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Big Budget Boost For Election Commission, 25% Hike Before Key Elections
Funding for the Election Commission increased by 25.33 per cent in the 2026 union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday morning.
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Parliament Budget Session Highlights: Opposition Slams PM For Not Visiting Violence-Hit Manipur
Parliament Budget Session: The Opposition on Monday slammed the Railways ministry, saying making Instagram reels will not help the public behemoth which is on a "ventilator" due to alleged mismanagement by the government.
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No Delhi-Specific Provision Can Be Made In Union Budget: Poll Commissioner
The Election Commission will write to the cabinet secretary, informing that no Delhi-specific provision can be made in the Union Budget that can disturb the level-playing field, CEC Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday.
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From Kashmir Polls To Union Budget: President Murmu's Top Quotes In Parliament
President Droupadi Murmu addressde the joint sitting of Parliament for the first time after the Lok Sabha elections. In her address, the President congratulated the Election Commission for successfully conducted of the general elections.
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"Freebie Budget Going Beyond Regular Budget": Supreme Court Airs Concern
Calling it a "serious issue", the court said that the "freebie budget" is going beyond the regular budget. It has sought a response from the poll body and the union government in four weeks.
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Poll Panel Would Not Like To Interfere In Union Budget Presentation: Chief Election Commissioner
The EC would not like to interfere in the presentation of the Union Budget, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said, asserting the annual exercise would not disturb the level-playing field for parties during elections to five states
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Law Ministry Gets Rs 1,005 Crore For Poll Body To Purchase Voting Equipment
The Union Law Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,005 crore in the central Budget to provide funds to the Election Commission for procurement of ballot units, control units and voter verifiable paper audit trial units (VVPATS), and ancillary expenditure on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and destruction of obsolete voting machines.
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Bill To Allow Poll Body To Link Aadhaar With Voters' List Likely In Budget Session
The government is likely to bring a bill in the Budget session of the parliament to give the Election Commission (EC) statutory backing to collect the Aadhaar number of new applicants and existing voters to check multiple entries in electoral rolls.
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Rahul Gandhi Says Farmers Insulted, Promises "Surgical Strikes" On Centre
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday said "surgical strikes" - one after the other - will be launched on the Narendra Modi government in the coming days by his party. Hinting at the issues on which the "surgical strikes" will be held, he said the biggest issue in front of this country was joblessness and the government has "failed completely" to ...
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Law Ministry Gets Additional Rs 666.66 Crore For Conduct Of Lok Sabha Polls
The Law Ministry is the administrative ministry for the Election Commission (EC).
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Big Budget Boost For Election Commission, 25% Hike Before Key Elections
Funding for the Election Commission increased by 25.33 per cent in the 2026 union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday morning.
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Parliament Budget Session Highlights: Opposition Slams PM For Not Visiting Violence-Hit Manipur
Parliament Budget Session: The Opposition on Monday slammed the Railways ministry, saying making Instagram reels will not help the public behemoth which is on a "ventilator" due to alleged mismanagement by the government.
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No Delhi-Specific Provision Can Be Made In Union Budget: Poll Commissioner
The Election Commission will write to the cabinet secretary, informing that no Delhi-specific provision can be made in the Union Budget that can disturb the level-playing field, CEC Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday.
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From Kashmir Polls To Union Budget: President Murmu's Top Quotes In Parliament
President Droupadi Murmu addressde the joint sitting of Parliament for the first time after the Lok Sabha elections. In her address, the President congratulated the Election Commission for successfully conducted of the general elections.
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"Freebie Budget Going Beyond Regular Budget": Supreme Court Airs Concern
Calling it a "serious issue", the court said that the "freebie budget" is going beyond the regular budget. It has sought a response from the poll body and the union government in four weeks.
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Poll Panel Would Not Like To Interfere In Union Budget Presentation: Chief Election Commissioner
The EC would not like to interfere in the presentation of the Union Budget, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said, asserting the annual exercise would not disturb the level-playing field for parties during elections to five states
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Law Ministry Gets Rs 1,005 Crore For Poll Body To Purchase Voting Equipment
The Union Law Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,005 crore in the central Budget to provide funds to the Election Commission for procurement of ballot units, control units and voter verifiable paper audit trial units (VVPATS), and ancillary expenditure on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and destruction of obsolete voting machines.
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Bill To Allow Poll Body To Link Aadhaar With Voters' List Likely In Budget Session
The government is likely to bring a bill in the Budget session of the parliament to give the Election Commission (EC) statutory backing to collect the Aadhaar number of new applicants and existing voters to check multiple entries in electoral rolls.
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Rahul Gandhi Says Farmers Insulted, Promises "Surgical Strikes" On Centre
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday said "surgical strikes" - one after the other - will be launched on the Narendra Modi government in the coming days by his party. Hinting at the issues on which the "surgical strikes" will be held, he said the biggest issue in front of this country was joblessness and the government has "failed completely" to ...
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Law Ministry Gets Additional Rs 666.66 Crore For Conduct Of Lok Sabha Polls
The Law Ministry is the administrative ministry for the Election Commission (EC).
