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Uttarakhand panchayat elections to be held in two phases from July 24
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The notification signed by Sushil Kumar, Uttarakhand State Election Commissioner, comes after the Nainital High Court on Friday permitted the continuation of the panchayat election process, lifting its earlier stay order issued on June 23.
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Election Commission initiates proceedings to delist 345 RUPPs
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI), under the Chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, has started proceedings for the delisting of 345 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) which have f
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As part of broader electoral reforms, Election Commission initiates procee
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The decision was announced by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, targeting parties that have failed to contest even a single election since 2019 and whose offices could not be physically located.
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Bangladesh arrests another former Chief Election Commissioner, Habibul Awa
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Detective Branch (DB) of Bangladesh police on Wednesday arrested Kazi Habibul Awal, another Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), after the former CEC Nurul Huda.
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Uttarakhand State Election Commission postpones election-related proceedin
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Earlier, the Chief Justice's Bench of the Nainital High Court stayed the Panchayat elections in the state of Uttarakhand. The Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the notification of Panchayat elections in the state. Reservation-related matters from many places in the state were challenged in t
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Mob attacks former Chief Election Commissioner in Bangladesh
Updated : 9 months ago IST
In a video footage that went viral on social media, a group of people were seen pelting the former CEC with shoes while he was in police custody. Some people hit him on his cheek with their shoes. The mob also shouted various slogans. He was wearing a lungi and a T-shirt when police arres
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"Panchayat elections in Uttarakhand to be held in two phases on July 10 an
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Uttarakhand State Election Commissioner Sushil Kumar on Saturday said that Panchayat elections 2025 will be held in two phases across 12 districts, except Haridwar.
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar delivers keynote address at Stockholm International Conf
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Highlighting India's electoral integrity, scale and diversity, Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, while delivering his keynote address at the Stockholm International Conference on Electoral Integrity in Sweden last evening, reaffirmed the role of the Election Commissi
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar holds bilateral meetings with Indonesia, Mongolia, South
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar held a bilateral meeting with Indonesia's Chairperson of the General Election Commission Mochammad Afifuddin, on the sidelines of his visit to Sweden for the International IDEA Conference.
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"Transparency not a favour, it is a constitutional obligation": Congress r
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The statement released by the party reiterates the demands made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a newspaper article, urging the Election Commission to release the electoral rolls for the 2024 general and Maharashtra state assembly elections. The party has also raised the issue of an al
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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to deliver keynote address at In
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The massive scale of the Indian elections and the magnitude of the logistics involved in the exercise evince keen interest amongst the Election Management Bodies (EMBs) across the world. Over 100 participants representing around 50 countries are taking part in the Conference, which is bei
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Assam Governor administers oath to State Election Commissioner in Guwahati
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday administered the oath of office to Ranjan Sharma as the State Election Commissioner at a solemn function held at Raj Bhavan in Guwahati.
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