The Bharatiya Janata Party filed two complaints against Congress with the State Election Commission on Tuesday for violating the Model Code of Conduct and alleged that forms to get Rs 1,500 per month are being filled in the offices of the block development office and panchayats to woo the voters […]
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“Election Commission has full faith in use of EVMs,” EC refutes Congress’ allegations on EVMs
Refuting the Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh’s allegations on Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) and Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), the Election Commission of India (ECI) said that the Commission has “full faith” in the use of EVMs in the election. The reply comes after Jairam Ramesh wrote a letter to the Election […]
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Election Commission to start electoral revision in Odisha from Nov 9
The special campaign for electoral roll revision by the Election Commission of India (ECI) will start in Odisha from November 9. Chief Electoral Officer Sushil Kumar Lohani on Friday informed about the same during a review meeting with district collectors and sub-collectors regarding preparedness for the conduct of the special campaign. Explaining to the officers, […]
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Election Commission deletes 111 ‘non-existent’ parties from list of registered political outfits
The Election Commission of India has ordered the deletion of 111 registered unrecognised political parties that it found to be “non-existent” and referred three of the parties to the Department of Revenue for legal action for “serious financial impropriety”, an EC statement said. This was the second such action in the recent past against […]
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Election Commission to review ban on physical rallies, roadshows today
The Election Commission of India will hold a review meeting on Monday regarding the continuation of the roadshows”>ban on physical rallies and roadshows in view of the upcoming assembly elections. Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra will meet Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan today. The ECI will also meet with Health […]
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Akhilesh Yadav alleges BJP’s hand in chopper delay, demands Election Commission to take cognizance
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has demanded the Election Commission of India to take cognizance alleging that his helicopter in Delhi was stopped by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government ahead of his press conference in Muzaffarnagar. Yadav on Friday said, “BJP can do anything before the elections.” In view […]
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Election Commission to take call on holding physical poll rallies, roadshows today
The Election Commission of India on Saturday will hold a meeting with the Union Health Secretary and the Chief Health Secretaries of the five poll-bound states to review the ban on holding physical roadshows and rallies by political parties ahead of Assembly elections. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra will […]
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Election Commission to take call on holding poll rallies, roadshows today
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra will hold a series of virtual meetings on Saturday with the Health Secretary, Chief Secretary, and Chief Electoral Officers of five poll-bound states before taking a call on holding poll rallies and roadshows, said sources. To begin with, Chandra will take feedback of Union Health […]
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PM Modi lauds EC for strengthening democracy, ensuring smooth conduct of polls
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has made striking contributions towards strengthening our democracy by ensuring smooth conduct of elections, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of voters-day”>11th National Voters Day. “National Voters Day is an occasion to appreciate the remarkable contribution of the EC to strengthen our democratic fabric and ensure smooth […]
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Election Commission staffer tests positive for Covid-19 in Delhi
An official at the Election Commission of India (ECI) has tested positive for Covid-19 in Delhi, news agency ANI reported on Monday. This comes amid reports of government officials testing positive for coronavirus across the nation amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier this month, a NITI Aayog official was reported positive for coronavirus. […]