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Election commission should take strict action: Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Ch
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After a BJP worker was killed in an attack by miscreants in Nandigram, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday demanded that the Election Commission take strict action in the matter.
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Maharashtra writes letter to EC, demands relaxation in Lok Sabha poll code
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Highlighting the dire situation in drought-affected regions, the Maharashtra Government has written a letter to the Election Commission requesting a relaxation in the code of conduct applied in the state during the Lok Sabha elections.
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Chidambaram challenges EC's directive, asserts Congress' right to criticiz
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A day after the Election Commission of India directed the Congress to not "politicize" the defence forces by commenting on matters like agniveer, Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram, on Thursday said that the poll body is wrong in giving such directions, adding t
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Delhi HC issues notice to EC on plea challenging merger of parties
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Election Commission (EC) and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in a plea challenging the merger of IUML with Muslim League Kerala State Committee (MLKSC) in 2012.
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"Complete failure of Election Commission": NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After Maharashtra reported a sluggish voter turnout in the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Jitendra Awhad on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission failed to conduct elections in a proper manner in Maharashtra, a
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Disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C will cause confusion am
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying disclosure of voter turnout data based on Form 17C (records of votes polled in each polling station) will cause confusion among voters as it will also include postal ballot counts.
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Braille ballot papers being prepared for polling day in Chandigarh
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Braille ballot papers are being prepared following instructions from the Election Commission of India to enable visually impaired people to take part in the election process and cast their votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Punjab and Chandigarh.
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Andhra: Poll panel directs strict action against YSRCP MLA over EVM 'vanda
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission (EC) took serious note of the allegations of damage to an electronic voting machine (EVM) by YSRCP MLA P Ramakrishna Reddy and launched a probe against him.
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ECI approves Sonawane Kuldip Suresh as new SP of Bengal's Paschim Medinipu
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday approved the name of Sonawane Kuldip Suresh for the post of Superintendent of Police, Paschim Medinipur.
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Lok Sabha polls: 60.09 pc voter turnout recorded till 11.30 pm in fifth ph
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The fifth phase of polling for Lok Sabha polls across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) on Monday saw a voter turnout of 60.09 per cent till 11:30 pm, the Election Commission (ECI) said.
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Rampur Lok Sabha seat: Independent candidate moves SC against denial of re
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Independent candidate from Rampur Lok Sabha seat, Mehmood Pracha has urged the SC to pass direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to immediately publish voter turnout data after the election.
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"Hope ECI takes cognisance," says Former Himachal CM Jairam Thakur after C
Updated : 2 years ago IST
After Congress workers showed black flags to BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut, Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Jairam Thakur urged the Election Commission of India to take cognisance of the incident, saying that the Model Code of Conduct has been v
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