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EC announces dates for by-polls for Parliamentary, Assembly constituencies
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The polling for the by-polls will take place on December 5 and the votes will be counted on December 8, coinciding with the result dates of the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
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India's first voter Shyam Saran Negi passes away at 106
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Negi had cast his first vote in independent India on October 23, 1951, in the Kalpa polling station, becoming the first voter in the country, and he cast his vote for the 34th time on November 2 this year which became his last, a feat that was acknowledged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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"Was hit by four bullets", says Imran Khan, day after assassination attemp
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was ousted from power in April this year, by a vote of confidence. Imran Khan said his government would have never lost the no-trust move.
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Assembly bypolls: Telangana's Munugode records 77.55 pc voter turnout, And
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Assembly bye-elections were held in seven vacant seats spread across the states of Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, Telangana, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
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Gujarat Assembly elections to be held in two phases on December 1, 5; coun
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"First phase of Assembly elections in Gujarat to be held on 1st December & second phase on 5th December; counting of votes to be done on 8th December," Rajiv Kumar said.
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Himachal polls: PM Modi hails 106-year-old Independent India's first voter
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
106-year-old Shyam Saran Negi, the first voter of Independent India, exercised his right to franchise for the 34th time for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections through a postal ballot at his residence in Kinnaur district on Wednesday.
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106-year-old Shyam Saran, first voter of Independent India, casts his post
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Born in July 1917, Shyam Saran Negi voted for the first time in 1951 in the general elections of India and has voted for sixteen times in Lok Sabha Elections. He cast his vote in every Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and all local bodies right after 1951.
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Owaisi objecting to UCC in Gujarat for vote bank politics: BJP
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
If the Gujarat government formed a committee, then why is Owaisi ji objecting? He is doing it because of vote bank politics," said BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain.
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Israelis vote for fifth time since 2019 as political deadlock continues
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As no bloc is seen clinching the 61-lawmaker majority in the 120-seat parliament, multiple opinion polls predict an incredibly tight race between parliament's two blocs, with a possibility of further stalemate.
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Odisha CM addresses public meetings at 13 places in Dhamnagar ahead of byp
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik held thirteen public meetings in Dhamnagar and sought votes for party candidate Anita Das ahead of bypoll.
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SC notice to Centre on plea challenging Centre's decision to link Aadhaar
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the government's decision to enable Aadhaar-Voter Card linkage.
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SC notice to Centre, Election Commission on PIL backing prisoners' right t
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi sought response from the government and Election Commission of India on plea challenging Section 62(5) of the Representation of People Act which deprives prisoners their right to vote.
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