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Gujarat-Himachal verdict: Sensex dips as Cong gives tough fight to BJP
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): As the early trends of the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections started pouring in on Monday morning, the sensex opened with a thud, as Nifty slipped below its crucial 10,150 level.
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EC chief assures no EVMs were tampered with in Guj polls
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti on Monday assured no Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were tampered with as far as the Gujarat Assembly polls are concerned.
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No time limit prescribed in MCC to release election manifesto: EC
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): After the Congress party raised questions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for releasing its manifesto a day before phase one of the Gujarat polls, the Election Commission of India (EC) has cleared that there is no time limit prescribed in the Mo
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EC withdraws notice to Rahul Gandhi over TV interview
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday withdrew the show-cause notice issued to Congress President Rahul Gandhi for violating the model code of conduct (MCC) by giving an election-related interview to a TV channel a day prior to the second phase of
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RK Nagar bypoll: DMK accuses AIADMK of bribing voters, writes to EC
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 17 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Working President M.K. Stalin wrote to the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday, alleging that the ruling AIADMK has been bribing voters in RK Nagar ahead of the assembly bypoll on December 21.
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Re-polling in Gujarat commences
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The re-polling at six polling stations of Gujarat commenced today.
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Only Observer's phone will be allowed inside counting hall, directs EC
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Ahead of the counting of votes in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday directed that nobody except the observer will be allowed to carry mobile handset inside the counting hall.
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'EC should dispel doubts over EVMs', says Gehlot
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to counter doubts raised by the Opposition leaders over tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the Gujarat Assembly elections.
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Citizens in full support of Aadhaar, voter ID card linking
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Most Indian citizens agree with the Election Commission's move of linking the Aadhaar card with voter ID card to eliminate fraud and duplicate voters and enable electronic voting in the future.
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Gujarat polls: Hardik Patel questions SC's rejection of Congress' plea
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 16 (ANI): Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Saturday questioned Supreme Court's decision to reject Congress' plea, seeking cross-verification of Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trails with votes cast with Electronic Voting Machines and asked why they were used i
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EC orders repolling in 6 booths of second phase in Gujarat
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Election Commission on Saturday said repolling will be conducted at six polling stations in Vadgam, Viramgam, Daskroi and Savli areas of Gujarat tomorrow.
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Russia locks March 18 for presidential election
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 15 (ANI): The Russian lawmakers on Friday voted to set March 18 as the date of next year's presidential election.
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