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Early trend: Akali Dal, Independent candidate leading on one seat each in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 10 (ANI): Early trends from the counting of votes for Punjab Assembly polls showed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and an Independent candidate leading in Mukerian and Sultanpur Lodhi constituencies respectively, the latest data by the Election Commission
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Election Commission is ready for One Nation, One Election: Sushil Chandra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): One Nation One Election is a good suggestion, but this will need a change in the Constitution and it is to be decided in parliament. The Election Commission is fully prepared and is capable of conducting simultaneous elections, said Chief Election Commis
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No question of tampering with EVMs: CEC Sushil Chandra
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Responding to the allegation levelled by Samajwadi Party on Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), Sushil Chandra, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), said that there is no question of EVM tampering as the Election Commission of India (ECI) has always maintained t
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Goa Assembly polls: Counting of votes to begin at 8 am tomorrow amid high
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], March 9 (ANI): All arrangements for counting of votes for the recently held Goa Assembly election for all 40 constituencies scheduled to take place on Thursday have been made, said the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday.
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'EC is afraid of central govt': Manish Sisodia on poll body not declaring
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday attacked the Election Commission for not declaring the date of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election and alleged that the poll body is afraid of the Central government.
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UP polls: Sonbhadra SDM replaced over allegations of carrying postal ballo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 9 (ANI): Sub Divisional Magistrate of Uttar Pradesh's Sobhadra, Ramesh Kumar was removed on the orders of the Election Commission over the allegations of carrying postal ballots in his car.
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MCD polls deferred as BJP has accepted defeat, says Kejriwal
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the municipal polls in Delhi have been deferred as the BJP has accepted defeat and is running away, adding that the Election Commission should not have come under the pressure of the BJP.
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Delhi civic poll announcement deferred after Centre raises issues
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Delhi Election Commissioner SK Srivastava on Wednesday said it has deferred the announcement of Municipal Corporation election dates after the Central government raised a few issues that are yet to be legally examined by the Election Commission.
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UP polls: After controversy over transportation of training EVMs, EC order
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Amid controversy over alleged violation of rules in the transportation of training electronic voting machines (EVM), the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday ordered action against Varanasi Additional District Magistrate NK Singh.
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Webcast counting of votes, share link with political parties: Samajwadi Pa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 9 (ANI): A day after former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav alleged "tampering with electronic voting machines", Samajwadi Party (SP) wrote a letter to the Election Commission and demanded the webcasting of the counting process in all constituencies of
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Biennial elections to 13 Rajya Sabha seats to be held on March 31
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): Biennial elections to 13 Rajya Sabha seats spread across six states will be held on March 31, the Election Commission of India informed on Monday.
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UP records 46.40 pc voter turnout till 3 pm in seventh phase of Assembly e
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 7 (ANI): An average voter turnout of 46.40 per cent was recorded in the seventh and the final phase of the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Monday, according to the Election Commission of India.
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