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EC to monitor SMS, social media posts ahead of local body polls in UP
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 1 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission (EC) has decided to monitor SMS and social media posts of the people, ahead of the state local body polls.
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UP Government declares Vrindavan, Barsana as pilgrimage sites
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 27 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government on Friday declared Vrindavan Nagar Palika Parishad and Barsana Nagar Panchayat as 'pavitra tirth sthal' (holy pilgrimage sites).
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State EC orders probe against Jaganmohan Reddy for remark on Andhra CM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India] August 5 (ANI): The State Election Commission on Saturday has ordered an enquiry against YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy's inflammatory comment against Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu.
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Congress banks upon Siddaramaiah in K'taka polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The Congress Party on Wednesday said the upcoming state elections will be fought under the leadership of Chief Minister K. Siddaramaiah.
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Merkel's party wins German northern state election
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 8 (ANI) : German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Sunday secured a victory in Schleswig-Holstein state.
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EVMs used in polls to be taken into custody: U'khand HC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Uttarakhand [India], April 27 (ANI): The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Central Election Commission (EC), the State Election Commission and Bharatiya Janata Party Vikasnagar MLA M.S. Chauhan.
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EC says EVM's are tamper proof
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Delhi State Election Commissioner S. K. Srivastava on Wednesday said all Electronic Voting Machine's (EVM's) were tamper-proof and there was no doubt about the results in the Municipals polls.
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MCD polls: BJP demands distribution of postal ballot
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr 22 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday urged the Delhi State Election Commission (DSEC) to immediately provide postal ballots for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections.
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MCD polls: Delhi HC dismisses plea for use of VVPAT with EVMs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected the plea seeking direction to state election commission and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to use only second generation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in th
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UP: State EC demands new EVMs for municipal polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr. 13 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to either provide new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) or allow them to conduct the municipal polls using ballot paper.
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EC says TN local body elections can't be held due to 'practical
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] Apr. 13 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu state Election Commission (TNSEC) on Thursday informed the Madras High Court that the polling to the local bodies cannot be held by May 14 in view of 'practical difficulties'.
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Tamil Nadu: Congress requests State Election Commission to conduct local b
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 26 (ANI): As the State Election Commission (SEC) of Tamil Nadu is yet to announce the date of polls for the local body elections, the Congress Party on Sunday urged the former to conduct the polls before May.
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