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Kerala MLA Antony Raju gets disqualified for conviction in 1990 drug case
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the notification published on Monday in the Kerala Gazette by the Secretariat of the Kerala Legislature, he was disqualified under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and the relevant Supreme Court decisions. The former MLA was disqualified after bei
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ECI to deploy 470 Central Observers in Bihar Assembly polls, bye-elections
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission deploys Central Observers under the plenary powers conferred on it by Article 324 of the Constitution and the powers conferred by Section 20B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, to watch the conduct of elections in a constituency.
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As part of broader electoral reforms, Election Commission initiates procee
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The decision was announced by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, targeting parties that have failed to contest even a single election since 2019 and whose offices could not be physically located.
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Lok Sabha elections: ECI orders repolling at 6 polling stations in Outer M
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"The Election Commission of India has, under Sections 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, directed that the poll taken on April 26, 2024 (Friday) in respect of 6 polling stations listed in the table below of 2- Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary Constituency to b
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Lok Sabha polls: NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar releases list of 40 star campaign
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"As per provisions under section 77 (1) of Representation of the people Act, 1951 the "Star Campaigners LOKSABHA ELECTIONS 2024, names approved by the State President Shri. Jayantrao Patil are sent as follows," a release brought out by the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) rea
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"Law is clear on conditions under which President's rule will be imposed":
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Issuing a clarification on the BJP's demand for President's rule, senior AAP leader and Minister in the Arvind Kejriwal cabinet Atishi stated that no constitutional provision bars 'governance from jail', citing the law of the land i.e Representation of the People Act, 1951 and GNCTD Act.
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ECI stops campaigning of MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, poll body says "No c
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Election Commission of India (ECI) has stopped the election campaign of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan after Congress registered a complaint alleging that the BJP leader has violated provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, sources said on Wednesday.
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Plea filed in SC against automatic disqualification of convicted legislato
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The plea challenges the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which lays down the automatic disqualification of a legislator while terming it illegal.
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"Why send summons, come and arrest me...": Jharkhand CM Soren dares ED, Ce
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was summoned by ED on Thursday for investigation over contravention of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and in a money laundering probe linked to an illegal mining case in the Sahebganj district.
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Summoned by ED, Jharkhand CM Soren accuses Centre of misusing govt. agenci
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has been summoned by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on November 3 for investigation over contravention of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and in a money laundering probe linked to an illegal mining case in the Sahebganj district.
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Proposal to amend People Act 1951 to link Election Card with Aadhar being
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): A proposal received by the Election Commission to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to enable linking of electoral data with Aadhar system is under examination, said Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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Bill seeking mandatory disclosure of foreign travel details by MPs moved i
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): GVL Narasimha Rao, the BJP lawmaker in Rajya Sabha, on Friday moved a Private Member's Bill in the House seeking to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951 so as to make it mandatory for the MPs to disclose the details of their foreign travel through
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