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One nation, one election: All you need to know about simultaneous elections
Centre has constituted a committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind to explore the possibility of 'one nation, one election'
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Former Prez Kovind-led committee to explore 'one-nation, one-election'
The move comes a day after the government called a special session of Parliament between September 18 and 22, the agenda for which is under wraps
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Political parties urge EC not to hold polls on weekend in Mizoram
Ahead of the 2018 polls, political parties, NGOs and church organisations had requested the EC not to conduct elections on Sunday
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ECI team to visit Mizoram to review assembly poll preparedness
The delegation will be headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar
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Chattisgarh Assembly polls: ECI launches app for voters to check details
Ahead of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar announced the launch of four apps to help voters during the election process
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Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Senior citizens, disabled can vote from home
Voters above the age of 80 and persons with disabilities (more than 40%) will have the facility to cast their votes from home; such voters will be provided with a pick-up and drop-off facility
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Sachin Tendulkar is EC's national icon; to encourage voter participation
A memorandum of understanding was signed between Tendulkar and the poll panel. As part of the three-year agreement, the cricketer will spread voter awareness
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Sachin Tendulkar to bat for greater voter turnout as 'National Icon' for EC
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) would be signed with Sachin Tendulkar for a period of three years tomorrow, ECI said in a statement
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Telangana elections 2023: Cong to accept applications at payment of Rs 50K
Karnataka unit Congress charged Rs 2 lakh from the aspiring candidates of the general category while it charged Rs 1 lakh from SC/ST applicants in the Assembly polls held earlier in May
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T Venkata Rao considering a return to BRS as ruling party offers ticket
Tellam Venkata Rao wants to contest from Bhadrachalam constituency and has claimed that BRS is offering him a ticket from the seat, while he has no clarity on this from his current party, Congress
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Misuse of Election Commission and all central agencies is happening: Raut
He stated that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar has claimed that Enforcement Directorate (ED ) decided who joins which party and it also decides who becomes a minister
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Election Commissioner flags threat of fake news at international conference
Goel addressed the participants on "Mapping election management bodies (EMBs) coordination and communication with technology and social media companies"
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Fundamental flaw
New Bill can curb election watchdog's independence
Govt lists bill in Rajya Sabha to regulate appointment of CEC, ECs
Chief Election Commissioner, other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill also seeks to set up procedure for transaction of business by Election Commission
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Election of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council in Kargil on Sept 10
While polls are held for 26 seats of the council, four members with voting rights are nominated by the administration
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EC against Parl panel's advice to lower age to contest Assembly polls to 18
The EC said it had studied the issue and found that it is unrealistic to expect 18-year-olds to possess the necessary experience and maturity to be public representatives
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HC asks govt, political parties to respond to plea against use of INDIA
"We can't pass any order like this. Let the response of the other side come. We will definitely look into it," the bench said
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Ensure error-free electoral rolls, ECI delegation to Andhra officials
The panel asked the officials to conduct special drives for enrollment of young voters and left out voters, a release said
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Lack of values among voters encourage money culture during polls: Experts
The speakers urged the members of AEDMA to compile a report on the outcome of the conclave and submit it to the government so that steps could be taken to curb the menace
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Assam delimitation: EC gets divergent views on renaming constituencies
Political parties, ethnic organisations, social and cultural groups and individual citizens made more than 1,200 representations before the poll panel