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Imran-led government demands resignation of chief election commissioner, w
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): After a drubbing by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance in the recent Senate polls, the Imran Khan-led government on Monday has called for the resignation of the chief election commissioner and the reconstitution of the Election Commission o
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Imran Khan govt ramps up attack on Pak Election Commission ahead of vote o
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 6 (ANI): Despite a warning from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday ramped up its attack on the poll body over "foul play" in the recent Senate election ahead of today's vote of confidence in the Na
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EC has violated its own guidelines: Digvijaya on order withdrawing Kamal N
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 31 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has again hit out at the Election Commission (EC) for withdrawing star campaigner status from former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, stating that it is the right of political parties to prepar
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Bihar polls: Congress central poll body meet today to finalise candidates
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The central election committee (CEC) of the Congress has scheduled to hold a meeting on Wednesday evening at the residence of interim party president Sonia Gandhi, here to finalise candidates for the first phase of Bihar Assembly polls.
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Poll body writes to WB chief secretary, seeks to know if Hakim holds two o
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Election Commission has written to West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, seeking to know if state Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim, who is also the chairman of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Board, is holding two offices of profit.
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Vinod Zutshi appointed special general observer for Delhi polls: EC
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Election Commission of India appointed Vinod Zutshi, a retired IAS officer of 1982 batch as Special General Observer with immediate effect for Delhi Assembly polls, the poll body said on Thursday.
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DCP South-East Chinmoy Biswas 'relieved' from present post, Gyanesh to tak
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday said that DCP, South-East Chinmoy Biswas has been relieved from his present post with immediate effect and the poll body has directed Kumar Gyanesh to take charge of the post.
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I don't think EC felt I said anything wrong: Parvesh Verma
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): After the Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered the removal of Union Minister Anurag Thakur and BJP MP Parvesh Verma from the list of star campaigners of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with immediate effect, Verma said that he will respond to the poll
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AAP writes to EC, urges ban on Amit Shah from campaigning in Delhi polls
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission urging the poll-body to ban Union Home Minister Amit Shah from campaigning for 48 hours in the Delhi assembly elections.
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EC asks Twitter to remove Kapil Mishra's 'India vs Pak' tweet
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): The Election Commission has asked Twitter to remove BJP leader Kapil Mishra's post on Twitter regarding Assembly elections after Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's office requested the poll body to initiate the process of taking down the said tweet.
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Poll body notice to Kapil Mishra over his 'India vs Pak' tweet on Delhi po
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Delhi Election Commission's returning officer on Friday issued a notice to BJP leader Kapil Mishra over his tweet in which he termed Delhi assembly elections as an India vs Pakistan clash.
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SC issues notice to EC on plea by Mahua Moitra
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Election Commission on a plea of MP Mahua Moitra seeking direction to the poll body to publish on its website the constituency-wise information collated in Form 17C part I and II and Form 20 for every subsequent
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