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EC agrees to record dissent of Commissioners
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): In a victory of sorts for Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday decided to record dissent of any member during proceedings of the full Commission.
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Pranab praises Election Commission but favours new method of appointment
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Amidst controversy over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the current elections, former President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday praised the role of the poll panel right from the first Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sukumar Sen to
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AAP seeks additional security at strong room in Delhi, writes to CEC Arora
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 20 (ANI): Fearing manipulation, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora, seeking deployment of additional observer and security forces at the strong rooms.
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Yechury speaks to CEC, alleges widespread rigging by TMC in West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 19 (ANI): CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday spoke to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora regarding alleged widespread rigging in the last phase of polling in West Bengal by the Trinamool Congress (TMC), and asked why no efforts we
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Differences erupt in open in EC, meeting on May 21 to thrash out issues
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Differences in the Election Commission have burst out in the open with Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa boycotting the meetings of the full Commission over his dissent on crucial decisions not being recorded but Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora so
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Differences erupt in open in EC
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Differences in the Election Commission have burst out in the open with Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa keeping away from the meetings of the full Commission over his dissent on crucial decisions not being recorded but Chief Election Commissioner Sunil A
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Erosion of institutional integrity was hallmark of Modi govt: Congress on
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Responding on media reports of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa recusing himself from the panel's meetings to discuss poll code violations, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday said the "erosion of institutional integrity" was "the hallmar
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BJP leader seeks actions against Kamal Hasaan for violating MCC
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): BJP spokesperson Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), on Monday, seeking actions against actor-turned-politician Kamal Hasaan for violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
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CEC Sunil Arora, ECs Sushil Chandra and Ashok Lavasa cast votes in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora cast his vote at Nirman Bhawan polling booth, which is also a pink booth, on Sunday.
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Verify 50% of EVMs using VVPAT slips: Naidu writes to EC
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu has urged the Chief Election Commissioner to verify 50 per cent of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) using Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.
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Telangana turmeric farmers complain to EC over Varanasi nomination
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): A representative group of Telangana turmeric farmers met the Deputy Election Commissioner, Chandra Bhushan Kumar, in New Delhi on Monday to register a complaint about the difficulties they faced in filing nominations in Varanasi.
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TMC complains to EC, demands cancellation of PM Modi's nomination
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): All India Trinamool Congress has written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner alleging a violation of the model code of conduct by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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