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ECI holds all-party meetings nationwide to resolve booth-level polling iss
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
4,123 Electoral Registration Officers ( EROs) across the country are holding all-party meetings to resolve any pending polling booth-level issues in their respective Assembly Constituencies (ACs), said Election Commission.
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Court set to hear arguments in MCC violation case against Delhi Law Minist
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Meanwhile, the court has called a Status report from DCP North West with respect to procuring the material from social media platform X related to the post, allegedly made by the accused.
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Court declines cognizance in case against AAP leader Somnath Bharti
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Rouse Avenue Court has declined cognizance of the charge sheet against AAP leader Somnath Bharti and another accused under the Representation of Peoples Act. The court found insufficient grounds for prosecution, ruling that no offense was established.
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SC seeks Centre, ECI response on lifetime bar for MPs/MLAs after convictio
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file its response on plea the challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 8 and 9 of the Representation of the People Act (RP Act), 1951, which govern MP/MLA's disqualification due to convictions.
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ECI directs Odisha CEO to take immediate actions against Nandighosha TV fo
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Exit polls are prohibited under section 126A of the RP Act 1951. ECI had notified the prohibited period from April 19, 2024 (7am) to June 1, 2024 (6:30 pm) vide its order dated March 28, 2024.
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Paid holiday declared for voters on polling day in NCT of Delhi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a step towards enhancing voter turnout and participation in the electoral process, the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, P Krishnamurthy announced the implementation of the Election Commission of India (ECI) Order, granting a paid holiday to employees on the day of polling in the NCT o
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"Ready for polls as per legal provisions": CEC Rajiv Kumar on 'One Nation,
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Our duty is to deliver elections before time as per constitutional provisions and the RP Act. Article 83 (2) says that 5 years will be the term of the Parliament and its corresponding section 14 of the RP Act says that 6 months before, we can announce the elections. A similar situation exis
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CEC Rajiv Kumar writes to law ministry to cap cash donation to political p
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has written a letter to the law ministry to cap the cash donations to political parties.
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EC delists 86 'non existent' unrecognised political parties; 253 declared
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has delisted 86 "non-existent" Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPPs), the poll body said on Tuesday.
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ECI to take action against registered unrecognised political parties in Ta
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 26 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to initiate graded action in Tamil Nadu against registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) for non-compliance of statutory requirements under the Representation of the People (RP) Act.
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Odisha: Mispairing errors noticed in 2 constituencies, state CEO suggests
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India] Apr 23 (ANI): Vote counts between EVM and VVPAT units differed in two assembly segments under two different parliamentary constituencies of Odisha in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections, the state's Chief Electoral Officer Naba Kumar Nayak said on Tuesday.<
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Hardik Patel pleads SC to suspend his conviction in 2015 riot case
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Hardik Patel has moved the Supreme Court seeking suspension of his conviction in the case in which he was found guilty of rioting and arson during the Patidar quota stir in 2015.
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