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Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena on Tuesday submitted ‘shining sun’, ‘shield and sword’ and ‘Peepul tree’ as its election symbol options to the Election Commission (EC) for the upcoming bypoll in Andheri East assembly constituency next month. The poll body on Monday allotted the name ‘Balasahebanchi ShivSena’ to the Shinde faction and […]
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Election Commission on Monday allotted ‘flaming torch' (mashaal) election symbol to the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena
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The Election Commission barred the Shiv Sena factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde from using the party name and its election symbol
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On the face of it, the Election Commission’s move to make political parties accountable for their poll promises appears well-intended but it amounts to overreach. The poll panel is not the right body to decide what freebies are to be allowed or what should be the cap on such spending. It is for the political […]
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New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) has proposed bringing down anonymous political donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000 and cap cash donations at 20 per cent or at a maximum of Rs 20 crore to cleanse election funding of black money, sources said on Monday. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has written to […]
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New Delhi: Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp has moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of Election Commission of India (ECI) proceedings on Eknath Shinde-camp’s plea for recognition as ‘real’ Shiv Sena. The plea filed by general secretary of Shiv Sena Subhash Desai submitted that the respondents purportedly have initiated proceedings under para 15 of the […]
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Hyderabad: The Saifabad police booked a case against one Bhagwan Ananth Vishnu Prabhu alias Ram Das for cheating and threatening public. A few days ago, the man had opened an office by the name ‘Jai Mahabharath Party’ near Ravindra Bharathi and promised house sites and other benefits. He collected Aadhaar cards from several people on […]
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New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the Vice Presidential election to be held on August 6 (Saturday). The date on which counting, if required, shall be taken on the same day, said the EC in an official statement. The term of the office of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu is ending on August […]
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New Delhi: The process to file nominations for the presidential election began on Wednesday with the Election Commission issuing a notification calling upon the electors to fill the vacancy. The election is scheduled to be held on July 18. The nomination process began on a day when various opposition parties are meeting in Delhi to […]
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New Delhi: The Congress after securing victory in three seats in the Rajya Sabha elections in Rajasthan has proved all speculations wrong with veteran party leader and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot emerging the new crisis manager, steering the party through tough times. Gehlot’s role is being lauded as the Congress managed to win three out […]
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Nellore: The Election Commission has issued the notification for conduct of by-election to the Atmakur Assembly Constituency in Nellore district on June 23. The gazette notification for the by-election will be issued on May 30. According to the schedule, the last date for nominations is June 6, scrutiny of nomination scrutiny on June 7, the […]
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Hyderabad: The Election Commission has announced the schedule for bye-election to the vacant Rajya Sabha seat in Telangana on Thursday. While the notification will be issued on May 12 kick-starting filing of nominations, polling for the Rajya Sabha seat will be held on May 30. The polling will be held from 9 am to 4 […]
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New Delhi: It seems that BJP’s decision to replace two chief ministers within a short span of four months in Uttarakhand has paid good dividends to the saffron party. As per the Election Commission data, the ruling BJP is leading in 42 assembly constituencies while Congress is leading in 25, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) […]
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According to the Election Commission, the Mathura assembly seat recorded 8.23 per cent voter turnout, in Agra 7.64 per cent while 8.93 per cent turnout is recorded from the Bagpat seat.
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New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will campaign door to door in Noida on Monday to seek votes for party candidate Pankhuri Pathak. This will be her first physical campaign since the Election Commission banned rallies. The Congress has given tickets to 40 per cent women and has sought votes for the empowerment […]
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Chandigarh: Political parties in Punjab on Monday welcomed the Election Commission’s decision to postpone the state Assembly polls to February 20 in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, saying it will enable his followers to visit UP’s Varanasi for festivities. Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and political parties in the state had urged the […]
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New Delhi: Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Election Commission on Saturday extended its ban on physical rallies and roadshows until January 22 in the five poll-bound states. The poll panel, however, granted a relaxation for the political parties to the extent that indoor meetings of maximum 300 persons or 50 per cent of […]
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Chandigarh: The Election Commission has withdrawn the appointment of actor Sonu Sood as a state icon for Punjab, state Chief Electoral Officer S. Karuna Raju said on Friday. He said the EC has withdrawn his appointment on January 4, but gave no details. Sood, who belongs to Punjab, was appointed as the state icon by […]
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2.37 lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise
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Hyderabad: Close on the heels of its questionable decision on suspension of the ongoing Telangana Dalit Bandhu scheme in poll-bound Huzurabad Assembly constituency, the Election Commission of India appears to have waded into troubled waters with another order that prohibits any political activity directly related to the by-election even in areas adjoining the district/constituency where […]
