Poll Code Violation

Ahead Of By-Elections, Case Against Bihar BJP Chief For Poll Code Violation

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Sunday October 20, 2019

A case has been filed against Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal for allegedly violating the model code of conduct ahead of crucial by-elections in the state on Monday. He is accused of trying to coerce votes from the people through unethical means during a visit to the Kishanganj assembly constituency three days ago.

Case Against Bihar BJP Leaders For Poll Code Violation

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 20, 2019

A first information report or FIR has been filed against Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal and Sweety Singh, the party's candidate for Kishanganj assembly bypoll, for allegedly violating the model code of conduct, an official said.

Maharashtra Elections 2019: Case Against Harshvardhan Jadhav For Poll Code Violation

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 18, 2019

The Election Commission on Thursday evening ordered registration of a case of violation of the Model Code of Conduct against former Shiv Sena MLA Harshvardhan Jadhav at Pishor police station in the district.

Election Body Declines To Share Details On PM Modi's Poll Code Violations

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 10, 2019

The Election Commission has declined to share details on alleged poll code violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other politicians during the Lok Sabha election campaign and subsequent clean chits given to them, saying compilation of the information would disproportionately divert its resources.

Dissent Notes Can't Be Part Decisions On Model Code Violations: Poll Body

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2019

The Election Commission has issued a formal order making it clear that dissent views will not be made part of orders relating to model code violation cases, an issue which had led to acrimony among the top brass of the poll panel.

Election 2019 - Dissent In Poll Code Violation Cases Won't Be Made Public: Election Commission

India News | Reported by Anuj Pant, Edited by A Vaidyanathan | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Dissent and minority views in Election Commission's orders in cases of Model Code of Conduct violations would not be made public, the poll panel said today, rejecting the demand of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa.

"Not Respected Anymore": Rahul Gandhi Jabs Election Body As Polling Ends

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday May 19, 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched a fresh attack on the Election Commission just as the Lok Sabha polls ended on Sunday, alleging that it had yielded to the ruling BJP despite having the constitutional responsibility of providing a level playing field to all political parties.

Police Complaint Against Congress Leaders Over Poll Code Violation In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2019

An FIR has been filed against sitting MP from Ratlam and senior Congress leader Kantilal Bhuria and Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Surendra Singh Honey Baghel for campaigning on Saturday after the end of the Friday 5pm deadline.

Elections 2019 - "Avoidable": Top Election Officer Denies Reports Of Rift Over Poll Code

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday May 18, 2019

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora today said reports of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa skipping meetings related to the poll code violations - as he was not allowed to record his dissent - are "unsavoury" and "avoidable".

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa Opts Out Of Meetings Over Clean Chits

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday May 18, 2019

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has skippedmeetings of the Election Commission on deciding violations of the Model Code over what he claimed was his "minority decisions going unrecorded", NDTV has learnt. The Election Commission had cleared Prime Minister Narendra Modi of any poll code violation in six instances.

"No Action Taken": BJP On Poll Violation Case Against Aam Aadmi Party

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2019

The BJP has lodged its protest with the Election Commission on Wednesday over "delay" in action against the AAP leaders including its chief Arvind Kejriwal, on complaints of model code of conduct violations.

Elections 2019: Congress A "Crybaby" This Election, Says Arun Jaitley

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2019

Amid multiple model code violation allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in a blog post today that the poll code cannot encroach upon the right to free speech. He also hit out the Congress, which has often made these allegations, calling the party a "crybaby".

Leh Press Club Alleges BJP Trying To Bribe Reporters, Files Complaint

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Sunday May 5, 2019

A journalist body in Ladakh has accused the BJP of "bribing reporters for favourable coverage" to influence the national elections in the constituency which votes on Monday in the fifth phase. An inquiry has been ordered by the district election officer.

Election Body Gives Clean Chit To PM Modi In Sixth Poll Violation Case

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday May 5, 2019

The Election Commission on Saturday gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi a clean chit for a speech delivered in Gujarat, where he claimed that his government had kept Pakistan on its toes to ensure the safe return of captured pilot Abhinandan Varthaman.

Elections 2019: Election Body "Biased", Says Rahul Gandhi On Clean Chits To PM, Amit Shah

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday May 4, 2019

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today accused the Election Commission of being "completely biased" against the opposition, a day after the poll body gave clean chits to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah over allegations of poll code violations. The Election Commission gave clean chits despite dissension from one of theelection commis...