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Telangana EC dismisses reports of simultaneous state elections
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEC) Rajat Kumar on Saturday refuted reports that a decision has been taken by the Election Commission to club the assembly elections of Telangana with that of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh
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EC working on reform proposal for curbing parties' expenses
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) is working on a reform proposal aimed at pushing for a cap on election-related expenses by political parties in the country.
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'Advertising criminal records of politicians will help voters make informe
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Friday supported the decision of the Supreme Court, directing political parties to advertise the criminal records of the candidates contesting elections on their ticket.
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Model Code of Conduct to take effect on premature dissolution of Assembly:
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued directives on the applicability of the Model Code of Conduct to be followed by a caretaker government, in cases of premature dissolution of a state assembly, till the formation of new government. Read More
VVPAT supply for 2019 Lok Sabha polls on track: ECI
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): The Election Commission of India clarified that it is committed to 100 per cent deployment of VVPATs (Voter-verified paper audit trail) at all polling stations during the upcoming elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.
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Maldives Elections: Polling closes after `extraordinary turnout`
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 23 (ANI): The deadline for the polling in the Maldivian Presidential election closed on Sunday at 7 PM (local time) after the election commission had earlier extended the deadline by three hours owing to a huge voter turnout.
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Re-polling on 28 booths in Punjab zila parishad, panchayat samiti election
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Sep 20 (ANI): The Punjab state election commission on Thursday ordered re-polling at 28 polling booths in eight districts of Punjab amid allegations of poll rigging during Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samitis polls.
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Congress can't interfere in our functioning: EC to SC
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said that the Congress party cannot approach the Supreme Court time and again and interfere in its functioning.
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Miscreants try to set ablaze Panchayat Ghar in Shopian
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sep 18 (ANI): Days after the state Election Commission announced the dates for Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir, few unidentified miscreants attempted to set ablaze a Panchayat Ghar in the vicinity of Nazneenpora in Shopian district.
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Congress' allegation overstated: Telangana Chief Electoral officer
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): Telangana's Chief Electoral Officer, Rajat Kumar on Sunday rejected the Congress' claim that there are around 70 lakh discrepancies in the state's voter list saying that the number was much higher than their analysis indicated.
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Congress alleges discrepancies in Telangana voter list
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 16 (ANI): The Congress on Sunday alleged that there are discrepancies in the Telangana voter list and sought the intervention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the "strongest possible manner".
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EC team to review poll preparedness in Rajasthan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sep 16 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner, O. P. Rawat, along with Election Commissioners, Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa, will be meeting with all the stakeholders in Rajasthan on September 17 to review poll preparedness in the state.
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