Tag: Election commission

Poll Rules Tweak Makes Electronic Records Harder To Get, Sparks Row

December 21, 2024 admin

A court case triggered the amendment, according to Law Ministry and EC officials New Delhi: The government has tweaked an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV cameras, webcasting footage, and video recordings of candidates to prevent their misuse. This has led to the Opposition accusing the government of…

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As India Revisits ‘One Nation, One Election’, 7 Other Countries Play A Part

December 12, 2024 admin

New Delhi: India aims to move to a system of holding a singular, unified, gargantuan election in which citizens elect both the Central government and respective state (federal) governments. This will not be the first time India attempts this system of election. When the country earned its Independence in 1947, the founding fathers had planned…

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Miffed Over Maharashtra Loss, Congress Writes To Poll Panel, Wants Inquiry

November 29, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Congress – still fuming over defeat in the Maharashtra election – submitted an “urgent memorandum” to the Election Commission Friday, asking for an in-person meeting to red-flag “certain serious and grave inconsistencies… in data related to polling and counting processes”. In a 12-page document submitted this afternoon, the Congress also referred to…

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Rs 1,000 Crore Seized Ahead Of Maharashtra, Jharkhand Polls, 7 Times More Than 2019

November 18, 2024 admin

The seizures made by the Election Commission The enforcement agencies have seized over Rs 1,000 crore worth of cash, liquor and other inducements in the ongoing elections in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and across 14 states where bypolls are being held, the Election Commission said Monday. Out of Rs 1,000 crore, 858 crores has been seized from…

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M Kharge Claims Not Allowed Into Airport Lounge

November 16, 2024 admin

Mr Kharge also accused the Centre of using ED, CBI,against those who help the Congress. Ranchi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of delaying helicopters of his and Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand, and alleged that despite holding cabinet minister rank, the opposition…

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Poll Body Notices To Congress, BJP Over Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah Speeches

November 16, 2024 admin

The Election Commission on Saturday sought explanations from the party presidents of the BJP and the Congress – the two principal rival parties at the national level – asking them to explain the comments made by their star campaigners Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi. The comments allegedly violate the poll code. JP Nadda and Mallikarjun…

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UP, Kerala And Punjab Bypolls Date Changed From November 13 To November 20

November 4, 2024 admin

48 Assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats are voting in this round of bypolls New Delhi: Following requests from several political parties, the Election Commission of India has changed the polling date for by-elections in 14 Assembly constituencies across Kerala, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The polling, which was earlier scheduled for November 13, will…

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Congress To Poll Body On Haryana Election Response

November 1, 2024 admin

“Every reply from the ECI now seems to be laced with ad-hominem attacks,” the party wrote. New Delhi: Responding strongly to the Election Commission’s reply to its complaints about “irregularities” in the Haryana Assembly elections, the Congress has accused the poll body of attacking the party and its leaders and threatened to take legal action…

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Poll Body Hits Back At Congress

October 29, 2024 admin

Haryana Assembly election result: Congress said it cannot accept the poll result (File). New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday criticised the Congress for making “baseless allegations… when faced with inconvenient electoral outcomes”. The sharp rebuke comes after the Congress’ repeated claims – between October 8 and 10 and again on October 14 – about…

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Poll Body Turned Down NCP-Sharad Pawar’s Demand To Freeze Trumpet Symbol

October 15, 2024 admin

The CEC asserted that the trumpet symbol was different from the ‘man blowing turha’. New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday said it had agreed to a request by NCP (Sharad Pawar) for a prominent display of its poll symbol — man-blowing ‘turha’ — on ballot units of EVMs, but turned down the demand to…

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