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ECI launches PPRTMS to track party registration applications
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday launched the Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS) to help the applicants keep a track of their applications for the party registration from this year onwards.
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Bill seeking mandatory disclosure of foreign travel details by MPs moved i
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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Cabinet approves notifications for LS elections
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 13 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the issuance of statutory notifications for General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019 under sub-section(2) of Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
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EC committee submits report on modification in section 126
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The Committee constituted under the chairmanship of sr. deputy election commissioner Umesh Sinha to review and suggest modifications and changes in the provisions of Section 126 and other sections of the Representation of the People Act 1951, submitted its re
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Current RPA Act to prevail in K'taka polls
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Tuesday said that all present provisions provided in the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951 will prevail in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Election.
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EC withdraws notice to Rahul Gandhi over TV interview
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday withdrew the show-cause notice issued to Congress President Rahul Gandhi for violating the model code of conduct (MCC) by giving an election-related interview to a TV channel a day prior to the second phase of
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Special courts to hear cases against convicted politicians
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): The Central Government will set up 12 special courts, to deal with cases against MPs and MLAs convicted of committing serious offences.
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'If my surname were not Gandhi, would I have become MP at 29?', asks Varun
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], November 11 (ANI): Speaking for people's Right to Recall their elected representatives if they fail to fulfill their duties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi on Friday said that he would not have become a Lok Sabha member had he not hailed from the Ga
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EC bans exit polls for Himachal, Gujarat elections till Dec. 14
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced that exit poll results for Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat assembly elections cannot be made public before December 14.
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