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For Parliament to consider amendments to Constitution, RPI Act for simulta
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The submissions came during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to ECI ascertain the feasibility of conducting elections to the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies simultaneously in order to save money and manpower.
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VP Naidu urges citizens, EC to ensure 75 pc voter turnout for making elect
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday urged the Election Commission and the citizens to ensure a voter turnout of 75 per cent in the next general elections to make electoral democracy more inclusive and also sought consensus on simultaneous polls to
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Time has come for idea of simultaneous polls to be seriously considered: V
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Expressing serious concern over rising money power eroding the credibility of the country's democratic polity, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday called for effective laws of Parliament in quick time and simultaneous polls to check the men
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Opposition parties reject simultaneous polls, demand ballot paper back
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Opposition parties on Wednesday rejected government's call for "One Nation, One Election" and demanded that the ballot papers must be brought back to restore the faith of people in country's electoral system.
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Don't rush into simultaneous polls: Trinamool MP
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Demanding return to the use of ballot papers, Trinamool Congress on Wednesday said that opposing Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) does not mean that one is against technology.
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BJP leader slams KCR for not attending PM's all-party meet on simultaneous
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 19 (ANI): BJP leader Ramchander Rao on Wednesday slammed Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for his decision not to attend the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss "one nation, one election" idea and other issues in New D
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Nara Lokesh visits holy shrines ahead of poll campaigning in Andhra Prades
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Information and Technology Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nara Lokesh sought blessings at holy places of different religions on Friday. He offered prayers at a temple, a mosque and a church in Andhra Pradesh’s Mang
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Decision against simultaneous polls in J-K indicates 'failure' of Modi gov
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday said the decision against holding Assembly polls along with Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir indicated the "failure" of the Kashmir policy of the Narendra Modi government.
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Srinagar: Congress delegation urges EC to hold simultaneous polls
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 4 (ANI): Congress delegation comprising Mohi-Ud-Din and Ali Mohammad Sagar on Monday met the Election Commission of India (EC) in Srinagar, and urged the poll body to hold simultaneous polls.
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Simultaneous polls will weaken regional leaders: Andhra FM
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jul 6 (ANI): Andhra Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu opined that conducting simultaneous polls would weaken leaders of regional parties.
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Odisha CM in favour of simultaneous polls
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 26 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief on Tuesday backed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea of simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies across the country.
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Adityanath favours holding simultaneous polls
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said he is in favour of the country holding simultaneous elections, i.e. general as well as assembly elections, to ensure development and other welfare projects don't lag behind.
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