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Rahul Gandhi's Question As Poll Body Says Will Share Maharashtra Voter Rolls
Though the Election Commission has trashed the Congress's "match-fixing" allegation in the November 2024 elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, the party has found a brief sense of victory in one of its related quests.
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"Evasion Won't Protect...": Rahul Gandhi vs Poll Body Over Maharashtra Polls
Issuing a rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi's fresh claims of "match-fixing" in the November 2024 Maharashtra elections, the Election Commission has re-released a document and said the Congress leader's allegations are "completely absurd".
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Amid Concerns Over Voter Turnout Data, Poll Body Brings In Key Update
Facing questions over delays and alleged inconsistencies in voter turnout data, including during the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has upgraded its digital infrastructure to address the issue.
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Poll Body Announces Election To 8 Rajya Sabha Seats On June 19
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced biennial elections to eight Rajya Sabha seats from the states of Tamil Nadu and Assam will be held on June 19 and the results will be declared the same day.
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Poll Body Announces Date For Assembly Bypolls To 5 Seats In Four States
Assembly bypolls are scheduled to be held in Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal and Punjab.
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Supreme Court Directs Holding Local Body Polls In Maharashtra
In an interim order passed on Tuesday, the Supreme Court directed the Maharashtra government and the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold local body polls in the state, reserving seats for OBC as existed prior to the 2022 J.K. Banthia commission.
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17 Women MP, MLAs Are Billionaires, 28% Face Criminal Cases: Report
There are 17 women MPs and MLAs across the country who have declared themselves billionaires, while 28 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to an analysis by poll rights body ADR.
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What Voting Looked Like In Canada Before Its Poll Body Took Over
The Canadian electoral system was in place well before the creation of Elections Canada. After Confederation in 1867, federal elections were organised by government officials, with no independent body in charge.
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All About Elections Canada, The Non-Partisan Body Behind The Polls
Canada is set to hold its federal election on April 28. Originally scheduled for October 20, the election date was moved forward when the Governor General dissolved Parliament at Prime Minister Mark Carney's recommendation.
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"You Were Muslim Commissioner": BJP MP Attacks Ex Poll Body Chief SY Quraishi
After causing an uproar with his remarks against the Chief Justice of India, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Sunday fired a salvo at SY Quraishi, saying he was not an election commissioner but a "Muslim commissioner".
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Sufficient Checks And Balances In Election Commission's Process: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that there are sufficient checks and balances in the process adopted by the Election Commission of India while scrutinising the nomination of a parliamentary or assembly polls candidate.
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How BR Ambedkar's Amendment In Constituent Assembly Helped Create Poll Body
The Election Commission came into being on January 25, 1950, after an amendment brought by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly.
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As Tulsi Gabbard Backs Paper Ballots, Poll Body Sources' EVM Clarification
Election Commission sources on Friday rejected suggestions that electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the country are vulnerable to hacking, asserting that the machines work like simple calculators which are not connected to the internet.
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Will Work With Birth, Death Registration Bodies To Update Voter List: Poll Body
Amid a debate on the purity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission said on Thursday that the regular updating process of the voter list will be strengthened in close coordination with the birth and death registration authorities.
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Poll Body, UIDAI To Hold Technical Consultations On Aadhaar-Voter ID Link
The EC on Tuesday said linkage of voter cards with Aadhaar would be done according to the prevailing law and the Supreme Court's directions and added technical consultations between UIDAI and its experts for the exercise would "begin soon".
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Rahul Gandhi's Question As Poll Body Says Will Share Maharashtra Voter Rolls
Though the Election Commission has trashed the Congress's "match-fixing" allegation in the November 2024 elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, the party has found a brief sense of victory in one of its related quests.
-
"Evasion Won't Protect...": Rahul Gandhi vs Poll Body Over Maharashtra Polls
Issuing a rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi's fresh claims of "match-fixing" in the November 2024 Maharashtra elections, the Election Commission has re-released a document and said the Congress leader's allegations are "completely absurd".
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Amid Concerns Over Voter Turnout Data, Poll Body Brings In Key Update
Facing questions over delays and alleged inconsistencies in voter turnout data, including during the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has upgraded its digital infrastructure to address the issue.
-
Poll Body Announces Election To 8 Rajya Sabha Seats On June 19
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced biennial elections to eight Rajya Sabha seats from the states of Tamil Nadu and Assam will be held on June 19 and the results will be declared the same day.
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Poll Body Announces Date For Assembly Bypolls To 5 Seats In Four States
Assembly bypolls are scheduled to be held in Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal and Punjab.
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Supreme Court Directs Holding Local Body Polls In Maharashtra
In an interim order passed on Tuesday, the Supreme Court directed the Maharashtra government and the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold local body polls in the state, reserving seats for OBC as existed prior to the 2022 J.K. Banthia commission.
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17 Women MP, MLAs Are Billionaires, 28% Face Criminal Cases: Report
There are 17 women MPs and MLAs across the country who have declared themselves billionaires, while 28 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to an analysis by poll rights body ADR.
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What Voting Looked Like In Canada Before Its Poll Body Took Over
The Canadian electoral system was in place well before the creation of Elections Canada. After Confederation in 1867, federal elections were organised by government officials, with no independent body in charge.
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All About Elections Canada, The Non-Partisan Body Behind The Polls
Canada is set to hold its federal election on April 28. Originally scheduled for October 20, the election date was moved forward when the Governor General dissolved Parliament at Prime Minister Mark Carney's recommendation.
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"You Were Muslim Commissioner": BJP MP Attacks Ex Poll Body Chief SY Quraishi
After causing an uproar with his remarks against the Chief Justice of India, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Sunday fired a salvo at SY Quraishi, saying he was not an election commissioner but a "Muslim commissioner".
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Sufficient Checks And Balances In Election Commission's Process: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that there are sufficient checks and balances in the process adopted by the Election Commission of India while scrutinising the nomination of a parliamentary or assembly polls candidate.
-
How BR Ambedkar's Amendment In Constituent Assembly Helped Create Poll Body
The Election Commission came into being on January 25, 1950, after an amendment brought by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly.
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As Tulsi Gabbard Backs Paper Ballots, Poll Body Sources' EVM Clarification
Election Commission sources on Friday rejected suggestions that electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the country are vulnerable to hacking, asserting that the machines work like simple calculators which are not connected to the internet.
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Will Work With Birth, Death Registration Bodies To Update Voter List: Poll Body
Amid a debate on the purity of electoral rolls, the Election Commission said on Thursday that the regular updating process of the voter list will be strengthened in close coordination with the birth and death registration authorities.
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Poll Body, UIDAI To Hold Technical Consultations On Aadhaar-Voter ID Link
The EC on Tuesday said linkage of voter cards with Aadhaar would be done according to the prevailing law and the Supreme Court's directions and added technical consultations between UIDAI and its experts for the exercise would "begin soon".
