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Accused of rigging, ECP says will boycott poll reforms body
Updated : 8 years, 9 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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NCP leader Jitendra Awhad files PIL in Bombay HC alleging mistakes in elec
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar. 6 (ANI): National Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad on Monday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Bombay High Court alleging that there were several mistakes in electoral polls of recent elections held in Maharashtra.
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EC directs Chief Electoral Officers to ensure safe result day
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Sunday issued directions to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of the five poll bound states of Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Manipur to make fool proof security arrangements for vote counting.
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ASSOCHAM seeks fine prints of electoral bond scheme
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Apex industry body ASSOCHAM has said that fine prints of the electoral bond scheme for donations to the political parties by businesses and wealthy individuals should aim at maximizing clean-up of the system and transparency in political funding.
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North-Eastern People in Delhi get Electoral Card
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
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TMC MPs to hold dharna as protest against electoral reform
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): As a form of protest against electoral reform and state funding of elections, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPS will hold a dharna on Tuesday in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue inside Parliament House complex.
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BJP using 'triple talaq' issue for electoral gains: NCP
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7(ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday hit back at the comment made by Union Textile Minister Smriti Zubin Irani on triple talaq, alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) is trying to give the issue a communal angle for electoral gain in the upco
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Chanda Bandh Satyagraha welcomes cap of Rs. 2,000 as cash in political fun
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 01 (ANI): Dr. Munish Raizada, convener of Chanda Bandh Satyagraha (No List: No Donation campaign) against Aam Aadmi Party has welcomed the decision of Finance Minister Arun Jaitely to cap cash political donation at 2000 per source. "The decision of Finance Minist
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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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