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PM doesn't have to take 'visas' from 'shehzadas'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 5 (ANI): Taking a dig at the Congress Party for lodging a complaint with the Election Commission over the 'unauthorized' roadshow of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said the former doesn't have to take visas from
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Dinakaran says will respond to EC by Monday
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] Mar. 4 (ANI): Following the Election Commission's (EC) rejection of T. T. V. Dinakaran as on office bearer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the letter said he will respond to the former by Monday.
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UP Polls: Congress demands FIR against PM Modi, BJP leaders
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 4 (ANI): The Congress Party on Saturday asked the Election Commission to register an FIR against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for allegedly violating the model code for holding a roadshow in Varanasi without the required pe
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EC's rejection shows Dinakaran's post holds no legal backing: DM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 04 (ANI): Hailing the decision of the Election Commission (EC) refusing TTV Dinakaran's response on V.K. Sasikala's elevation, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday said the organisation's rejection shows that Dinakaran's post
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EC rejects TTV Dinakaran's response on Sasikala's elevation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 04 (ANI): The Election Commission on Friday rejected the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (AIADMK) response on the elevation of V.K. Sasikala as party's general secretary, stating that TTV Dinakaran, who signed the letter, was not an office bearer
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EC seeks BSP's reply on plea alleging huge deposits in party account
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 2 (ANI): The Election Commission on Thursday sent notice to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on writ petition alleging that the party deposited huge amount of cash in its account post demonetisation.
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BJP for deployment of female cops to check voter IDs of burqa-clad women i
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 2 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has written to the Election Commission demanding deployment of women police officials at booths during the sixth and seventh phases of polling in Uttar Pradesh to check the voter IDs of burqa-clad women to avoid bogus voting.
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Nepal ministers can't campaign for local polls courtesy Code of Condu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar. 2(ANI): The Election Commission has made it clear that sitting ministers cannot engage in campaigns for the local-level polls scheduled for May 14 as the election code of conduct has already come into force.
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Record cash and liquor seized during fifth phase of UP polls: EC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Feb. 27 (ANI): A record amount of cash, liquor, drugs and jewellery was seized during the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Assembly elections, said the Election Commission on Monday.
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Delhi HC rejects Mukhtar Ansari's parole release
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed the Election Commission of India's (ECI) plea opposing the parole release of don-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari.
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Delhi HC likely to pronounce verdict on EC's plea against Mukhtar Ans
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce its decision on the Election Commission's plea for cancelling mafia-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari's custody parole granted by a trial court for canvassing in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
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Election Commission reiterates warning to political parties to abstain fro
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 26 (ANI): The Election Commission of India has once again called on the political parties contesting elections, to refrain from using religion as election propaganda to garner support, stating that this will fuel communal disharmony.
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