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Sitaram Yechury discusses agenda for Oppn party meet
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission should order recount of all the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in an assembly constituency if a discrepancy is found in the counting of even one of the five EVMs which will be checked with VVPAT, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram
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Maharashtra: Congress urges EC to ensure security of EVMs, vigilance at co
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): Mumbai Congress president Milind Deora on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take the required steps for ensuring safety and security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the larger interest of democracy.
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ECI announces re-polling at a Kolkata booth
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday ordered re-polling at a booth in Kolkata's Uttar parliamentary constituency.
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Indonesia election: Joko Widodo wins second term
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed that President Joko Widodo has won a second term as president, beating out rival Prabowo Subianto, a retired general, by a 55.5 per cent to 44.5 per cent margin.
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WB: EC imposes Section 144 in Bhatpara for undefined time-period
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bhatpara (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): Section 144 has been imposed in West Bengal's Bhatpara Assembly constituency for undefined time-period to deal with post-poll violence, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Monday.
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Pranab praises Election Commission but favours new method of appointment
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Amidst controversy over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the current elections, former President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday praised the role of the poll panel right from the first Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sukumar Sen to
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TDP requests EC to ensure YSRCP doesn't disturb counting process
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has requested the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure the YSRCP doesn't disturb the counting of Lok Sabha and Assembly votes in the state on May 23.
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BJP requests EC to conduct repolling in booths affected by violence in the
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): A BJP delegation led by Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Railway minister Piyush Goyal approached the Election Commission (EC) and urged it to conduct repoll in the constituencies where violence had taken place during all the phases of the Lok Sabha
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LS polls: BJP writes to EC over alleged violence by "TMC goons"
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 19 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday wrote a letter to the Election Commission (EC) over incidents of violence across the nine parliamentary constituencies which voted during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections here.
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Himachal Pradesh: EC announces ex-gratia of Rs 15 lakh to kin of 3 polling
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 19 (ANI): The Election Commission has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 15 lakh each to the next of the kin of three polling officials of Himachal Pradesh who died on election duty in the Lok Sabha elections.
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62 per cent turnout recorded till 7 pm in last phase, WB tops chart
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): An estimated voter turnout of 62 per cent was recorded till 7 pm in 59 constituencies in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Sunday, the Election Commission said.
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Seizures totaling over Rs 3,449 cr made during 7th phase of LS polls: EC
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) said that it has seized unaccounted money, illicit liquor, drugs and other inducements worth a total of over Rs 3,449 crore during the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections for which polling was held on Sunday.
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