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ECI trying to avoid EVM issue by focusing on Hari P Vemuru, claims TDP
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 14 (ANI): The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has responded to the Election Commission of India's (ECI) letter expressing displeasure over the inclusion of Hari P Vemuru, an "EVM theft accused", in the Chandrababu Naidu-led delegation that met the poll b
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Rajasthan Governor violated MCC calling for Modi win, ECI may approach Pre
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has found Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh's alleged remark calling for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's win as violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC), poll body sources said on Tuesday.
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Srinagar: Congress delegation urges EC to hold simultaneous polls
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 4 (ANI): Congress delegation comprising Mohi-Ud-Din and Ali Mohammad Sagar on Monday met the Election Commission of India (EC) in Srinagar, and urged the poll body to hold simultaneous polls.
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Opposition parties visit EC, demand 50 per cent vote counting through pape
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Opposition parties led by Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday visited the Election Commission and requested the poll body to make mandatory the count of half of the votes of all electronic voting machines (EVMs) through paper trails.
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EVM hacking row: Syed Shuja was never employed with us, claims ECIL
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
The Delhi Police is taking legal action under Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the complaint of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The ECI wrote to the Delhi Police on Tuesday requesting it to lodge an FIR and investigate properly the statement made by&nb
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EC seeks FIR, probe into Syed Shuja's EVM tampering allegations
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) wrote to the Delhi Police on Tuesday requesting it to lodge an FIR and investigate properly the statement made by Syed Shuja in London on the possibility to tamper EVMs used by the poll body.
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This is why result for MP polls were announced late
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer VL Kantha Rao on Friday issued a clarification stating reasons as to why the poll body took time to declare the results for recently concluded assembly elections.
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BJP delegation meets EC, urges action against Kamal Nath
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met the Election Commission in Delhi on Wednesday and requested the poll body to take legal action against Madhya Pradesh Congress Chief Kamal Nath for allegedly violating model code of conduct by inciting reli
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Didn't shift presser for PM Modi's rally: EC
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 06 (ANI): Facing criticism from political parties over allegedly deferring its press conference to suit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Ajmer, Rajasthan, sources in Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday said that it was done to facilitate the journalis
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Congress urges EC to bring back ballot papers for 2019 elections
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 27 (ANI): In a fresh appeal to the Election Commission of India, the Congress Party has once again requested the poll body to bring back ballot papers for the 2019 general elections.
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EC warns of 'fake' letter on EVMs
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 24 (ANI): The Election Commission has clarified that a letter, which is doing the rounds, regarding the misuse of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), is not issued by the poll body and is fake.
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Pak poll body to hold Senate elections on March 3
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb.19 (ANI): Senate elections in Pakistan's four provinces -- Punjab, Sindh, North West Frontier Province and Balochistan, and Islamabad and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), will be held on March 3, as 52 out of 104 senators will retire on March 11.
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