Election Commission
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Andhra Pradesh News
Andhra State Election Commissioner to hold meeting on Oct 28
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar is going to hold a meeting with political parties on October 28. The local body elections were cancelled in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Now as…
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India
Delhi HC seeks EC response on plea for common symbol in Bihar polls
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Election Commission of India on a plea moved by the Plurals Party to use a common Election Symbol of Chess Board…
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Politics
Over 7 crore single-use gloves for Bihar voters in polls amid pandemic
New Delhi: More than seven crore single-use gloves for voters to put on when they press the EVM button to cast their vote, over seven lakh units of hand sanitizer and…
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Telangana
Congress urges Election commission to organize an all-party meeting
Hyderabad: The opposition Congress party urged the greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) the Election Commission to organise an all-party meeting for ensuring a smoother election process for the upcoming GHMC polls.…
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Delhi
No directive to CBDT to issue notice to Sharad Pawar: Election Commission
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday clarified that it has not issued any direction to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to issue a notice to Nationalist…
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Hyderabad News
Parthasarathi assumes charge as Telangana State Election Commissioner
Hyderabad: C. Parthasarathi IAS., (Retd) today assumed charge as the new State ElectionCommissioner (SEC) today. At a function in the SEC office, he took charge after a traditional Puja ceremony.…
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Delhi
Rajeev Kumar assumes charge as Election Commissioner
New Delhi: Rajeev Kumar assumed charge as the Election Commissioner of India on Tuesday. He joined the Election Commission of India with Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra. Kumar, a…
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Delhi
EC announces election for RS seat vacated due to Amar Singh’s death
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Friday announced that it has decided to hold on September 11 by-elections to the Council of States from Uttar Pradesh to fill up a casual vacancy following the…
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Delhi
Ashok Lavasa resigns as Election Commissioner, set to join ADB
New Delhi: Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, who was next in the line to head the Commission, on Tuesday resigned from his post to take charge as Vice-President of the Philippines-based Asian…
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India
ECI to conduct by-elections for 2 RS seats on Aug 24
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will conduct by-elections for two vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and Kerala on August 24. “There are two casual vacancies…
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India
EC to announce schedule of bypolls at “appropriate time”
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said it will announce the schedule for holding by-elections to assembly and Lok Sabha seats at an “appropriate time”. A total of 57…
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India
EC decides against postal ballot facility to voters above 65
New Delhi: After criticism from various political parties, the Election Commission on Thursday said that it has decided not to extend the facility of postal ballot to electors above 65 years…
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India
EC official tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: An official of the Election Commission has tested positive for COVID-19, sources in the poll panel said on Monday. The official, an assistant section officer, had tested positive…
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India
First physical meet of EC in nearly three months
New Delhi: A meeting of the “full commission” — the chief election commissioner and two election commissioners — took place at the Nirvachan Sadan here on Monday for the first…
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News
BJP urges CEC to disqualify Kavita from contesting MLC election
Hyderabad: Telangana State BJP party today urged Chief Election Commissioner to reject nomination papers of K Kavitha, ex-MP, and daughter of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for suppressing of facts…
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India
EC to hold Maha legislative council polls before May 27: sources
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday decided to hold polls to the Maharashtra Legislative Council before May 27, highly placed sources said. The polls were deferred due to the…
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India
EC issues notice to Yogi Adityanath
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) over his speech in…
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CAA-NRC
Top Delhi cop in charge of Shaheen Bagh shifted out by EC
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday ordered shifting of Delhi Police’s DCP, SouthEast, Chinmoy Biswal whose charge includes Shaheen Bagh, the scene of anti-CAA protests since the past 50…
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Delhi
EC restricts exit poll during voting in Delhi
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday issued a notification restricting media to conduct or publish any exit poll during assembly elections in Delhi on February 8. The ban will…
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India
Election Commission issues notice to Anurag Sharma
New Delhi: Election Commission of India has issued a notice to Union Minister Anurag Sharma for raising an inciting slogan. It may be mentioned that Anurag Sharma has raised the…
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News
Aadhaar card to be linked with voter ID; preparations underway
NEW DELHI: The Union law ministry has given a nod to the Election Commission’s suggestion of linking Voter ID card with the Aadhar card. However, the ministry has asked the authority to keep their…
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Hyderabad News
Congress approaches TS Election Commission against Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: The state Congress unit on Thursday registered a complaint against AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi to the state Election Commission. Written letter to State EC Marri Shashidhar Reddy, Chairman of…
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Delhi
EC to announce schedule for Delhi Assembly polls on Monday
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for the Delhi Assembly elections on Monday, the poll body said. The tenure of Arvind Kejriwal as the Chief…
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India
EC likely to announce Delhi poll dates on Thursday
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday began a series of meetings to decide on the dates for the Assembly elections in Delhi as the term of the current Assembly…
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India
Comply with SC orders: DMK tells TN Election Commission
Chennai: The principal opposition party in Tamil Nadu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday urged the state Election Commission to declare elections for the local bodies after complying fully with…
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Bangalore News
Karnataka bypolls: Rs 21 lakh seized in 24 hours
Bengaluru: The Election Commission on Wednesday said it seized Rs 21.4 lakh in cash in the legislative assembly by-elections bound Karnataka. “Our flying squads and surveillance teams with the help…
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Bangalore News
EC files FIRs against Yeddyurappa over ‘casteist’ speeches
Bengaluru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday said two first information reports (FIR) have been registered against Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa over his speeches soliciting votes in…
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Bangalore News
JD(S) moves EC against K’taka CM
Bengaluru: Janata Dal (Secular) on Monday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa for allegedly urging people to vote only…
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Bangalore News
EC announces bypolls in Karnataka, UP for Rajya Sabha seats
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday announced bypolls in two Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, which fell vacant recently, on December 12. The Karnataka seat fell…
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Crime and Accident
Mumbai: EC seizes illicit liquor worth Rs 73,000
Mumbai (Maharashtra): Ahead of Assembly polls in the state, Election Commission officials on Sunday seized illicit liquor worth Rs 70,000 in Malabar hill Assembly constituency here. Last week, EC officials…
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