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EC considers various factors before announcing poll dates: Ex-CEC
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla on Sunday said the Election Commission (EC) determines various factors such as the number of poll phases, the strength of central forces needed and other arrangements, before announcing the poll dates.
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'Police probing fake voter IDs of OP Rawat, Rajat Kumar'
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Economic Offences Wing (EOW) additional DCP on Tuesday informed that a probe is underway on the complaint of fake voter IDs of former chief election commissioner OP Rawat and state’s chief election officer Rajat Kumar.
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Fake voter IDs of OP Rawat, Rajat Kumar surface; probe initiated
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 29 (ANI): Two duplicate voter ID cards in the names of former chief election commissioner OP Rawat and Telangana's chief election officer Rajat Kumar have been detected.
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Former CEC Naveen Chawla calls EVM a fine machine, cautions against return
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Naveen Chawla on Tuesday said that EVM was “a very good and fine machine” and cautioned against returning to the use of ballot papers for conducting the polls.
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Demonetisation failed to keep check on black money: OP Rawat
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Asserting that demonetisation had no impact on black money, former Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Monday said that the move had no impact on misuse of money during elections.
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Pak polls were free and fair: Ex-CEC Quraishi
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Amid massive furore over alleged rigging in the recently-concluded general elections in Pakistan, former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, SY Quraishi on Wednesday said that the polls were held in a free and fair manner.
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Nepal: Ex-EC chief referred as envoy to India
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jul 16 (ANI): The Nepal government on Monday nominated former chief election commissioner of the Nepal Election Commission Nilkantha Upreti as the new ambassador to India.
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AAP MLAs were given enough chances in disqualification matter: AK Joti
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): Former Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti on Friday said that the Election Commission of India gave enough opportunities to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs to respond to its notice in their disqualification matter.
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Former CECs say EVMs can't be tampered
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec. 18 (ANI): Three former Chief Election Commissioners (CEC) of India on Monday said the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can't be tampered with.
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Former CEC says political parties blame EVM when they lose in polls
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Former Chief Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla on Monday asserted that political parties or candidate tended to cry foul and blame the electronic voting machines (EVMs) when they are losing the elections.
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AIFF to take further action after court's detailed judgment on president e
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday said that it will wait for a detailed copy of the Delhi High Court's order which set aside the election of Praful Patel as the president of the governing body, before deciding on further course of action.
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EVM credible, ballot paper worst alternative, say former election commissi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): Amidst growing skepticism among political parties over the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), former chief election commissioners (CEC) on Sunday asserted that machines cannot be hacked and thereby backed the Election Commission for throwi
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