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EC officials watch screening of PM Modi biopic
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Acting on the directions of the Supreme Court, officials of the Election Commission on Wednesday watched a special screening of biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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BJP writes to EC, demands review over alleged biopic of Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Election Commission (EC) over the alleged biopic of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee titled - 'Baghini', which is slated to release on May 3.
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BJP writes to EC, alleges campaigning by B'deshi national for TMC MP
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday approached the Election Commission (EC), alleging campaign by Bangladeshi national Gaazi Noor for Trinamool Congress MP candidate Sougata Roy in Dum Dum Lok Sabha seat.
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Election Commission has been compromised says DMK
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Thootukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): A day after her house was raided by Income Tax, DMK leader Kanimozhi on Wednesday said it was political vendetta and alleged that a "compromised" Election Commission was acting on the "whims and fancies of the BJP" to target opposition leader
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BJP demands apology from Ashok Gehlot for his remarks against President Ko
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): The BJP on Wednesday demanded an apology from Congress' senior leader Ashok Gehlot, for his comments against President Ram Nath Kovind, claiming that he was elected to the highest constitutional post due to his caste. The party also urged the Election Comm
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DMK candidate from Vellore writes to EC, says it is toeing in line with BJ
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): After polls in Tamil Nadu's Vellore Lok Sabha constituency were deferred, DMK candidate Kathir Anand wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) alleging that the election watchdog is toeing in line with the BJP to help their candidate.
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LS polls: EC appoints special observer for West Bengal ahead of second pha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday appointed special observer for West Bengal ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in the state.
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Tamil Nadu: I-T raids at Kanimozhi's residence over, nothing found
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Nothing was found at Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and the party's Thoothukudi candidate K Kanimozhi's residence and office in the southern port town, which were raided by the income tax (I-T) department and the Election Commission
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CPM leader Nilotpal Basu writes to CEC on PM's remarks on Sabarimala
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): CPM leader Nilotpal Basu has approached the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Sunil Arora, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and is "vitiating the atmosphere" in election campaign by imp
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Counting of 50 per cent votes through VVPATs can be done "within no time":
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 16 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said counting of 50 per cent votes through VVPAT can be done "within no time" and even a "child can tell how much time it will take".
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Elections in Vellore cancelled; polling deferred in East Tripura
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 16 (ANI): Accepting recommendation by the Election Commission of India (EC), President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday cancelled voting in Tamil Nadu's Vellore Lok Sabha constituency, in the wake of seizures of large amounts of unaccounted cash from the state.
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Case filed against Sidhu for vote split warning to Muslim voters; BJP appr
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Katihar (Bihar) [India], Apr 16 (ANI): After Congress leader, Navjot Singh Sidhu in Bihar on Tuesday warned Muslims not to split their votes and instead defeat BJP by voting against it unitedly, a case was filed against him for violating the model code of conduct for elections. Meanwhile,
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