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EC issues show cause notice to West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar over
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission of India issued a show cause notice to West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar and asked him to submit a reply by May 21 after the Trinamool Congress complained to the poll body that the BJP was "publishing false, unverified, malicious allegations and stoking commu
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Himachal Pradesh : ECI sets up auxilary polling station for leprosy patien
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set up an auxiliary polling station in Solan's Lohanji for the convenience of leprosy patients so that they can cast their votes in the Lok Sabha elections.
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Rs 8,889 crore including drugs seized so far during Lok Sabha polls
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday said that election-time seizures have reached Rs 8,889 crore, with drugs comprising 45 per cent of the total.
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Lok Sabha polls: 889 candidates to contest elections in phase 6 on May 25
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Saturday said that a total of 889 candidates from eight States and Union Territories (UTs) will contest elections in phase six of the Lok Sabha elections that will be held on May 25.
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ECI issues notice to Ex-judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay over derogatory remark
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission has issued a show cause notice to Former Calcutta High Court judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, a BJP candidate for his remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while addressing a public meeting held on May 15 in Haldia.
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SC seeks poll panel's response on plea on delay in voter turnout data publ
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to file its response on an application seeking direction to immediately upload accounts of votes recorded at all polling stations after the close of polling of each phase in the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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Voter turnout of 69.16 pc recorded in phase 4 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024,
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The fourth phase of polling for Lok Sabha polls on May 7 in 96 constituencies saw a voter turnout of 69.16 per cent, the Election Commission said on Friday.
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Andhra post-poll violence: ECI directs MHA to retain 25 CAPF companies aft
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission on Thursday directed the Union Home Ministry to retain 25 companies of central forces in Andhra Pradesh even after the counting of votes on June 4 following post-poll violence in the state.
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"Kashmiris want to move ahead with ballot, not bullet": BJP's Tarun Chugh
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K), which voted in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 13 (Monday), recorded a voter turnout of around 38 per cent, which as per the Election Commission is more than "double" the 14.43 pc polling in the 2019 general elections.
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CEC holds video conference with election observers for phases five, six of
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, along with ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu on Wednesday held a video conference with General, Police and Expenditure Observers being deployed in 49 Parliamentary Constituencies for phase five and 57 P
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Punjab: Jailed pro-Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh enters poll fray f
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has accepted the nomination of Pro-Khalistani separatist and Waris Punjab De Chief Amritpal Singh to contest from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha constituency as Independent.
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EC summons Chief Secretary, DGP Andhra Pradesh over post-poll violence in
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday summoned the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP) of Andhra Pradesh to New Delhi tomorrow to "personally explain" the recent surge in post-poll violence in the state, sources said.
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