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SC's notice to EC, Centre on paper clips counting via VVPAT
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] November 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Election Commission (EC) and the Union Government after hearing a PIL seeking mandatory counting of the printed paper slips coming from the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) devices.
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Nitish Kumar faction authorized to use JD-U election symbol
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov. 17 (ANI): The Janata Dal (United) group led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is now the official owner of party symbol 'arrow'.
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RNC cuts ties with Roy Moore's fundraising agreement
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], November 15 (ANI): The Republican National Committee (RNC) has withdrawn itself from a joint fundraising agreement with Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore after charges of sexual misconduct with teenage women surfaced against him.
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EPS-OPS, Dhinakaran factions file written submission in 'two leaves' case
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Ahmedabad [India], Nov.13 (ANI): Both the factions of AIADMK, E K Palaniswami-O Panneerselvam and TTV Dhinakaran, on Monday filed a written submission in Election Commission in "two leaves" symbol case.
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Congress candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi wins Chitrakoot by-polls
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Chitrakoot (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 12 (ANI): Congress candidate Nilanshu Chaturvedi registered a victory in the Chitrakoot Assembly by-polls in Madhya Pradesh and defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Shankar Dayal Tripathi by over 14,000 votes on Sunday.
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I-T raids are 'politically motivated', reiterates Dhinakaran
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 11 (ANI): TTV Dhinakaran has alleged that the raids by the Income Tax department on the offices of Jaya TV and AIADMK mouthpiece 'Dr Namadhu MGR' are politically motivated.
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Himachal Polls: 74% voter turnout, likely to go up, says EC
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh [India], November 9 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced that the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections has recorded around 74 per cent voters' turnout.
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Two leaves symbol row: EC reserves order, asks to file written submissions
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): The Election Commission on Wednesday reserved order in AIADMK two leaves symbol case and asked all parties to file written submissions by November 13.
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EC bans exit polls for Himachal, Gujarat elections till Dec. 14
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced that exit poll results for Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat assembly elections cannot be made public before December 14.
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VVPAT training of election officials starts in poll bound Tripura
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India] Nov. 6 (ANI): The Tripura Election Commission has started preparing for next year's assembly elections in the state.
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AIADMK 'two leaves' symbol row: EC to hear arguments tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): The Election Commission will hear arguments in connection with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) 'two leaves' symbol case tomorrow.
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Less women candidates in Nepal's upcoming polls
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 6 (ANI): A total of 11,242 candidates are contesting for the 825 seats in the Nepal Parliament and the Provincial Council. The number of women candidates, however, is quite low.
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