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By-poll for one RS seat each in Bihar & Telangana on May 30: EC
New Delhi: Announcing the by-poll schedule for one Rajya Sabha seat each in Bihar and Telangana, the Election Commission on Thursday said polling will be held on May 30 and the counting…
- India
Can’t ban promise of freebies by political parties, amount to overreach: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) told the Supreme Court that offering freebies either before or after elections is a policy decision of a political party, and it cannot regulate state policies…
- India
UP polls: Yogi Adityanath wins Gorakhpur Urban seat with massive margin
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogi Adityanath won Gorakhpur Urban seat with a massive margin of 54,858 votes. His victory comes as the BJP is on course…
- India
EC lifts ban on victory processions
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday lifted the ban on victory processions during the counting of votes and declaration of results in the five states where elections were held recently. In…
- India
UP polls: 35.51% voter turnout till 1 p.m
New Delhi: A 35.51 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 p.m on Monday in the seventh and final phase of Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, as per Election Commission data.…
- Elections
UP polls: EC seeks response on plea challenging candidature of AIMIM candidates
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has sought Uttar Pradesh Election Commission’s response on a plea seeking cancellation of candidature of all AIMIM candidates over non-compliance with the rules of Representation…
- Elections
UP polls: EC imposes 24-hr ban on BJP MLA for hate speech
Siddhartha Nagar: The Election Commission has imposed a 24-hour ban on campaigning by controversial BJP MLA Raghavendra Singh, who is contesting the Dumariaganj Assembly seat. Singh had given a controversial speech in…
- India
34.83 per cent turnout till 1 p.m. in fifth phase of UP Assembly polls
New Delhi: Around 34.83 per cent voter turnout was registered till 1 p.m. in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, as per the Election Commission. The poll body said that…
- India
UP polls: Fifth phase of voting on Sunday; 692 candidates in fray for 61 seats
Lucknow: Polling to decide the fate of 692 candidates in the fray for 61 assembly seats across 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place in the fifth phase of the state…
- India
UP: Lakhimpur Kheri witnesses highest voter turnout at 62.45 percent
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh recorded an average voter turnout of 57.45 per cent till 5 pm in the fourth phase of the ongoing Assembly polls on Wednesday. According to the Election Commission, Lakhimpur…
- Elections
EC bars BJP candidate from campaigning for 24 hours
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday barred a BJP candidate in Uttar Pradesh from campaigning for 24 hours for making communal remarks. In its order, the poll panel said BJP’s Tiloi…
- Telangana
Telangana: FIR registered against BJP’s Raja Singh over comments on UP polls
A case was registered against BJP leader and party’s MLA in Telangana T Raja Singh over his comments for threatening people to vote for his party in Uttar Pradesh, police said on…
- India
Samajwadi Party alleges discrepancies in VVPAT, claims BJP’s slip issued upon voting SP
Lucknow: Soon after polling for the third phase of Assembly elections kicked off in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party alleged discrepancies in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) stating that the Voter Verifiable Paper…
- India
ECI issues notice to BJP MLA Raja Singh for threatening voters in UP
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued a notice to Telangana BJP leader T Raja Singh for allegedly threatening people to vote for his party in Uttar Pradesh. The…
- India
Uttar Pradesh sees over 60% polling till 5 p.m., Uttarakhand 59%, Goa 75%
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh saw a 60.31 per cent turnout, till 5 p.m., in the second phase of Assembly polls on Monday, while there was 59.37 per cent polling in Uttarakhand and…
