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Law Commission, political parties to discuss feasibility of conducting sim
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 2 (ANI): The Law Commission is expected to hold consultations with all major political parties on July 7 and 8 over the feasibility of conducting simultaneous election of both Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
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Odisha CM in favour of simultaneous polls
Updated : 7 years, 9 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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NOTA secures 1.33 cr votes in last 5 years
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 9 (ANI): The None of the Above (NOTA) option in elections has secured 1,33,09,577 (1.33 crore) votes in state assemblies and Lok Sabha elections combined in the last five years.
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Nepal polls: Parties submit closed list of proportional representation can
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Oct 15 (ANI): The political parties in Nepal submitted their closed list of candidates for proportional representation (PR) for the elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies, at the office of the Election Commission in Kathmandu on Sunday.
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MPs, MLAs to vote for Presidential election today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 17 (ANI): The elected representative of the Parliament and various state assemblies on Monday will vote to elect India's next President.
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Simultaneous elections to LS, state assemblies can reduce inconvenience: P
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jan. 25 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies can reduce inconvenience in terms of expenditure and management.
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EC to announce poll dates for five states
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 4 (ANI): The Election Commission will on Wednesday announce the poll dates for elections to five state assemblies - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand.
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PM Modi calls for debate on simultaneous LS-state polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a wider public debate on holding simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
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Gujarat, Chhattisgarh assemblies to hold special sessions to ratify GST Bi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad/Raipur, Aug. 22 (ANI): State assemblies of Gujarat and Chhattisgarh will today convene special sessions to to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill that was passed by Parliament earlier this month.
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BJP hails 'historic' passage of GST by Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 9 (ANI): Hailing the passage of Goods and Services Tax Bill in the Lower House of the parliament as a 'histori'c bill after it was passed by the Rajya Sabha, BJP leader Nalin Kohli said he hoped the bill is also cleared after being sent to the state assemblies for a
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SC issues notice to EC on plea seeking disqualification of convicted lawma
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to respond to a plea with regard to disqualifying convicted Members of Parliament and Members of State Assemblies/Legislators as per an earlier direction of the apex court
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