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SC dismisses plea on establishment of special courts for hearing cases of
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking setting up of special courts across the country to deal with cases relating to breach of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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TN bypolls: SC seeks EC's response on a plea filed by DMK
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India) Mar 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Election Commission seeking its response on a plea filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) regarding the bypoll schedule for the state.
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SC issues notice to ECI on Oppn plea for matching EVM results with VVPATs
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea of 21 Opposition parties seeking a direction that 50 per cent Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) results be matched and cross-checked with VVPATs before the declarat
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Over 1800 senior officers attend EC’s Observers' meet
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): As a run-up to the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls and Legislative Assembly elections of four states, the Election Commission of India on Thursday organised the first briefing for Observers to be deployed in various states across the country.
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Only J-K suffers in Indo-Pak tension, says Mehbooba Mufti
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that only Jammu and Kashmir suffers whenever there is tension between India and Pakistan.
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AAP responds to EC directive for removing Kejriwal's image from hoardings,
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pictures are widely in use under various pretexts, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday in its response to the Election Commission's order said that a "level playing field" should be ensured for free and fair
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Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council writes to EC seeking change in poll dates
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council wrote to State Election Commission seeking change in Lok Sabha poll date in the state and Puducherry which falls on April 18, citing the clash of dates with 'Maundy Thursday', a public ceremony on the Thursday before Eas
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AP: Jana Sena Party releases first list of candidates for Lok Sabha and As
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Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 14 (ANI): Janasena Chief Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday announced the first list of candidates contesting from Jana Sena Party (JSP) for upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
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Kejriwal violated MCC by terming EC an offshoot of BJP: Vijender Gupta
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New Delhi (India), March 13 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta said that the BJP will demand Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to take strict action against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly violating Model Code of Conduct by "calling Election Commi
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Election Commission to brief state observers on Thursday
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): The Election Commission will meet chief election officers and recently-appointed observers of all states on Thursday ahead of the general elections beginning on April 11.
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EC issues notice to BJP, Congress leaders for violating MCC
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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Election Commission on Wednesday issued a notice to BJP's Jaipur MP Ramcharan Bohra and Rajasthan Congress' General Secretary Sunil Sharma for putting up posters in different locations across Jaipur depicting different operations done by Indi
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Cabinet approves notifications for LS elections
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 13 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the issuance of statutory notifications for General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019 under sub-section(2) of Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
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