Page 59 - Latest Updates on Election Commission of India
Gujarat elections 2022: EC likely to announce poll schedule this week
The Election Commission is likely to announce schedule for the Gujarat Assembly polls this week.
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EC doesn't have jurisdiction to regulate issues like freebies: Congress
Such issues are part of the dialectics of a vibrant democratic system and depend on wisdom, discernment and analysis of the electorate which should never be taken to be less than acute, said Congress
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Substantiate claims on deletion of voter names, says EC to Akhilesh Yadav
The Election Commission has asked Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to substantiate his allegation against the poll authority of mass deletion of voters from Yadav and Muslim communities
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ECI asks Gujarat chief secy to transfer 51 officers, send compliance report
The ECI had earlier sought an explanation from the state Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP) for failing to file a compliance report on the transfer of officials
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Proposed amendment to election promises should be withdrawan: Yechury
CPI(M) chief Sitaram Yechury has written to CEC Rajiv Kumar saying that EC's move regarding the amendment to the Model Code of Conduct on promises made in election manifestos was unwarranted
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Himachal goes to polls on November 12; announcement for Gujarat later
A new actor in Himachal Pradesh is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Constant social media monitoring to check fake news in upcoming polls: EC
The Election Commission on Friday said its teams will constantly monitor social media platforms to check fake news in the upcoming assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh and respond immediately
Centre's 'colonial settler project' initiated: Mehbooba on latest ECI order
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti flayed the Election Commission's order for registration of new voters in Jammu, charging that the Centre's "colonial settler project" has been initiated in the region.
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'Mashaal' will reach every home, says Aaditya Thackeray on new poll symbol
Former Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray has said that the new symbol of a 'Mashaal' given to their group by the Election Commission for next month's bypoll will be taken to every home
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"No freebies": Govt, Supreme Court and Election Commission in concert
While challengers can promise the moon, the govt knows that the economic situation is tight and might even worsen before 2024. It would like to restrict the Opposition's ability to promise freebies
EC's Sena order doesn't mean Thackeray faction weak or demoralised: NCP
The NCP said the EC's order on the use of the Shiv Sena party name and election symbol in an upcoming Assembly bypoll was surprising
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'Freezing democracy': Kapil Sibal slams EC over Sena symbol freeze
A day after the EC froze the symbol of Shiv Sena amid a tussle between the two factions of the party, Kapil Sibal slammed the move, saying that it amounts to "freezing democracy"
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Thackeray faction calls EC order on Shiv Sena symbol and name 'injustice'
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena termed the EC's order barring both the Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions from using the party name and election symbol in Andheri Assembly bypoll as "injustice"
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Aaditya Thackeray blames 'traitors' for EC order on party symbol and name
Aaditya Thackeray lashed out at the rebel Sena leaders after the EC barred the rival factions of the party from using the party's election symbol and name in the coming Andheri Assembly bypoll
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EC asks Thackeray to respond to Shinde faction's claim on Sena poll symbol
The Election Commission has asked the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena to respond by Saturday on rival Eknath Shinde group's claim on the party's 'bow and arrow' election symbol
EC wants parties to give info on financial viability of election promises
In a letter to all recognised national and state parties, the Election Commission(EC) asked them to submit their views on the proposals by October 19
Assembly bypolls for seven vacant seats in six states on Nov 3: EC
Bypolls to seven vacant assembly seats spread across six states will be held on November 3, the Election Commission announced on Monday
Ajay Bhadoo appointed Dy Election Commissioner, Akash Tripathi MyGov's CEO
Senior bureaucrat Ajay Bhadoo has been appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner as part of a senior level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre
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Story in numbers: Mystery of unknown sources of political party funding
Known sources have been defined as donations above Rs 20,000, whose donor details are available through contribution reports as submitted by national parties to the ECI
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EC holds meetings in Gujarat to review preparedness for Assembly polls
A team of the Election Commission held a series of meetings with senior officials in Gujarat during its three-day visit to review the situation in the state for the Assembly polls