Election comission
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EC announces Rajya Sabha polls for 24 seats on June 18
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday, May 22, announced polls for 24 Rajya Sabha seats on June 18 following retirement of incumbents, including former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and Congress…
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EC issues fresh post-poll guidelines for West Bengal assembly polls
Kolkata: The Election Commission issued a fresh set of post-poll guidelines for the West Bengal assembly elections, laying down strict protocols for handling surveillance cameras and video data after voting concludes, a…
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EC to deploy 2,407 central force companies for first phase of Bengal polls on Apr 23
Kolkata: The Election Commission will deploy 2,407 companies of central armed police forces for the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls on April 23, with the highest number of personnel…
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SC refuses to entertain plea against deletion of names from Bengal voter list
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, April 13, declined to entertain a plea by a group of 13 people seeking its intervention in the deletion of their names from the voter…
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Kerala polls: Congress leader urges EC to release constituency-wise data
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan has written to the Election Commission urging it to immediately publish detailed polling data related to Kerala Assembly elections held on April 9. In a…
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ECI asks Bengal for report on bonus to civic volunteers
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Thursday, March 19, sought a report from the West Bengal government after it announced the grant of an ad hoc bonus to civic volunteers under both the…
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Over 70L forms for including names, 2.6L for deletion: UP SIR in a nutshell
Lucknow: Over 70.69 lakh Form 6 claims for inclusion in the electoral rolls and 2.68 lakh objections via Form 7, seeking deletion of names, were received in Uttar Pradesh between January 6…
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Maharashtra civic polls: Videos of ‘indelible’ ink getting wiped off go viral
Mumbai: Maharashtra State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare on Thursday, January 15, said viral videos showing people removing ink from their fingers after casting vote are under investigation, warning of action against attempts…
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Election Commission appoints 4 more SROs for SIR in West Bengal
The Election Commission appointed four more special roll observers (SROs) for West Bengal to strengthen supervision of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. Those named as…
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Bihar phase-1 turnout hits historic 65.08pc, highest ever for state
Patna: The final turnout in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls is 65.08 per cent, the highest in the state’s history, the Election Commission said. A total of 3.75 crore…
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Congress MP slams Centre for avoiding debate on Election Commission in Parliament
New Delhi: Congress Whip in Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore on Saturday accused the government of running away from a discussion on the functioning of the Election Commission of India in Parliament, claiming…
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Rahul Gandhi claims ‘atom bomb’ evidence of vote theft by ECI for BJP
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that his party has an “atom bomb” of an evidence to prove “vote chori” by the Election Commission for the BJP, remarks that…
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Election Commission always a ‘puppet’ in hands of Centre: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: The Election Commission has always been a “puppet” in the hands of the Modi government, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has alleged and claimed the poll body’s Special Intensive Revision…
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Voter ID-Aadhaar linking: EC, UIDAI technical discussions to begin soon
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday, March 18 said linkage of voter cards with Aadhaar would be done according to the prevailing law and the Supreme Court’s directions. The officials added technical…
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Provide facts on Yamuna poisoning: EC to AAP chief Kejriwal
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday asked AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal not to mix the issue of increased ammonia in Yamuna with his allegation of river poisoning, and gave him a…
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