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2019 elections: Allocation of requisite EVMs, VVPATs underway
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said it is making all preparatory arrangements to ensure requisite allocation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) across the country.<
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'Voting for Congress means strengthening enemies and traitors'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Ravinder Raina on Wednesday said that voting for Congress would imply strengthening the enemies and traitors of the nation.
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Voting begins in high-stakes Maldives elections
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 23 (ANI): Voting officially began in the Maldives amid fear of rigging and violence by the country's opposition parties and international monitor groups to sway the results in favour of incumbent President Abdulla Yameen.
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EVMs in DUSU different from those used in elections: ECI
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 14 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) today defended the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) after alleged malfunctions in Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) elections, saying the machines used in varsity polls were completely different from the one used in
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Congress' Ajay Maken demands fresh DUSU polls
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 14 (ANI): Congress leader Ajay Maken on Friday demanded re-poll for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) alleging that the elections were rigged after the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) stopped due to technical glitches.
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Haven't asked people to boycott elections, clarifies Omar Abdullah
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sep 13 (ANI): National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday clarified that his party has not asked general public to stay away from voting in the upcoming municipal and panchayat elections in the state even though his party would boycott the polls
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American gun owners are more politically active: Study
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 2 (ANI): While gun control continues to be a hot topic in America, the latest study has suggested that the country's gun owners in recent years have exhibited higher levels of political participation, not only in voting but also in donating money to candidates and
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Paper ballots, electoral rolls, capping expenditure dominate EC's all-part
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): The demand for replacing the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) by paper ballots, transparency in electoral rolls and ceiling on party election expenditure dominated the meeting of all national and state recognized political parties with Election Commission (EC). Read More
Senate green signals massive bill on defense, domestic spending
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): Voting overwhelmingly for legislation to fund much of the government, the U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a massive spending bill funding the Pentagon and critical domestic agencies.
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ECP seeks signed response from Imran Khan in controversial vote casting
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday demanded a signed response from the Pakistan Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan for voting in full public view at his NA-53 Islamabad constituency during the general elections last month.
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NDA's Harivansh Narayan Singh elected as RS Dy Chairman
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh on Thursday was announced as the new Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman after he received 125 votes, while Congress' BK Hariprasad got 105 votes out of the total 332. Two members of the Aam Aadmi Pa
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ECP to hear case against Imran Khan for controversial vote casting
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 9 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday will hear the case against Pakistan Prime Minister to be, Imran Khan for voting in full public view at his NA-53 Islamabad constituency during the general elections last month.
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