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ECI denies extra time to Jairam Ramesh to back allegations against Amit Sh
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India on Monday denied the extension of time requested by Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh after the poll body sought an explanation over his allegations against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Election Commission issues instructions to poll officials ahead of countin
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
According to the general instructions issued by the poll body, the District Election Officers, Returning Officers (RO) and Observers shall ensure that the existing instructions related to counting arrangements in and around Counting Centers have been fully complied with before counting of
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LS polls: 61.20 pc voter turnout recorded in Phase 6 till Saturday 11:45 p
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
According to the poll body, West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout (79.47 per cent) followed by Odisha (69.56 per cent), Jharkhand (63.76 per cent), Haryana (60.4 per cent), Delhi (57.67 per cent), Bihar (55.24 per cent), Jammu and Kashmir (54.30 per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (54.03 pe
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Chidambaram challenges EC's directive, asserts Congress' right to criticiz
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A day after the Election Commission of India directed the Congress to not "politicize" the defence forces by commenting on matters like agniveer, Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram, on Thursday said that the poll body is wrong in giving such directions, adding t
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LS Polls: Phase 5 sees 10.28 pc voter turnout till 9 am
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
While Bihar recorded 8.86 per cent voter turnout, Jammu and Kashmir recorded 7.63 per cent, Jharkhand 11.68 per cent, Ladakh 10.51 per cent, Maharashtra 6.33 per cent Odisha 6.87 per cent and West Bengal 15.35 per cent, the poll body said.
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EC issues show cause notice to West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar over
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India issued a show cause notice to West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar and asked him to submit a reply by May 21 after the Trinamool Congress complained to the poll body that the BJP was "publishing false, unverified, malicious allegations and stoking commu
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"ECI should be a little impartial...": WB BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar after
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress had complained to ECI on May 4 that BJP advertisements in some regional newspapers are highly derogatory, false, and an appeal to voters to vote on religious grounds.
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Pak: Imran Khan's party responds to poll body's objections on intra-party
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Raoof Hasan, the party's federal chief election commissioner, addressed the ECP's concerns, stating that the PTI remains an active and functioning political entity registered with the ECP under Section 202 of the Election Act, 2017.
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"Understand the pressures ECI working under...": Mallikarjun Kharge writes
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to the Election Commission on Saturday and expressed his surprise over the poll body castigating him for "obstructing" the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Kharge said that he understands the "pressures" ECI is working under.
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"Remain careful in public utterances in future": ECI warns TDP chief Chand
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a warning to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu over his remarks on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy. The poll body cautioned the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister to remain "careful in his public utterances
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J-K: ECI reschedules polling date of Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary seat f
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"The Election Commission of India had announced the schedule for the General Election to the Lok Sabha vide its Press Note dated March 16, 2024. Accordingly, the notification for the 3rd Phase was issued on April 12, 2024, and the Poll Day was scheduled on May 7, 2024," the press release
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Pak poll body raises objections over Imran Khan's PTI intra-party polls
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to sources, the electoral body has issued a notice to the PTI, founded by Imran Khan, alleging irregularities in the intra-party elections held on March 3.
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