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Former IRS officer D Murlikumar appointed special expenditure observer for
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday appointed former IRS officer D Murlikumar as the special expenditure observer for the Lok Sabha by-poll to Vellore constituency scheduled to be held on August 5.
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Delhi HC asks EC to decide on linking election ID with Aadhaar
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission (ECI) to decide on the possibility of linking election identity cards with the Aadhaar number in accordance with law within 8 weeks.
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Petition in Delhi HC seeking Aadhaar based election voting system
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 : A petition was moved in the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to link the election identity cards with the Aadhaar number to curtail bogus voting.
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Polls to Patkura Assembly seat in Odisha to be held on July 20: ECI
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 4 (ANI): The Patkura Assembly seat under Kendrapara parliamentary constituency in Odisha will go to polls on July 20, a notification issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Thursday.
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Pak PM Imran Khan has assets worth over Rs 100 million
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 : Prime Minister Imran Khan has assets worth more than Rs 100 million, as per the details released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday.
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Holding election by 2019 end in J-K is EC's decision: Shah
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the government has no other option but to extend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir as the Election Commission wants to hold Assembly elections in the state by the end of 2019.
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Tamil actor-politician Mansoor Khan seeks SC's direction to EC to demonstr
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 27 (ANI): Tamil actor and politician Mansoor Ali Khan filed a plea in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking its directions to the Election Commission (EC) to permit him to prove that Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are not tamper-proof.
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RS elections to fill 6 vacancies in TN to be held on July 18
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI) Biennial elections to fill six vacancies in Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu will be held on July 18, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.
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SC refuses to entertain Congress leader's plea against separate RS by-poll
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Jun 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea of a Gujarat Congress leader against the Election Commission's decision to hold separate by-polls for two vacant Rajya Sabha seats in the state.
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On RTI, EC refuses to share dissent notes on Modi's election speeches
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 25 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) has refused to disclose dissent notes of its member Ashok Lavasa in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speeches during campaigning for Lok Sabha elections, in response to an RTI seeking the same.
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Raj CM Gehlot urges EC to review Model Code of Conduct
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jun 21 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday wrote a letter to the Election Commission, urging the poll body to review the system of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by keeping in view the interests of public welfare.
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SC issues notice to EC in plea against by-polls for 2 Rajya Sabha seats in
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Election Commission (EC) on a plea by Congress against its decision to conduct separate by-polls for two vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat.
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