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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Chandigarh: The Election Commission has withdrawn the appointment of actor Sonu Sood as a state icon for Punjab, state Chief Electoral Officer S. Karuna Raju said on Friday. He said the EC has withdrawn his appointment on January 4, but gave no details.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 […]
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Hyderabad: BJP State president Bandi Sanjay on Monday alleged that the State government’s failure led to the Election Commission’s order deferring the implementation of Dalit Bandhu scheme in Huzurabad constituency. “Owning responsibility for his failure in the implementation of the scheme and betrayal of Dalits, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao should resign immediately,” demanded Bandi […]
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Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought views and suggestions from the presidents and general secretaries of recognised national and regional parties for preparing exhaustive guidelines as several by-elections and general elections to legislative Assemblies of five States are due in 2021-22. In a letter, the ECI Secretary Ajay Kumar Verma said the […]
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The EC has displayed utter disregard for the independence of other equally important constitutional bodies
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The apex court said it would pronounce its order "expeditiously" on the EC's plea against critical remarks such as fastening murder charges against its officials.
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He said he was confident about the TMC's victory despite the BJP's attempt to "build a massive propaganda" that it was winning.
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The Election Commission on April 27 had banned all victory processions after counting of votes in states where assembly polls were held to check the spread of coronavirus.
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On Saturday, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra reviewed counting arrangements with senior officers of the commission.
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The Election Commission has banned all victory processions on or after the day of counting of votes on May 2.
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The counting of votes will be held in Assam, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Puducherry on May 2.
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You (EC) are the only institution responsible for the situation we are in today and You have been singularly lacking any kind of exercise of authority.
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Speaking to reporters after casting her vote with her parents in the seventh phase of the polls, Nusrat also said that wherever she has campaigned, she has only seen support for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Voting for the third phase of Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections began at 7 am on Monday and will conclude at 6 pm.
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Terming Banerjee as the "Bengal Tigress", the Sena's chief spokesperson expressed solidarity with her and claimed she will win the election in her state.
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Chandra was appointed as an Election Commissioner on February 14, 2019, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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After the EC on Monday barred Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours, her party claimed that the poll panel was behaving like a 'wing of the BJP'.
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The Chief Minister had said that she will hold a protest rally in Cooch Behar on Sunday against the firing incident and visit the homes of the deceased.
