Tag: Election commission

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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Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Independent Audit Of Source Code Of EVMs

September 22, 2023 admin

Source code is a set of instructions and statements of a programmer using a computer programming language New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking an independent audit of source code of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used by the Election Commission, saying no “actionable material” was placed to indicate…

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Poll Body Tells Supreme Court

September 22, 2023 admin

The Aadhaar number not mandatory under Rule 26-B of the Registration of Electors, Poll Body said. New Delhi: The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that it would make “clarificatory” changes in its forms meant for adding new voters and updating records of old ones in the electoral roll, keeping in mind that providing…

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