Election Commission
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EC to use two laws, counter-narrative to curb misinformation during LS polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission will use a two-pronged strategy to deal with misinformation and fake narratives on social media during the Lok Sabha polls, with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar asserting…
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Voting period of 2024 LS polls longest since first general elections
New Delhi: The voting period for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, spread over 44 days, would be the second longest after the first parliamentary elections of 1951-52 that lasted for more than…
- India
EC gears up to deal with 4-Ms – Muscle, Money, Misinformation, Model Code violations
New Delhi: Drone-based checking at borders, surveillance of non-chartered flights, a crackdown on misleading advertisements and fake news, and “ruthless” action against poll violence are among the EC’s strategies to deal with…
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Adhir welcomes EC decision to hold polls in 7 phases in Bengal
Kolkata: Welcoming the Election Commission’s decision to conduct the general elections in West Bengal in seven phases, Pradesh Congress Committee president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday, March 16, expressed satisfaction with the move,…
- India
ECI releases schedule for Lok Sabha, Assembly polls in 4 states
The Lok Sabha Elections 2024 are going to be held in 7 phases between April 19 and June 1 and the counting of votes on June 4, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar…
- India
Electoral Bonds: How much did parties receive since 2019, who were top donors?
New Delhi: Political parties received more than Rs 12,769 crore as donations from corporates and individuals through electoral bonds since 2019. The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday made public the data on…
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Election Commission to announce schedule for Lok Sabha polls tomorrow
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced today that the schedule for the General Elections to the Lok Sabha will be declared on March 16. In addition to the Lok Sabha election…
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Big scam: Sibal demands SIT to investigate electoral bonds ‘quid pro quo’
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday described the electoral bonds scheme as a “very big scam” and demanded that a special investigation team (SIT) be set up with court-appointed…
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EC makes data on electoral bonds public; BJP, Congress, BRS on list
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday made the data on electoral bonds public. Following a Supreme Court directive, the State Bank of India had shared the data with the poll panel…
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Information on Electoral Bonds will be disclosed on time: CEC
Jammu: India’s Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, on Wednesday said that following the Supreme Court’s order, the SBI has provided details to the Election Commission about the Electoral Bonds issued by the…
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EC’s independence ‘severely eroded’ since 2014: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said the Election Commission has refused to meet INDIA bloc parties on the issue of use of 100 per cent VVPAT slips and alleged that the…
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ECI team holds meetings with J&K political parties
Srinagar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) team headed by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar held discussions with representatives of various political parties ahead of the Lok Sabha on Tuesday…
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Is Election Commission working under pressure: Akhilesh on Goel’s resignation
Lucknow: A day after Arun Goel resigned as election commissioner, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday asked whether the Election Commission is working under pressure. “Just before the elections, whose pressure there…
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Two election commissioners to be appointed by March 15: Sources
New Delhi: Two election commissioners are likely to be appointed by March 15 to fill the vacancies created by the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey and the surprise resignation of Arun Goel,…
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Owaisi seeks Centre’s explanation on Arun Goel’s resignation
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday, March 10, sought answers from the BJP-led Centre on the circumstances around election commissioner Arun Goel’s resignation on Saturday, March 9. “It’s very shocking, when…
