Page 40 - Latest Updates on Election Commission of India
Lok Sabha elections 2024: All you need to know about phase five polls
The fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be conducted on May 20. A total of eight states and union territories will go to polls on that day
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LS elections: TMC complains against BJP MP Dilip Ghosh for violating MCC
TMC moved the Election Commission after the BJP MP from Medinipur constituency, Dilip Ghosh, made personal remarks about Mamata Banerjee's ancestry, calling it a violation of the model code of conduct
 "LS elections: TMC complains against BJP MP Dilip Ghosh for violating MCC")
Sikkim Assembly elections: BJP releases second list of nine candidates
There are 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly and one Lok Sabha constituency
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EC asks K'taka poll officer to act on complaint by Deve Gowda on freebies
The EC letter was sent out on March 21 based on a complaint of former prime minister Gowda to the poll panel
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Lok Sabha polls: Cong's Nakul Nath files nomination from Chhindwara in MP
His supporters also took out a rally, which was attended by state Congress president Jitu Patwari and the Leader of the Opposition Umang Singhar
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LS elections: Sarbananda Sonowal files nomination for Dibrugarh seat
Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday filed his nomination as the BJP candidate for the Dibrugarh parliamentary constituency in Assam
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Lok Sabha polls 2024: ECI issues advisory for voter safety against heatwave
Following the heatwave alert issued by the IMD, the Election Commission has asked officials to take precautionary measures to tackle the heat wave impact during polls
Politicians can't be restrained from participating in political acts: SC
Granting of bail preconditioned on the premise of politicians not participating in political activities would be violative of fundamental rights, said the apex court
 "Politicians can't be restrained from participating in political acts: SC")
LS polls: Kerala enrols over 300,000 young voters to electoral roll
As many as 3,11,805 new voters have registered since the release of the draft Electoral Roll on October 23, 2023
 "LS polls: Kerala enrols over 300,000 young voters to electoral roll")
LIVE: Congress releases sixth list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls
Lok Sabha elections 2024 latest news: Catch all the latest updates on the announcements related to General Elections here
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Highlights: BJP releases new list for LS; Kangana, Naveen Jindal nominated
From AAP's plans to launch protests across the capital to Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari complaining to EC against TMC, catch all the latest updates from around the world here
 "Highlights: BJP releases new list for LS; Kangana, Naveen Jindal nominated")
J-K's lithium reserve will be plundered, 'gifted' to firms by BJP: Mehbooba
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to a news report which said the government will again auction the lithium blocks in Jammu and Kashmir
 "J-K's lithium reserve will be plundered, 'gifted' to firms by BJP: Mehbooba")
Highlights: PM Modi, other BJP leaders meet to pick candidates for LS polls
From Kejriwal's arrest to portfolio allocation in Haryana govt, catch all the latest news from around the world here
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PM Modi, other BJP leaders meet in Delhi to pick candidates for LS polls
The states for which candidates were tipped to be discussed include Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
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Punjab BJP urges EC to order investigation into state's excise policy
The delegation handed over a memorandum to Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C, seeking a probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the state excise policy
Union minister Pramanik has 14 criminal cases against him: Affidavit
The cases registered against the Union minister range from attempt to murder and rioting to house trespass and unlawful assembly
Intention behind electoral bonds was good, all parties need funds: Gadkari
The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment last week, annulled the electoral bonds scheme ahead of the April-May Lok Sabha polls
 "Intention behind electoral bonds was good, all parties need funds: Gadkari")
Interfering with appointment of ECs would lead to chaos, says Supreme Court
It said given the humongous task undertaken by the Election Commission, the presence of two more ECs brings about a "balance and check"
 "Interfering with appointment of ECs would lead to chaos, says Supreme Court")
Electoral bonds worth Rs 9.6 crore purchased by 33 entities expired
Before the Supreme Court declared the electoral bonds illegal, they were valid only for 15 days from the date of issue to be encashed
 "Electoral bonds worth Rs 9.6 crore purchased by 33 entities expired")
41 companies facing probe by central agencies in electoral bond list
'They have got a total of Rs 3.7 lakh crore in projects and contracts, in exchange for Rs 1,751 crore electoral bond donations to the BJP,' Prashant Bhushan alleged
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