Page 51 - Latest Updates on Election Commission of India
EC to require 3 mn EVMs, 1.5-yr preparation time for simultaneous polls
An EVM has shelf life of 15 years
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Telangana polls: TPCC Prez Reddy accuses BRS of moral code violation
Reddy also talked about the issue of sinking pillars of the Medigadda barrage, which is a part of the prestigious Kaleshwaram project
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Madhya Pradesh election LIVE: Kamal Nath files nomination from Chhindwara
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023 Live Updates: Catch all the latest updates of Madhya Pradesh elections 2023 here
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Telangana elections: Home Min Amit Shah to address public rally on Oct 27
So far, BJP has released its first list of 52 candidates, which includes 3 of BJP's sitting MPs -- Soyam Bapu Rao, Arvind Dharmapuri, and Bandi Sanjay from Boath, Koratla, and Karimnagar, respectively
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MP elections: Case filed against minister for violation of poll code
A purported video of the minister went viral in which he is seen announcing to give Rs 25 lakh to the polling booth which gets the most votes for BJP in the upcoming elections
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Election Commission to appoint actor Rajkummar Rao as its national icon
Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao will be appointed as the Election Commission's national icon, the poll body has said
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Telangana Assembly polls LIVE: BJP Prez JP Nadda, UP CM Yogi to campaign
Telangana Assembly polls LIVE: Catch all the latest updates of Telangana elections here
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'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra' violates MCC: Congress leader RC Chaudhary
RC Chaudhary has accused the central government of violating the Election Commission's model code of conduct by launching the yatra in poll-bound Rajasthan
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MP polls: Digvijaya Singh requests ECI to handover VVPAT slips to voters
Singh wrote to ECI on X (formerly twitter) for the same on Monday citing a report of tampering with EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) during trial of the machines in the state
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Congress to EC: Book Amit Shah for 'provocative' comments in Chhattisgarh
Amit Shah accused the Bhupesh Baghel government of lynching Bhuneshwar Sahu for 'appeasement and vote bank politics' during a rally in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh
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Rs 63 cr worth drugs, liquor, cash seized after MCC enforced in Rajasthan
Drugs, liquor, gold and cash worth more than Rs 63 crore have been seized in since the state election's model code of conduct (MCC) came into force in Rajasthan
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ECI has given less time for 1st phase of Chattisgarh polls: TS Singh Deo
On Sunday, the Congress announced the first list of 30 candidates for the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections
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The opacity of transparency: A deep dive into India's electoral bond system
ARCHIS MOHAN dives into India's electoral bond system, where political finance, corporate interests, and anonymity collide, sparking debates on transparency and the pulse of democracy
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After transfer of four officers on ECI directives, MP govt fills posts
On Friday night, the General Administration Department of the Madhya Pradesh government issued an order and filled the posts
Telangana Congress demands CM KCR's resignation, governor rule in state
In light of the transfer of many police, revenue, and excise officials by ECI on Wednesday, the CM has no moral right to continue in the post
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Telangana HC declines to rule on published post-revision electoral rolls
The court said that all those not satisfied with the final publication of the electoral rolls have remedies either under Section 22 or 23 of the Representation of People Act
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BJP leader accuses Rajasthan CM Gehlot of Model Code of Conduct violation
Chaturvedi, a former BJP chief in Rajasthan, pointed to Gehlot's recent travel to Delhi for a meeting with Sonia Gandhi
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EC orders transfer of key bureaucrats, senior police officials in Telangana
Director of Prohibition and Excise Department Musharaff Faruqui, and Secretary of Transport K S Srinivasa Raju were among the bureaucrats whose duties stand transferred
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Telangana Elections: BJP to release first candidates' list on October 15
On October 9, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the election schedule for the five poll-bound states
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ECI changes Rajasthan state Assembly elections date to Nov 25 from Nov 23
The Election Commission of India changed the elections dates for Rajasthan by two days due to a 'large scale of weddings'
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