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Parliament Session Highlights: Amit Shah Addresses Lok Sabha On Poll Reforms Debate
Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Lok Sabha will discuss Election Reforms, while the Rajya Sabha will witness the conclusion of 'Vande Mataram' debate.
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"Everyone Agrees Not To Vote For Me": Canadian Man Gets Historical Zero In Polls
Felix-Antoine Hamel made history as the first federal candidate in Canada to receive zero votes in a contested election. He humorously acknowledged this unique record, attributing his candidacy to his involvement with an electoral reform advocacy gro
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Comprehensive Consultations With Stakeholders Must: Law Minister On Electoral Reforms
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today said comprehensive consultations with stakeholders, including political parties, are essential for implementing electoral reforms.
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On "Valid Reasons" To Not Link Aadhaar, Voter ID, Poll Body Chief's Googly
Rules on linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls can be issued by Centre soon, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said, adding that sharing Aadhaar details will be voluntary for voters, but those not doing will have to give "sufficient reason.
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Country Urgently In Need Of Electoral Reforms, Says Karnataka Speaker
The country is in urgent need for electoral reforms as moral values have declined over the years, Karnataka assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri said on Friday.
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Linking Aadhaar With Voter ID Will End Duplication, Says Centre: Report
Amid Opposition criticism of a bill to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls, sources in the government said the move would solve the "major problem" of multiple enrollment of the same person at different places and help in "cleaning" the voters list.
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10 Things To Know About The Electoral Reforms Controversy
Four changes in the electoral law, the key one allowing linking of Aadhaar to the voter identity card, was passed in the Lok Sabha amid uproar today. The opposition demanded a review of the bill, arguing against the Aadhaar-voter I-card link.
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"No Impropriety", As Top Election Officials Summoned By PM's Office: Report
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and fellow Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anoop Chandra Pandey recently held an "informal interaction" with the Prime Minister's Office to bridge gaps in understanding of key electoral reforms.
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Aadhaar Card As ID, 4 Turns To Register: Centre's New Voting Reforms
It has also given the EC all the powers required to take over any premises for the conduct of elections. There were some objections to taking over schools and other important institutions during the period of elections.
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Election Body Likely To Brief Parliamentary Panel On Reforms: Sources
Top officials of the Election Commission are likely to be called by a parliamentary panel to brief it on electoral reforms, including remote voting, linkage of Aadhaar with voter ID card, and one uniform voter roll for all polls, sources said.
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Election Body Chief Writes To Law Minister Over Pending Electoral Reforms
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has written to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad requesting for expedited action on the electoral reform proposals pending with the government.
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Lawmakers' Assets Known, Time to Talk of Income Source: Supreme Court
Why should aspiring lawmakers get "immunity" from disclosing their source of income, the Supreme Court questioned today while hearing a petition that cited instances of lawmakers declaring only a sharp increase in the value of their assets.
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Andhra Pradesh Backs Idea To Hold Simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls
The Andhra Pradesh government today backed the idea to hold simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state Assemblies and even suggested that polls to urban and rural local bodies too be held within one year thereon
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Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For Electoral Reforms
Delhi High Court today sought the centre's reply on a plea seeking a slew of electoral reform measures, including setting aside of the six-year cap on the period of disqualification from contesting polls on being convicted and sentenced to two years or more.
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Electoral Reforms Are Long-Awaited: Supreme Court
Supreme Court today accepted that electoral reforms are "long awaited" but refused to entertain a PIL of several eminent citizens, including former air chief S Krishnaswamy and top cop Julio F Ribeiro, seeking a direction to Election Commission to verify details of persons contesting polls.
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Parliament Session Highlights: Amit Shah Addresses Lok Sabha On Poll Reforms Debate
Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Lok Sabha will discuss Election Reforms, while the Rajya Sabha will witness the conclusion of 'Vande Mataram' debate.
-
"Everyone Agrees Not To Vote For Me": Canadian Man Gets Historical Zero In Polls
Felix-Antoine Hamel made history as the first federal candidate in Canada to receive zero votes in a contested election. He humorously acknowledged this unique record, attributing his candidacy to his involvement with an electoral reform advocacy gro
-
Comprehensive Consultations With Stakeholders Must: Law Minister On Electoral Reforms
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today said comprehensive consultations with stakeholders, including political parties, are essential for implementing electoral reforms.
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On "Valid Reasons" To Not Link Aadhaar, Voter ID, Poll Body Chief's Googly
Rules on linking Aadhaar with electoral rolls can be issued by Centre soon, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said, adding that sharing Aadhaar details will be voluntary for voters, but those not doing will have to give "sufficient reason.
-
Country Urgently In Need Of Electoral Reforms, Says Karnataka Speaker
The country is in urgent need for electoral reforms as moral values have declined over the years, Karnataka assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri said on Friday.
-
Linking Aadhaar With Voter ID Will End Duplication, Says Centre: Report
Amid Opposition criticism of a bill to link Aadhaar with electoral rolls, sources in the government said the move would solve the "major problem" of multiple enrollment of the same person at different places and help in "cleaning" the voters list.
-
10 Things To Know About The Electoral Reforms Controversy
Four changes in the electoral law, the key one allowing linking of Aadhaar to the voter identity card, was passed in the Lok Sabha amid uproar today. The opposition demanded a review of the bill, arguing against the Aadhaar-voter I-card link.
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"No Impropriety", As Top Election Officials Summoned By PM's Office: Report
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and fellow Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anoop Chandra Pandey recently held an "informal interaction" with the Prime Minister's Office to bridge gaps in understanding of key electoral reforms.
-
Aadhaar Card As ID, 4 Turns To Register: Centre's New Voting Reforms
It has also given the EC all the powers required to take over any premises for the conduct of elections. There were some objections to taking over schools and other important institutions during the period of elections.
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Election Body Likely To Brief Parliamentary Panel On Reforms: Sources
Top officials of the Election Commission are likely to be called by a parliamentary panel to brief it on electoral reforms, including remote voting, linkage of Aadhaar with voter ID card, and one uniform voter roll for all polls, sources said.
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Election Body Chief Writes To Law Minister Over Pending Electoral Reforms
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has written to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad requesting for expedited action on the electoral reform proposals pending with the government.
-
Lawmakers' Assets Known, Time to Talk of Income Source: Supreme Court
Why should aspiring lawmakers get "immunity" from disclosing their source of income, the Supreme Court questioned today while hearing a petition that cited instances of lawmakers declaring only a sharp increase in the value of their assets.
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Andhra Pradesh Backs Idea To Hold Simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls
The Andhra Pradesh government today backed the idea to hold simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state Assemblies and even suggested that polls to urban and rural local bodies too be held within one year thereon
-
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For Electoral Reforms
Delhi High Court today sought the centre's reply on a plea seeking a slew of electoral reform measures, including setting aside of the six-year cap on the period of disqualification from contesting polls on being convicted and sentenced to two years or more.
-
Electoral Reforms Are Long-Awaited: Supreme Court
Supreme Court today accepted that electoral reforms are "long awaited" but refused to entertain a PIL of several eminent citizens, including former air chief S Krishnaswamy and top cop Julio F Ribeiro, seeking a direction to Election Commission to verify details of persons contesting polls.
