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ECI bars JD (U) from using its election symbol "Arrow" in Jharkhand
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 26 (ANI): The Janata Dal (United) cannot use its symbol "Arrow" for contesting elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra as the symbol has close resemblance with another reserved symbol used in the state and may create confusion in the minds of voters, the Election Commis
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Fake news can lead to false memories: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 21 (ANI): Voters may form false memories after seeing fabricated news stories, especially if they align with their political beliefs, suggest researchers.
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Parliament saw productive sittings, culture should percolate to assemblies
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said that the recently concluded Parliament session was productive that saw passage of many important bills in a spirit of cross-party cooperation and this culture should percolate to state assemblies as nation-building
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ADR gets award from Maharshtra state election commission
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 27 (ANI): The State Election Commission (SEC) of Maharashtra on Saturday awarded the first 'Democracy Award' in the category of "Increasing Citizens' Participation in Electoral Process (Dissemination of information about contesting candidates to make the v
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ETBPS records high voter turnout of 60.14 per cent during Lok Sabha electi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) for the service voters registered a record voter turnout of 60.14 per cent in the Lok Sabha elections, 2019, the Election Commission said on Sunday, signalling the initiative's success.
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Pakistan: Erstwhile FATA to witness 1st election
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 20 (ANI): Pakistan's west region formally known as Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) is set to witness it first elections on Saturday, where 2.8 million voters are expected to cast their ballot to choose their representatives.
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Patkura polls: BJD demands CCTVs, micro-observers for sensitive booths
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], July 19 (ANI): Alleging that BJP is likely to capture booths and resort to violence to terrorise voters, Biju Janata Da (BJD) on Friday wrote to Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar demanding deployment of adequate security forces, webcasting,
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Kejriwal granted bail in defamation case over voters' list tampering remar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 16 (ANI): A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Rajeev Babbar over the AAP leader's alleged remark that BJP tampered with the voters' list.
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NDA's candidate sure of his win from Vellore Lok Sabha seat
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 4 (ANI): The voters of Vellore will choose the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) this time in the by-polls, said NDA candidate from Vellore, AC Shanmugam, on Thursday.
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People's mandate can't be stifled, questioning EVMs insult to voters: Modi
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 26 (ANI) Unleashing yet another attack on Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the party of stalling various important bills in Rajya Sabha in the last five years and said people's mandate cannot be "stifled" in the Upper House just because the
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Kazakhstan: Ahead of presidential polls, candidates reveal key agenda
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Nur Sultan (Astana City) [Kazakhstan], Jun 8 (ANI): Kazakhstan is set to undergo a historic presidential election on June 9, as it will mark the first time that the voters would not get to cast ballots for long-serving leader Nursultan Nazarbayev.
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Minorities were misguided against JDS in LS polls: Kumaraswamy
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 7 (ANI): Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday said the Muslim voters were influenced to vote against his party -- Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) -- by the BJP in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.
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