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Re-polling at 13 booths in Tamil Nadu on May 19
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 9 (ANI): The Election Commission has ordered re-polling in 13 booths in Tamil Nadu during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls on May 19, alongside the Assembly by-polls.
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SC dismisses ex-BSF constable Tej Bahadur's plea against rejection of nomi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea of former BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav challenging the rejection of his nomination by the Election Commission from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.
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SC refuses to pass any order on plea by Congress leader against PM Modi, A
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to intervene in the Election Commission giving clean chits to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah on Congress complaints against their alleged hate speeches during the campaign in the Lok Sabha ele
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SC asks ECI to examine Tej Bahadur Yadav's plea by tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to examine by Thursday the plea filed by former BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav on the rejection of his nomination as a candidate from Varanasi in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Read More
ECI declares Tripura West polls 'void', re-polling on May 12
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared 'void', polls held at 168 polling stations in Tripura West parliamentary constituency on April 11 and ordered re-polling on May 12.
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EC's job is to conduct elections in a transparent manner: N Chandrababu Na
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) should bring transparency in the elections.
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SC to hear Tej Bahadur Yadav's plea on Wednesday
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear the plea of former BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav on Wednesday against the rejection of his nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.
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EC gives clean chit to PM Modi over his 'Bhrashtachari No 1' comment on Ra
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday gave clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 'Bhrashtachari No 1' remark against former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, which the Congress party had termed as the violation of the Model Code of Condu
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Jaitley calls Congress 'Cry Baby', says tendency developed to allege MCC v
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Calling the Congress Party as a 'Cry Baby' in the elections, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that a tendency has developed among the political parties to excessively allege violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by their opponents.
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After SC declines, opposition parties urge EC to expand VVPAT verification
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The opposition parties on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to expand the ambit of voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) verification after the Supreme Court rejected their plea to match 50 per cent electronic voting machines (EVMs) wi
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PM Modi, Shah engaging in 'corrupt practices' by delivering hate speeches,
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Congress MP Sushmita Dev has filed an additional affidavit before the Supreme Court (SC) stating that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has failed to appreciate that the hate speeches delivered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah ar
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SC rejects Opposition's petition on 50% VVPAT verification
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India]. May 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a review plea filed by twenty-one Opposition parties seeking a direction to increase Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) verification from five to at least 50 per cent of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the
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