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SC seeks explanation from ECI on increasing number of voters per polling b
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) explaining its decision to increase the number of voters per polling booth to from 1,200 to 1,500.
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Case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya against person who claimed EVM hack
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Somaiya said "I have also complained about the viral video. Mumbai police has also registered an FIR. Along with this, I have also requested the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the regulators that this hacker or this person who is telling this had also posted th
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Nepal sees 62 per cent voter turnout in bye-elections
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Nepal recorded a total of 62 per cent voter turnout in the local-level by-polls held on Sunday, as announced by the Election Commission.
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NCP-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad accuses ECI of 'wiping' out EVM's data durin
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SCP) leader Jitendra Awhad has raised serious allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of erasing crucial data from the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recent Maharashtra Assembly elections.
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Bhai Jagtap should accept mandate given by people: Union Minister Ramdas A
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale hit out at Congress leader Bhai Jagtap over derogatory remarks to the Election Commission and said that he should accept the mandate given by the people in the Maharashtra Assembly polls.
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"Speaking on behalf of people of Maharashtra", says Bhai Jagtap defending
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Congress leader Bhai Jagtap on Saturday responded strongly to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, who had filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police Commissioner over Jagtap's derogatory remarks about the Election Commission (EC). Defending his comments, the Congress leader emphasised that he was speaki
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"Election Commission strength of democracy but now there is question on th
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Claiming that the "integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised," Congress on Friday slammed the Election Commission and vowed to launch a "national movement."
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"Congress party insults constitution," BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla slams Bhai
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
BJP Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, speaking to ANI, lashed out at Congress leader Bhai Jagtap for a 'kutta' remark for the Election Commission on Saturday.
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Neither 'mohabbat ki dukkan' nor do they do 'samvidhan ka samman': BJP's S
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday lashed out at Congress and said that they were neither a 'mohabbat ki dukaan' nor they did 'samvidhan ka samman' and further added that insulting constitutional institutions had become their identity after Congress lead
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ECI invites Congress deletation on December 3, assures review of all legit
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Noting that a transparent process is followed with the involvement of candidates and their agents at every stage of the voting process, the Election Commission has invited a Congress delegation to meet it on December 3 over its apprehensions concerning the voting percentage in Maharashtra
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BJP's Kirit Somaiya urges action over Congress' Bhai Jagtap's "kutta" rema
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Somaiya said, "I have written to the Election Commission and also filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police Commissioner. Such a kind of insult, the humiliation of the Election Commission which is a constitutional body can't be tolerated. Action should be initiated against Bh
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"Huge scam in percentage of votes in Assembly polls": Maharashtra Cong chi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Accusing the Election Commission of India of tampering with voter data in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections, state Congress chief Nana Patole on Friday wrote to the ECI and asked how voter turnout increased by 7.83 percentage points after the official polling time had end
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