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Potboiler US election in the final stretch, a look at swing states, electo
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In less than 24 hours, the United States voters will head to voting in one of their most consequential elections, which will decide the direction of not just the US but also have influence on the global geo-politics for the next four years.
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US and Indian Elections - a Comparison of electoral systems
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
While India follows a highly centralized framework managed by the Election Commission of India, the U.S. employs a decentralized approach with individual states overseeing elections.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf moves to Islamabad High Court over Senate chairma
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The petition, filed by the five PTI senators, claimed that the current electoral college is incomplete and therefore 'unconstitutional', as the Senate polls were not held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
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Special Olympics Bharat successfully completes election process
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The electoral college included the elected members of the state committees who underwent a similar process in their respective states. Each state which had conducted elections recommended two delegates to form the electoral college.
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National Election Committee announces electoral college lists for FNC elec
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The representation of Emirati women in the electoral college for 2023 has increased by 51 per cent, compared to 49 per cent for men, the NEC said, adding that the electoral college lists have a significant representation of electors in the 21-40 age category (55 per cent), reflecting the cru
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Mary Kom elected Chairperson of 'Athletes Commission' of IOA, Achanta Shar
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Previously on Monday, it was revealed that Mary Kom, PV Sindhu and Commonwealth Games medalist Achanta Sharath Kamal were among the ten eminent sportspersons who will constitute the new 'Athletes Commission' of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
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Mary Kom, PV Sindhu among sportspersons constituting 'Athletes Commission'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The elected members will now elect a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson from amongst themselves and will also select 8 Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOMs). The SOMs along with the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Athletes' Commission will constitute the electoral college for the
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Assam CM says 'have no role in VP polls' after Oppn's Margaret Alva seeks
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 25 (ANI): After Opposition's Vice-Presidential candidate Margaret Alva informed that she spoke to a few Chief Ministers like Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, the Assam CM
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"Not a member of electoral college", Himanta Sarma responds to Jairam Rame
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 24 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, in an apparent swipe at the Congress, confirmed having a conversation with Opposition candidate for the vice presidential polls, Margaret Alva, who reached out to the chief ministers of various state
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Amid mayhem and riot at US Capitol, Trump called up Senators to delay Elec
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): Even as riots unfolded at US Capitol building, President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani made phone calls to Republican Senators to delay the counting of the Electoral College votes last Wednesday (local time), reported CNN.
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After Capitol Hill violence, Facebook bans Trump 'indefinitely'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 7 (ANI): Facebook has suspended US President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely in wake of the violence that broke out at Capitol Hill ahead of the certification of the Electoral College votes.
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Congress certifies Biden's victory; Trump pledges 'peaceful and orderly tr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Congress on early Thursday (local time) accepted the Electoral College result that confirmed President-Elect Joe Biden's win and cleared his way to become the 46th President of the United States (POTUS).
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