Tag: Election commission

Poll Body Warns Congress Chief M Kharge On Voter Turnout Charge

May 10, 2024 admin

The panel called mr Kharge’s allegations “insinuations and innuendos”. New Delhi: Reacting strongly to Mallikarjun Kharge’s letter to INDIA allies alleging discrepancies in voter turnout data and stating that the credibility of the Election Commission of India is at “an all-time low”, the poll panel has accused the Congress president of making baseless allegations to…

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Man Goes Live On Instagram Inside Gujarat Dahod Polling Station, ECI Orders Repolling

May 9, 2024 admin

Of the 26 seats in Gujarat, polling was held in 25 constituencies on Tuesday (Representational) Ahmedabad: The Election Commission (EC) has ordered fresh voting on May 11 at a polling station under the Dahod Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat from where a man live-streamed voting on May 7, the video of which went viral, an…

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Satire | Whose wealth is it? Clearing the air on the redistribution debate

May 2, 2024 admin

‘Over the past decade, India has witnessed healthy redistribution of the good kind — from the poor and middle classes to the billionaire elite’ | Photo Credit: istock It’s shocking how the Election Commission (EC) has become a mute spectator to repeated violations of the Model Code of Conduct, even when the violators are trying…

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Assam CM Himanta’s ‘Akbar’ remark | Congress, BJP engage in war of words

October 27, 2023 admin

Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have engaged in a war of words over Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s ‘Akbar’ remark made during a public speech in poll-bound Chhattisgarh’s Kawardha. The Congress on October 26 moved to the Election Commission (EC) against Assam CM Himanta…

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Rajasthan Election Date Changed To November 25 Due To ‘Large-Scale’ Weddings

October 11, 2023 admin

The Election Commission today changed the date of polling for the Rajasthan assembly elections New Delhi: The Election Commission today changed the date of polling for the Rajasthan assembly elections from November 23 to November 25 citing “large-scale” weddings and social engagements. In a statement, the Election Commission said the decision was taken following representations…

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Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Telangana Live Updates

October 9, 2023 admin

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India will soon announce the dates for Assembly election in five states to be help over the next couple of months. The poll body will announce the dates for elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. The BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh will elect legislators from 230 constituencies while…

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Election Dates For Five States To Be Announced Today

October 9, 2023 admin

New Delhi: The Election Commission will announce the schedule for holding assembly elections in five states at 12 noon on Monday. The Commission has convened a press conference this noon where it will announce the dates on which assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram will be held.Assembly polls are to be…

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Morning Digest | FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies; Canada moves diplomats out of India to Singapore, Malaysia, and more

October 7, 2023 admin

The FIR filed by the Delhi Police cites tax evasion cases being faced by companies such as Xiaomi and Vivo in India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies The Delhi police have levelled a wide range of charges in their First Information Report (FIR) against NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, American…

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Deleted 11 Lakh Duplications From Madhya Pradesh’s Voters’ List: Poll Body

October 6, 2023 admin

Madhya Pradesh assembly polls are due later this year. (Representational) New Delhi: The Congress on Friday raised before the Election Commission the issue of duplication in electoral rolls in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. The poll panel, on its part, disclosed that it has already removed 11 lakh duplicate names in a bid to present a clean…

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Ahead Of Announcing Poll Schedule For 5 States, Election Body To Hold Meet

October 5, 2023 admin

Assembly polls are to be held in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Mizoram and Rajasthan. New Delhi: Ahead of announcing schedule for assembly polls in five states, the Election Commission has convened a meeting of its observers on Friday to finalise strategy for smooth conduct of the democratic exercise. The day-long meeting of Election Commission’s police,…

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