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Simultaneous elections 'desirable goals', says CEC Sunil Arora
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday said that simultaneous elections are "desirable goals", but for that, the political system of the country will have to take steps to align the life of a state assembly with the life of Parliament.
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EC proposes to institute annual lecture in memory of 1st CEC
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Election Commission on Thursday proposed to institute annual lecture in memory of late Sukumar Sen, who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India.
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Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking EC's supervision of parties' internal poll
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct and supervise the internal polls of regional and national political parties.
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SC asks Election Commission to file reply on petition concerning EVM
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to file its reply in four weeks and has fixed a date after six weeks for final disposal of a petition filed by a journalist, challenging the involvement of private players in checking EVMs
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Opposition parties visit EC, demand 50 per cent vote counting through pape
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Opposition parties led by Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday visited the Election Commission and requested the poll body to make mandatory the count of half of the votes of all electronic voting machines (EVMs) through paper trails.
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BJP delegation meets EC over West Bengal row
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 4 (ANI) A BJP delegation including Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Rajya Sabha MP Bhupendra Yadav met the Election Commission on Monday over the ongoing political slugfest in West Bengal.
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22 opposition parties to urge ECI to replace EVMs with ballot papers for c
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 4 (ANI): As many as 22 opposition parties will meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday, seeking the replacement of electronic voting machines (EVMs) with ballot papers for conducting the coming Lok Sabha polls, TMC leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien
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Mamata’s dharna continues as several Oppn parties rally behind her
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), [India], Feb 4 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who launched her dharna last night amidst the unprecedented face-off with the Centre over CBI versus state police issue, continued with her protest on Monday as several Opposition parties rallied behi
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TMC, 21 other Opposition parties to move ECI over EVM tampering issue
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb 4 (ANI): For voicing their concern against the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, 22 opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress (TMC), will visit the Election Commission on Monday.
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Memorandum signed by all Opposition parties to be submitted to EC: Mamata
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Amidst high political drama in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is currently on 'Save the Constitution' dharna, said that a memorandum has been signed by all the Opposition parties which will be submitted to the Election Commissi
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BJP to approach EC against Mamata Govt for blocking its rallies
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): A delegation of senior BJP leaders will meet the Chief Election Commissioner on Monday to complain about the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for blocking rallies of BJP leaders.
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Nepal's new Ambassador to India takes oath
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 3 (ANI): Nepal's newly appointed Ambassador to India, Nilambar Acharya, took oath here at the Presidential Palace on Sunday.
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