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Rajasthan elections 2023 highlights: BJP to form govt, wins 115 seats
Rajasthan state Assembly elections results declared, find full coverage on the counting of votes here
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MP election results: Scindia credits BJP's 'double-engine' govt for success
MP election results 2023: As per the latest trends available with the Election Commission, the BJP was leading in 161 out of the total 230 seats
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BJP's Poonia trailing in Amber, Kirodi Lal Meena ahead in Sawai Madhopur
Poonia is pitted against Congress' Prashant Sharma, who is leading with 16,100 votes
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Telangana Assembly elections results 2023: Who is leading at 9:30 am?
Telangana Assembly elections results 2023: The counting in the state began at 8 am on Sunday. Here's how the trends look at 9:30 am
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Assembly elections result 2023: Time, when and where to watch, and more
Assembly election result 2023: The results for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana will be declared today by the ECI
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T'gana: 64% voting till 5pm, polling ends in left wing extremism-hit areas
Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj told reporters that polling went about with any problems, except for minor skirmishes at one or two places
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Assembly polls: EC seizes drugs, cash, and liquor worth over Rs 1,760 crore
The over Rs 1766 crore seizures made in Mizoram, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan were seven-fold more as compared to 2018 assembly polls
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Telangana polls: Schools, colleges in Hyderabad to be closed until Nov 30
The district collector of Hyderabad, Anudeep Durishetty announced the holiday for all educational institutions in Hyderabad
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Telangana polls: Top leaders return home as campaigning ends on Tuesday
Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar announced the election schedule for the five poll-bound states on October 9 and with this, the model code of conduct came into force in the states
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EC must have power to derecognise political parties for violations, SC told
Fresh written submissions, seeking more punitive powers to the poll panel, have been filed by petitioner and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay ahead of a crucial hearing on his plea on Tuesday
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Cong requests EC to restrict BRS from stating Rythu Bandhu sum in rallies
The EC on November 24 gave a green signal to the state government to disburse the amount under Rythu Bandhu scheme, an investment support to farmers, before November 28
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Election Commission issues notice to Rahul Gandhi for 'panauti' jibe at PM
Rahul Gandhi, at a poll rally in Rajasthan's Jalore, called PM Modi a 'panauti' and said his entry made India lose the 2023 World Cup final match against Australia
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EC rubbishes report of its nod for MP Chief Secretary's term extension
As the model code of conduct for the state assembly elections, held in a single phase on November 17, is still in force, any decision regarding Bains' term extension will have to be approved by the EC
EC's notice to Rajasthan Cong over political ads 'camouflaged' as news
The BJP had moved the EC against the Congress advertisements ahead of the November 25 assembly polls
Sharad Pawar faction delaying hearing, Ajit Pawar's counsel on NCP's name
The last hearing was conducted a week ago by the ECI which adjourned it after listening to both sides
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Seizures in five election states up 636% in 5 yrs; Telangana tops the list
While not linked to the polls, the EC's drive in Mizoram led to the recovery of an orangutan. Exotic animals are smuggled into the state from Myanmar
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ECI seized Rs 1,760 cr worth of items since announcement of state elections
Detailing the seizures, the Commission said that EC action included the seizure of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals, whose market value stood in crores, and freebies, among other items
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ECI orders re-polling at a booth in MP's Ater Assembly seat on Tuesday
Repolling has been ordered because of breach of secrecy as some people shot videos of voting on November 17 at the booth concerned in Kishupura, a district official said
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EC compiling details of electoral bonds shared by parties, to submit to SC
Major political parties, including the BJP and the Congress, have submitted the details to the EC
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Cong seeks EC action against PM, accuses him of 'hate speech' in Rajasthan
"The prime minister is strangling democracy," Ramesh alleged
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