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Congress urges Election Commission to initiate action against Rijiju
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): The Congress on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take note of Minister of State Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju's tweet about depleting Hindu population in Arunachal Pradesh, and initiate action against the minister for violating the moral code of cond
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EC orders to file FIR against Dainik Jagran for conducting exit poll
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Feb. 13 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday issued orders to election officers of 15 Uttar Pradesh districts, in which the first phase of assembly elections were held on February 11, to lodge FIR against the managing director of Resource Development Int
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UP Polls: 63 percent voter turnout recorded in first phase
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 11 (ANI): The Election Commission on Saturday announced the tentative voter turnout of the first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, which was recorded at a decent 63 percentage.
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UP election: Red roses for women casting vote in Baraut
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Baraut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 11 (ANI): In an unique attempt to appreciate women coming out to cast their vote, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked its officials deployed at polling booths here to give a red rose to all the female voters.
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EC should not allow Sasikala to continue as AIADMK's General Secretar
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 10 (ANI): With the ongoing political turmoil getting murkier in Tamil Nadu, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) presidium chairman E. Madhusudan said the Election Commission (EC) should not allow V.K. Sasikala to continue as General Secretary
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Allahabad HC directs EC to decide upon Samajwadi Party manifesto
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Allahabad, (Uttar Pradesh),[India] Feb. 9 (ANI): The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission (EC) to take a decision regarding the Samajwadi Party (SP) manifesto for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections being misleading.
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UP polls: VVPAT being used to counter poll fraud in Allahabad
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 8 (ANI): For the very first time in Uttar Pradesh, a voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) has been introduced by the Election Commission, which would be used in polling booths in Allahabad district for the upcoming assembly polls.
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Parrikar must reply to EC notice: CPI
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Feb. 8(ANI): Communist Party of India(CPI) leader D. Raja on Wednesday urged that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar must respond to the notice sent to him by the Election Commission over his bribe remark during a public rally in Goa and sought his reply by February 9.
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Goa Polls: Shiv Sena hails Election Commission for issuing notice to Parri
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant on Tuesday hailed the Election Commission of India for issuing notice to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for his 'cash for vote' remarks made at an election rally in Goa, and said the order should be respected
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Punjab Election 2017: EC orders re-polling at 48 polling stations
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Tuesday, ordered re-polling at 48 polling stations in Punjab.
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EC issues notice to Parrikar over bribe remark, seeks reply by Feb.9
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar over his bribe remark during a public rally in Goa and sought his reply by February 9.
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ECI to decide re-polling day for Margao in Goa
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb. 5 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) will take the final decision on scheduling the re-polling day for the polling station no. 8 of Margao constituency of South Goa.
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