based election voting system
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 : A petition was moved in the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to link the election identity cards with the Aadhaar number to curtail bogus voting.
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Raj Thackeray meets Chief Election Commissioner
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray met Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and submitted a letter regarding "restoring faith in the election process in the country" in New Delhi on Monday.
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MNS chief to meet Election Commissioner tomorrow, will raise issue of EVMs
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray will meet Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Monday.
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Vellore Lok Sabha polls: DMK fields Kathir Anand against AIADMK's Shanmuga
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu [India], July 06 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has announced DM Kathir Anand as its candidate for the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency against AC Shanmugam, President of New Justice Party.
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EAM S Jaishankar, another candidate win RS polls in Gujarat: BJP
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 5 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani claimed that BJP candidates -- External Affair Minister S Jaishankar and Jugal Ji Thakor -- have won the Rajya Sabha election held on Friday.
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