Vellore Lok Sabha polls: DMK fields Kathir Anand against AIADMK's
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Tamil Nadu [India], July 06 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has announced DM Kathir Anand as its candidate for the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency against AC Shanmugam, President of New Justice Party.
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On RTI, EC refuses to share dissent notes on Modi's election speec
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 25 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) has refused to disclose dissent notes of its member Ashok Lavasa in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speeches during campaigning for Lok Sabha elections, in response to an RTI seeking the same.
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EC ignores Congress objections, decides to hold 2 RS bye-polls sep
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Ignoring Congress objections, the Election Commission on Saturday announced separate bye-elections on July 5 to two Rajya Sabha vacancies in Gujarat, created by the election of Amit Shah and Smriti Irani to Lok Sabha, while announcing by-polls to four oth
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Arunachal: EC team recounts ardous journey to conduct re-poll, tre
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): An election team deputed to conduct re-polling in some of the remotest villages near the Indo-China border in Arunachal Pradesh had to battle mountainous terrain and a dense forest to trek back to mainland after inclement weather left the team stranded, a
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BJP wins most of LS seats lost in bye-polls between 2014 and '19
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The resounding win of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections has also reinstated the party in more than half of parliamentary seats lost in by-polls between 2014 and 2019.
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Lok Sabha results 2019: BJP leading on 2 seats in Arunachal Prade
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Early trends in two Lok Sabha seats in Arunachal Pradesh showed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in both the seats for which trends had come in.
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Onus on ensuring institutional integrity lies with ECI: Pranab Muk
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): A day after praising the Election Commission for conducting "perfect" polls, former President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed concern over reports of alleged tampering of EVMs and asked the poll body to put all speculations to rest.
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WB: EC imposes Section 144 in Bhatpara for undefined time-period
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Bhatpara (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): Section 144 has been imposed in West Bengal's Bhatpara Assembly constituency for undefined time-period to deal with post-poll violence, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Monday.
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LS Polls: 70.97 pc voter turnout till 6 pm in Jharkhand
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 19 (ANI): An estimated voter turnout of 70.97 per cent was recorded till 6 pm on Sunday in three parliamentary constituencies in Jharkhand, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has said.
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LS polls: 10.25 per cent turnout till 9:00 am in last phase
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): The voter turnout till 9 am in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections was recorded as 10.25 per cent, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Sunday. Fifty-nine parliamentary constituencies across seven states and one union territory are
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EC has one set of rules for opposition and another for ruling part
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], May 16 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India for cutting short the campaign period in West Bengal, DMK chief M K Stalin on Thursday backed Trinamal Congress saying the EC has one set of rules for the opposition and another for
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EC asks Twitter to remove all tweets on exit polls
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Election Commission of India has ordered Twitter India to remove all the tweets related to 2019 Lok Sabha elections exit polls.
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