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Poll Body Orders Probe After Foreigners Allegedly Vote In Tamil Nadu Elections
The EC's action follows a report submitted by the police recently after they arrested ten foreign nationals who attempted to board a flight.
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Marxist Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake Wins Sri Lanka's Presidential Elections
Sri Lanka's election commission declared a previously fringe Marxist politician the country's president-elect on Sunday after a vote coloured by discontent over the island nation's response to an unprecedented financial crisis.
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Sri Lanka Has 39 Presidential Candidates This Time, But No Woman Among Them
A total of 39 candidates, including three minority Tamils and two Buddhist monks, are in the fray for next month's presidential election in Sri Lanka, the election commission announced here on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka's Local Body Elections Delayed Due To Lack Of Funds: Poll Body
Sri Lanka's election body on Tuesday said the local body polls scheduled to be held on April 25 have now been postponed indefinitely due to an acute shortage of funds.
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Amid Economic Crisis, Sri Lanka Postpones March 9 Elections
Sri Lanka's Election Commission on Friday formally announced that the local body elections will not be held on March 9 as planned and a fresh date will be notified on March 3.
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No Polls Till Economic Crisis Addressed: Sri Lanka Election Body
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal G Punchihewa on Thursday said that the country cannot go for an election until the economic crisis that has hit the common man badly is addressed.
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BJP Can't Form Political Entity In Country: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa on Monday shot down reports of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation, saying the country's electoral law does not permit such an arrangement.
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Sri Lanka Presidential Election Set for January 8 Next Year
On a day of high political drama when the ruling coalition of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa suffered serious defections, the election commission today set January 8, 2015 as the date for a snap presidential election.
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Sri Lanka President Seeks Unprecedented Third Term As Critics Seek to Unseat Him
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today called a presidential election, seeking an unprecedented third six-year tenure, but demands for his power to be curbed and a possible split in his vote base means re-election won't be a walkover.
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Poll Body Orders Probe After Foreigners Allegedly Vote In Tamil Nadu Elections
The EC's action follows a report submitted by the police recently after they arrested ten foreign nationals who attempted to board a flight.
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Marxist Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake Wins Sri Lanka's Presidential Elections
Sri Lanka's election commission declared a previously fringe Marxist politician the country's president-elect on Sunday after a vote coloured by discontent over the island nation's response to an unprecedented financial crisis.
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Sri Lanka Has 39 Presidential Candidates This Time, But No Woman Among Them
A total of 39 candidates, including three minority Tamils and two Buddhist monks, are in the fray for next month's presidential election in Sri Lanka, the election commission announced here on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka's Local Body Elections Delayed Due To Lack Of Funds: Poll Body
Sri Lanka's election body on Tuesday said the local body polls scheduled to be held on April 25 have now been postponed indefinitely due to an acute shortage of funds.
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Amid Economic Crisis, Sri Lanka Postpones March 9 Elections
Sri Lanka's Election Commission on Friday formally announced that the local body elections will not be held on March 9 as planned and a fresh date will be notified on March 3.
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No Polls Till Economic Crisis Addressed: Sri Lanka Election Body
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal G Punchihewa on Thursday said that the country cannot go for an election until the economic crisis that has hit the common man badly is addressed.
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BJP Can't Form Political Entity In Country: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa on Monday shot down reports of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation, saying the country's electoral law does not permit such an arrangement.
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Sri Lanka Presidential Election Set for January 8 Next Year
On a day of high political drama when the ruling coalition of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa suffered serious defections, the election commission today set January 8, 2015 as the date for a snap presidential election.
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Sri Lanka President Seeks Unprecedented Third Term As Critics Seek to Unseat Him
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today called a presidential election, seeking an unprecedented third six-year tenure, but demands for his power to be curbed and a possible split in his vote base means re-election won't be a walkover.
