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CPI asks EC to go beyond EVMs, initiate electoral reforms
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): As the Election Commission announced that all the elections would now be held with verifiable paper audit trails (VVPATs), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday criticised the former for failing to consider proportional representation as an alter
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EVM row: All eyes on crucial 'EC all-party' meet today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May. 12 (ANI): The Election Commission today will convene an all-party meeting over the issue of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and other electoral reforms in New Delhi today.
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EC invites all parties on May 12 to redress EVM issue
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): In order to allay doubts raised by political parties over the allegation of rigged Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the Election Commission has scheduled an all political parties meeting on May 12 where issues related to electoral reforms, besides non-tamper
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PTI to use "street power" if next polls are announced without re
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 25 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said that his party will use "street power" to block the next general elections if they are announced without electoral reforms.
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Accused of rigging, ECP says will boycott poll reforms body
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar.8 (ANI): Accused of rigging, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that it will boycott all proceedings of a parliamentary panel on electoral reforms.
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BJP says electoral reforms mandatory for nation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 21 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday welcomed the move of the Election Commission (EC) to write to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to delist 200-odd political parties and said electoral reform is mandatory for the nation.
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Increase Lok Sabha seats, pass women's reservation bill as part of po
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 8 (ANI): Backing electoral reforms in the Indian political system, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday asked the government to come up with necessary amendments and hold public debates on a set of recommendations proposed by the Election Commission to hold simultan
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