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Opposition leaders slam EC, Centre for not holding Assembly polls in state
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): The opposition leaders on Sunday took on the Election Commission (EC) and the Centre for not holding the Assembly polls in the state along with the Lok Sabha elections for which the schedule was announced by the EC here.
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ECI delayed LS poll schedule due to PM’s programme: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Mar 10 (ANI): Congress has alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) wanted to announce the dates for Lok Sabha election on March 4 but dates were delayed due to the inauguration programmes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Rahul maintains silence on announcement of LS poll schedule
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Even as the scores of senior leaders from various political parties reacted soon after the Election Commission (EC) announced the dates for Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has chosen to maintain silence till now.
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PM, Shah welcome festival of democracy, urge people to bless BJP
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed the announcement of the schedule for 17th Lok Sabha elections by the Election Commission of India (ECI), terming the poll as a ‘festival of democracy.’
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Arunachal, Andhra, Sikkim, Odisha Assembly polls to be held along with LS
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): The elections to legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Odisha will be held simultaneously along with the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Sunday.
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Punjab CM welcomes EC advisory on ‘shameful’ use of defence personnel pics
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh, (Punjab), [India], March 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday welcomed the Election Commission directive against the use of pictures relating to defence personnel for election propaganda or campaigning while calling for an end to the politicisation
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RJD criticises BJP for politicising valour of soldiers, hails EC decision
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Criticising BJP for politicising the valour of armed forces, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Sunday said the Election Commission of India (ECI) has done a right thing by asking political parties not to use the photograph of soldiers during the e
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EC considers various factors before announcing poll dates: Ex-CEC
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla on Sunday said the Election Commission (EC) determines various factors such as the number of poll phases, the strength of central forces needed and other arrangements, before announcing the poll dates.
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Election Commission press conference at 5 pm today
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 10 (ANI): Amidst speculation about the announcement of Lok Sabha election schedule, the Election Commission of India is holding a press conference in the national capital on Sunday at 5 pm.
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EC directs politicos to avoid using photographs of defence personnel durin
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): The Election Commission has asked all political parties and their candidates to avoid displaying photographs of defence personnel on posters used during pre-poll campaigning and for propaganda purpose in connection with the impending elections.
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BJP writes to ECI on data theft, irregularities in Andhra voters' list
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 8 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to register a complaint against the alleged electoral data theft, massive irregularities in electoral rolls, and electoral malpractices in Andhra Pradesh.
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Naidu demands election commission to initiate prosecution in data theft ca
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said he has demanded the Election Commission to initiate prosecution in the data theft case after a complaint was received against TDP for allegedly using the people’s data illegally through ‘Sevami
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