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Election Commission extends 'Every Indian Vote counts' deadline
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 17 (ANI): In view of increasing participation by respondents to the Election Commission of India's online creative competition for Overseas Indian Citizens (OIC) on the topic 'Every Indian Vote Counts', the last date for submitting entries has now been
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Increase Lok Sabha seats, pass women's reservation bill as part of po
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 8 (ANI): Backing electoral reforms in the Indian political system, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday asked the government to come up with necessary amendments and hold public debates on a set of recommendations proposed by the Election Commission to hold simultan
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BJP supports EC's appeal for curbing money power and paid news in pol
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 8(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday supported the appeal of the Election Commission of India to take measures to curb the increasing use of money power and paid news during elections.
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BNP submits proposal on reformation of Election Commission to President
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec. 6 (ANI): A 13-point proposal on the reformation of the Election Commission has been submitted by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to the President Abdul Hamid.
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Bangladesh EC starts updating national voter list
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov.27 (ANI): The Election Commission of Bangladesh has started to update the national voter list and hopes to complete the exercise by December 15.
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Crucial by-polls in TN, WB, Maharashtra and Tripura today
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Nov. 19 (ANI): Crucial by-polls will be held in four states -- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Tripura and West Bengal today and all arrangements have been made by the Election Commission to conduct them in a free and fair manner amid tight security.
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Using indelible ink for demonetisation may affect election process: EC wri
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 18 (ANI): With Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh slated to go for assembly polls on November 19, the Election Commission (EC) today expressed its concerns about use of indelible ink by banks in exchange for currency notes under the demonetization rule.
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Panama leaks: ECP suspends hearing of disqualification references
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov. 2 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to suspend the hearing of disqualification references filed against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over the Panama leaks until the Supreme Court decides on the m
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EC sends notices to 27 AAP MLAs for holding offices of profit
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 2 (ANI): The Election Commission on Wednesday sent notices to 27 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs for allegedly holding offices of profit.
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Pakistan political parties oppose proposed ban on rallies in 2018 polls
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct.27 (ANI): A majority of political parties in Pakistan have opposed the proposed ban on public rallies and advertisements during the 2018 elections and expressed reservations over various other clauses of the draft code of conduct prepared by the Election Commission
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In a first, ECP to audit assets of Pak parliamentarians
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct.19 (ANI): In what could be a probable first in Pakistan, the election commission has reportedly decided to conduct a random audit of the assets of lawmakers based on the statements that they file annually.
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Imran, PTI secretary general asked to appear before Pak poll body on Nov.2
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct.19 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued notices to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and secretary general Jahangir Khan Tareen, asking them to appear before it on November 2, the day of the party's planned shutdown of Is
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