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Gujarat polls: Congress tears into EC for adopting 'double standard'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Dec.14 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday lashed out at the Election Commission for adopting a double standard after the poll body did not bar Prime Minister Narendra Modi's road show, but sent a notice to Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi for
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Nepal poll body urges govt. to strengthen security
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 1 (ANI): The Election Commission of Nepal has urged the government to enhance the security in the country after rise in attacks on candidates prior to second and final phase of parliament and provincial elections.
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Pak poll body adjourns petitions challenging Sharif's PML-N presidency
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 30 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday adjourned the petitions challenging the re-election of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif as the president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for an indefinite period as the same matter
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Pak poll body ends contempt case against Imran Khan
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 26 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday disposed of a contempt case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan after he appeared before the top electoral body and submitted a written apology.
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Nepal SC stays poll body's decision for re-polling in Bharatpur-19
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 6 (ANI0): Nepal's Supreme Court has stayed the Election Commission's (EC) decision to conduct re-election in Ward 19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
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Imran tells poll body he's surprised by contempt of court notices
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): In a written reply to the Election Commission of Pakistan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman and former cricketer Imran Khan has claimed he has never been held in contempt of court in the past .
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Pak poll body refuses to allot 'bat' symbol to PTI
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has barred former cricketer Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) from using the 'bat' as an electoral symbol for upcoming by-elections until the party holds intra-party elections and fulfil
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EC needs to learn law: Swamy on AIADMK symbol row
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Cornering the Election Commission over the decision to freeze AIADMK's party symbol 'two leaves', Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said the poll body needs to read law.
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AAP asks EC to allow them to scrutinise EVMs used in Punjab, UP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.5 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to allow political parties to examine the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) with their expert teams and asked the poll body to allow them to pick those used during the asse
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Pak poll body asks Imran Khan to respond to its notice by April 24
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr.5 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Mohammad Raza have asked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan to respond to a contempt notice by April 24 or face action in connection with a foreign funding case.
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Pak poll body bans social media, YouTube in its offices
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr.4 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday issued a notification banning the use of social media websites and YouTube in its offices across the country.
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Pak poll body to decide on disqualification references against Imran, Tare
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb.22 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that it will decide on the two references sent by the National Assembly speaker seeking disqualification of PTI leaders Imran Khan and Jahangir Tareen on February 22.
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