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Ahead Of Maharashtra Local Body Polls, Opposition Meets Election Commission
In a rare show of unity, leaders from nearly all major Opposition parties in Maharashtra jointly petitioned state Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on Tuesday, demanding greater transparency and accountability from the poll body.
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Telangana Speaker To Hear Disqualification Petitions Against 10 MLAs Tomorrow
The Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly will begin a crucial hearing on Monday regarding disqualification petitions against 10 elected legislators accused of defecting from the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to ruling Congress party
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Petition Sought Regular Special Intensive Revision. Poll Body's Response
The Election Commission (EC) has told the Supreme Court that any direction to conduct special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at regular intervals throughout the country would "encroach" upon the exclusive jurisdiction of the poll panel.
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Madras High Junks Plea On Voter List 'Manipulation', Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Fine
The Madras High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation on Tuesday. The petition sought directions for the Election Commission of India to clarify allegations of widespread manipulation of electoral rolls in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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Elon Musk Must Face Lawsuit Claiming He Ran Illegal $1 Million Election Lottery: Court
Elon Musk was ordered by a federal judge to face a lawsuit by voters accusing the world's richest person of defrauding them into signing a petition to support the US Constitution for a chance to win his $1 million-a-day giveaway.
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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Challenging 2024 Maharashtra Polls
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections on grounds of alleged irregularities in votes cast after 6 pm.
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"Poll Body's Job Is To Conduct Fair Elections, Not To Act Like Court": P Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI), asserting that it is "not a Court" and should not act like one while entertaining petitions or complaints.
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Top Court Asks Poll Body To Come Clean On Data Of Voters Deleted From Bihar List
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission (EC) to file a reply within three days (by August 9) to a petition seeking disclosure of details of 65 lakh voters whose names were excluded from the draft electoral rolls in Bihar.
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"Have 100% Proof": Rahul Gandhi Claims Poll Panel Allowed Cheating In Karnataka
The Congress has "concrete 100 per cent proof" that the Election Commission allowed cheating in a constituency in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi claimed on Thursday.
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Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Against Bihar Electoral Rolls Revision Today
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a clutch of petitions challenging the Election Commission's decision to revise electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
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"Exclusionary Process": RJD's Manoj Jha Attacks Poll Body's Bihar Exercise
The Election Commission of India (ECI) continues to face criticism from Opposition leaders over its voter list revisions, an exercise which former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi had called the "real soft underbelly" of the institution.
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Supreme Court Refuses Interim Stay On Election Body's Bihar Roll Revision
The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday the challenge against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in poll-bound Bihar. The court accepted the petitioners' request for an urgent hearing in the matter.
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Devendra Fadnavis' 2024 Poll Win
In a relief to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging his victory in the 2024 assembly elections from the Nagpur South West seat.
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"Day Wasted": Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Maharashtra Election Results
A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking to nullify the November 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election results.
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High Court Asks Telangana To Hold Local Body Polls In 3 Months
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to conduct local body elections in three months.
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Ahead Of Maharashtra Local Body Polls, Opposition Meets Election Commission
In a rare show of unity, leaders from nearly all major Opposition parties in Maharashtra jointly petitioned state Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on Tuesday, demanding greater transparency and accountability from the poll body.
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Telangana Speaker To Hear Disqualification Petitions Against 10 MLAs Tomorrow
The Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly will begin a crucial hearing on Monday regarding disqualification petitions against 10 elected legislators accused of defecting from the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to ruling Congress party
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Petition Sought Regular Special Intensive Revision. Poll Body's Response
The Election Commission (EC) has told the Supreme Court that any direction to conduct special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at regular intervals throughout the country would "encroach" upon the exclusive jurisdiction of the poll panel.
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Madras High Junks Plea On Voter List 'Manipulation', Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Fine
The Madras High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation on Tuesday. The petition sought directions for the Election Commission of India to clarify allegations of widespread manipulation of electoral rolls in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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Elon Musk Must Face Lawsuit Claiming He Ran Illegal $1 Million Election Lottery: Court
Elon Musk was ordered by a federal judge to face a lawsuit by voters accusing the world's richest person of defrauding them into signing a petition to support the US Constitution for a chance to win his $1 million-a-day giveaway.
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Supreme Court Rejects Petition Challenging 2024 Maharashtra Polls
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections on grounds of alleged irregularities in votes cast after 6 pm.
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"Poll Body's Job Is To Conduct Fair Elections, Not To Act Like Court": P Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI), asserting that it is "not a Court" and should not act like one while entertaining petitions or complaints.
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Top Court Asks Poll Body To Come Clean On Data Of Voters Deleted From Bihar List
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission (EC) to file a reply within three days (by August 9) to a petition seeking disclosure of details of 65 lakh voters whose names were excluded from the draft electoral rolls in Bihar.
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"Have 100% Proof": Rahul Gandhi Claims Poll Panel Allowed Cheating In Karnataka
The Congress has "concrete 100 per cent proof" that the Election Commission allowed cheating in a constituency in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi claimed on Thursday.
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Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Against Bihar Electoral Rolls Revision Today
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a clutch of petitions challenging the Election Commission's decision to revise electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
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"Exclusionary Process": RJD's Manoj Jha Attacks Poll Body's Bihar Exercise
The Election Commission of India (ECI) continues to face criticism from Opposition leaders over its voter list revisions, an exercise which former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi had called the "real soft underbelly" of the institution.
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Supreme Court Refuses Interim Stay On Election Body's Bihar Roll Revision
The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday the challenge against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in poll-bound Bihar. The court accepted the petitioners' request for an urgent hearing in the matter.
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Devendra Fadnavis' 2024 Poll Win
In a relief to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging his victory in the 2024 assembly elections from the Nagpur South West seat.
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"Day Wasted": Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Maharashtra Election Results
A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking to nullify the November 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election results.
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High Court Asks Telangana To Hold Local Body Polls In 3 Months
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to conduct local body elections in three months.
