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Politicians allege Dinakaran aggravating political situation in Tamil Nad
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi/Mumbai/Guwahati [India], Apr 18 (ANI): With All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Deputy General Secretary T T V Dinakaran in the dock for allegedly bribing the Election Commission (EC), various political parties across the nation condemned the former's action, add
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Hope case against Dinakaran is not political witch-hunt: Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 18 (ANI): As a case was registered against All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary V.K. Sasikala's nephew T.T.V. Dhinakaran for allegedly bribing Election Commission officials to allot the 'two leaves' symbol to their faction
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EC needs to learn law: Swamy on AIADMK symbol row
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Cornering the Election Commission over the decision to freeze AIADMK's party symbol 'two leaves', Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said the poll body needs to read law.
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Dinakaran bribing EC reeks of AIADMK'S sheer desperation: DMK
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 17 (ANI): With AIADMK Deputy General Secretary TTV Dinakaran in the dock for allegedly bribing the Election Commission, the DMK on Monday asserted that the entire development reeks of desperation on behalf of the Sasikala Natarajan faction.
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EC limiting objections to EVMs to hacking: Digvijaya Singh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 16 (ANI): Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Sunday alleged the Election Commission (EC) is limiting objections to the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to hacking.
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EVM credible, ballot paper worst alternative, say former election commissi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): Amidst growing skepticism among political parties over the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), former chief election commissioners (CEC) on Sunday asserted that machines cannot be hacked and thereby backed the Election Commission for throwi
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Nothing wrong with EVM when Opposition wins, only when they lose: Centre
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Apr 15 (ANI): Launching a veiled attack on the Opposition, the Centre on Saturday asserted that questioning the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) simply meant questioning the Election Commission of India.
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ECI must ensure people's trust won't be destroyed: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 15 (ANI): The Congress on Saturday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) must take necessary steps to solve the issue of alleged electronic vote tampering.
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SEC forwards Kejriwal's demand for postponing Delhi MCD polls to ECI
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 15 (ANI): Delhi Election Commissioner M.K. Srivastava, while replying to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal's demand of postponing the MCD polls by a month or two, has asserted that his letter was forwarded to the Election Commission of India (ECI), wh
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UP: State EC demands new EVMs for municipal polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr. 13 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to either provide new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) or allow them to conduct the municipal polls using ballot paper.
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EC says TN local body elections can't be held due to 'practical
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] Apr. 13 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu state Election Commission (TNSEC) on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that the polling to the local bodies cannot be held by May 14 in view of 'practical difficulties'.
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SC seeks reply from Centre, EC on plea challenging use of EVMs without VVP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Election Commission (EC) and Centre seeking their response by May 8 in the plea filed by Samajwadi Party (SP) lawmaker Ataur Rehman challenging the use of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the electio
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