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Modi bribed Varanasi voters, why EC not keeping eye as in Bengal?: Mayawat
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): BSP supremo Mayawati on Friday alleged that Narendra Modi bribed and threatened voters in Varanasi and questioned why the Election Commission is not keeping an eye on the parliamentary constituency like in West Bengal.
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Attending family function when my car was vandalized: Mukul Roy
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy on Friday denied Trinamool Congress' (TMC) allegations that he was campaigning after the stipulated time by the Election Commission and said he was attending a family function when his vehicle was v
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MP: Report on Pragya Thakur submitted to EC over Godse 'deshbhakt' remark
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): District Election Officer from Agar Malwa on Friday submitted his report to Madhya Pradesh Election Commission in the matter related to BJP Lok Sabha candidate Pragya Singh Thakur's statement that "Nathuram Godse was, is and will remain a 'de
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LS polls: EC announces re-poll at polling booth in Chandni Chowk seat
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Election Commission of India ordered on Thursday re-poll at a polling station in Chandni Chowk parliamentary constituency.
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TDP opposes EC's 'undemocratic' order for repolling in 5 booths
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday "strongly opposed" the Election Commission's decision to hold repolling at five booths under Chandragiri and Chittoor parliamentary constituencies and termed it as "partial one-sided and undemocratic".<
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EC seeks factual report from MP CEO over Pragya Thakur's 'Godse is patriot
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Thursday sought a factual report from Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in the matter of Pragya Singh Thakur's statement in which she termed Mahatma Gandhi's assassin as a "true patriot".
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Repolling in AP a clear cut violation of people's representation act provi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party on Thursday alleged that the decision of Election Commission to conduct repolling in 5 polling stations in Chandragiri Assembly Constituency is a clear cut violation of the provisions of the electoral law.
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End of campaign in WB: Opposition meets EC
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): A delegation of the Opposition parties on Thursday met the Election Commission (EC) and registered its strong opposition to its decision to end the campaigning early in West Bengal after violence erupted during BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata
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Omar, Mehbooba hail Mamata for standing against BJP, question EC
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and her predecessor Omar Abdullah have extended support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is locked in a bitter fight with BJP, while questioning the Election Commission's decision to
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Petition in Delhi court seeking ECI direction to review political parties'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to review political parties registered with religious, caste, ethnic or linguistic connotations and de-register them if they fail to r
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EC has one set of rules for opposition and another for ruling party: M K S
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], May 16 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India for cutting short the campaign period in West Bengal, DMK chief M K Stalin on Thursday backed Trinamal Congress saying the EC has one set of rules for the opposition and another for
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Mamata Banerjee biggest fascist, murderer of democracy: BJP
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): With the TMC and BJP at loggerheads over violence in Kolkata, new accusations are being made by both sides. The BJP on Thursday not only termed Mamata Banerjee the "biggest fascist and murderer of democracy" but also said that Election Commission should ha
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