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Courts cannot stop media from reporting: SC on ECI plea against Madras HC
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea by the Election Commission of India (ECI) against the Madras High Court's observation which stated that the ECI was singularly responsible for the surge in COVID-19 cases and officers of ECI be booked for murder
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COVID-19: Election Commission defers bye-polls in 3 Parliamentary, 8 Assem
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): In view of the outbreak of the second wave of COVID-19, the Election Commission (EC) of India on Wednesday decided to defer bye-elections in three Parliamentary constituencies and eight Assembly constituencies in different states and Union Territories (UT).
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Unanimous that there shouldn't be restriction on media reporting: EC
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Wednesday said that it is "unanimous" that there shouldn't be a restriction on media reporting.
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ECP allows recount of NA-249 by-poll in Karachi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday accepted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Miftah Ismail's application for reconting of votes in the NA-249 Karachi by-election.
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Mahua Moitra slams EC, terms Nirvachan Sadan 'new crematorium in Delhi'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Monday took a jibe at the Election Commission, saying the EC office in the national capital -- Nirvachan Sadan - is the "new crematorium" in Delhi.
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FIR against cadres of political party in TN's T-Nagar for victory celebrat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) said that an FIR has been filed in Tenyampet police station in T-Nagar district against cadres of a political party who had burst crackers near their party headquarters on Sunday.
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BJP asks state party units to strictly follow EC's order on victory proces
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Ahead of the announcement of the results of the assembly polls in four states and a union territory, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Saturday asked its workers to strictly follow the Election Commission guidelines prohibiting the victory procession after th
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West Bengal records 37.80 pc voter turnout till 11:30 am in final phase of
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 29 (ANI): An approximate 37.80 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 11:30 am as the eighth and the final phase of West Bengal assembly elections is underway on Thursday, according to the Election Commission (EC).
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Pak Election body rejects Imran Khan govt's plea to block document exposin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) inquiry panel on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government to review the electoral body's decision to allow estranged party leader Akbar S Babar acce
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BJP to celebrate victory on May 2 virtually after EC bans electoral proces
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 27, (ANI): In view of the Election Commission's decision to ban victory processions on or after counting on May 2, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will celebrate the day virtually.
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COVID-19: Nadda welcomes EC decision to ban electoral victory processions
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Tuesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to ban any kind of victory processions or celebrations after the counting of votes on May 2, owing to the worsening COVID-19 crisis in the cou
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Election commission responsible for second COVID-19 wave: Madras HC
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 26 (ANI): The Madras High Court on Monday slammed the Election Commission for not stopping political parties from conducting election rallies and said that the poll body was responsible for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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