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Banks to issue Electoral Bonds to enable donations to political parties
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 01 (ANI): In a significant step to cleanse the system of funding of political parties, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitely announced on Wednesday that donations to political parties can soon be made by purchasing electoral bonds from auth
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Manipur CEO ups drive to check poll expenditure
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Feb.1 (ANI): In connection with the ensuing Assembly election, the chief electoral officer of Manipur and his expenditure monitoring team have taken steps to up the drive to check poll-related costs.
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Enquiry underway, will send report to EC soon: Goa CEO on Parrikar's
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb. 1(ANI): Following Defence Minister and probable Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for Goa assembly elections, Manohar Parrikar's alleged 'bribe' remarks in a poll rally, the Chief Electoral Officer of Goa on Tuesday confirmed that an enquiry is
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ECI set to ask candidates to open current accounts
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 30 (ANI): After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to withdraw the limits imposed on cash withdrawals, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will most likely advise the electoral candidates contesting for assembly polls to open current accounts.
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BJP-RSS keen on ending reservation: Azam Khan
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 30 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Monday said that his party's electoral alliance with the Congress in Uttar Pradesh aims at bringing an end to the fascist mindset and alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamseva
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Lucknow roads witness SP-Congress 'unity' show
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 29 (ANI): Days after announcing electoral alliance for the crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took out a joint road show under the theme 'UP ko ye saath p
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BJP Manifesto an attempt to befool Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 28 (ANI): Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government of not fulfilling any 2014 electoral promises, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh polls is a docume
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JD (U) backs demonetisation, electoral reform
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan. 26 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) (JD (U)) leader Pawan Verma on Thursday said his party backs both demonetisation and calls for electoral reform whole heartedly.
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ECI to celebrate seventh National Voters' Day
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 25 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) will celebrate the seventh National Voters' Day across the country today for enhanced participation of citizens in the electoral process.
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EC asks CEOs to tighten noose over political parties seeking votes on reli
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday requested the Chief Electorate Officers (CEOs) to take note of the Supreme Court's verdict of not seeking votes in the name of religion.
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India, Australia CECs ink MoU on bilateral electoral cooperation
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.24 (ANI): Australia's High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu today witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Australian Electoral CommissionerTom Rogers and the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr Nasim Zaidi, to strengthen elect
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Rashtrapati Bhavan writes to EC against use of President's photos for
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): After it was reported that President Pranab Mukherjee's photo was captioned on Congress' banners and posters for electoral purposes, the Secretary to the President on Saturday wrote a letter to the Election Commission requesting him to take necessa
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