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Telangana: EC conducts review meeting of poll-preparedness
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): An 11-member team of the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat held a district-wise review meeting on the law and order situation and district election plans with the district election officers, district
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Voters' list matter: SC dismisses Congress' petitions
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): In a major setback to the Congress Party, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Kamal Nath and Sachin Pilot's petition seeking a direction to the Election Commission (EC) with respect to the upcoming Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan state assembly elections.
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ECI clarifies on not holding by-polls in Andhra
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday issued a clarification on its decision of announcing by-elections for three vacancies in Lok Sabha from Karnataka and not announcing any such by-polls to fill five vacant seats in Lok Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.
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SC notice to Centre, ECI on plea for NRC updation in Tripura
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the central government, Census Commissioner and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea seeking to update National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Tripura.
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2019 elections: Allocation of requisite EVMs, VVPATs underway
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said it is making all preparatory arrangements to ensure requisite allocation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) across the country.<
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BJP confident of victory in state polls: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of electoral victory in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana, for which the poll dates have been announced by the
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Ahead of Rajasthan polls, Cong asks ECI to keep a watch on CM Raje
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 06 (ANI): Soon after the schedule for Rajasthan Assembly election was announced, Congress' state chief Sachin Pilot on Saturday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to keep a strict watch on Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and her colleagues.
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EC announces poll dates of 5 major states
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the election schedule for the Assembly Elections of five states- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana.
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MP voter list: Congress' petition based on false evidence, says EC
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday submitted to the Supreme Court that senior Congress leader Kamal Nath's petition regarding discrepancies in Madhya Pradesh voter list was based on false evidence.
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Office of profit: Court seeks ECI response on AAP MLAs plea
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice and sought a response from the Election Commission of India over a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party MLA's in a matter related to the office of profit case.
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Telangana: EC prohibits distribution of sarees on Bhathukamma Festival
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has denied permission to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) government for the distribution of sarees on the occasion of the upcoming Bhathukamma Festival.
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Telangana EC dismisses reports of simultaneous state elections
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEC) Rajat Kumar on Saturday refuted reports that a decision has been taken by the Election Commission to club the assembly elections of Telangana with that of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh
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