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25,000 of 1 lakh overseas Indians registered in e-rolls voted in LS polls: EC
New Delhi: Only a little over 25,000 of the nearly one lakh overseas Indians who had registered as voters flew down to India to exercise their franchise in…
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KBC contestant, who won Rs 1 crore, made Election Commission’s ambassador
Amravati: Babita Tade, who won Rs 1 crore on quiz show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, has been appointed as the Amravati district ambassador for the Election Commission’s SVEEP programme…
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EC functioning like an agent of BJP: Dinesh Gundu Rao
Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday said that alleged that the Election Commission was acting like yet another government department and said the…
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New K’taka bypoll schedule: Venugopal says EC acting like ‘yet another govt dept’
Bengaluru: Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal on Friday alleged that the Election Commission was acting like “yet another government department” and said the new schedule for the…
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Bypolls to 15 Karnataka assembly seats now on Dec 5: EC
Bengaluru: The bypolls to 15 Karnataka seats, which the Election Commission had decided to defer, will now be held on December 5, according to a new notification issued…
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ECI has become puppet of central govt: VS Ugrappa
Bengaluru: After the Election Commission told the Supreme Court that former Karnataka Speaker’s order disqualifying 17 MLAs from the Assembly cannot deprive them of their right to contest…
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Speaker’s order disqualifying 17 MLAs can’t deprive them of right to contest polls: EC to SC
New Delhi/Bengaluru: The Election Commission told the Supreme Court that former Karnataka Speaker’s order disqualifying 17 MLAs from the Assembly cannot deprive them of their right to contest…
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EC announces schedule for bypolls in 64 assembly seats, 1 LS constituency
New Delhi: Bypolls to 64 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency spread across 18 states will be held on October 21 and the counting of votes will…
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TMC, CPI, NCP urge EC not to strip national party status
New Delhi: The CPI, TMC and the NCP on Monday urged the Election Commission not to take away their national party status, saying they should be given a fresh opportunity…
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HC directs SEC to hold elections to MCC council by Nov 15
Mangaluru: Expressing concern over the delay in holding elections to Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) council, the Karnataka High court on Tuesday, August 28 directed the State Election Commission…
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JD(U) can’t use ‘arrow’ poll symbol to contest elections in J’khand, Maharashtra: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission has barred JD(U) from using its poll symbol ‘arrow’ to contest elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra owing to its similarity with the ‘bow and…
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Plea in HC for linking of voter ID cards with Aadhaar
New Delhi: A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking direction to the Election Commission (EC) to link Voter ID with Aadhaar numbers to…
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Govt moves in RS resolution to extend Prez rule in JK for 6
New Delhi: The Centre had no option but to extend the President’s rule for six months in Jammu and Kashmir as the Election Commission intends to hold assembly…
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LS polls expense details; Shobha ahead
Mangaluru: The information regarding the income and expenditure of the candidates who fought the recent Lok Sabha election has been submitted to the Election Commission. Among the pack…
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SC notice to EC on plea against separate by-poll for 2 RS seats
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Election Commission by June 24 on a plea of the Gujarat Congress, challenging the poll panel’s…
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SC to hear Congress plea against EC over separate bypolls to 2 Rajya Sabha seats
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on June 19 a plea of Gujarat Congress’s Pareshbhai Dhanani challenging the decision of the Election Commission to hold…
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Sri Lankan Presidential polls to be held between November 15 and December 7
Colombo: The presidential elections in Sri Lanka would be held between November 15 and December 7, Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya has said, clarifying that according to constitutional provisions…
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BJP wins absolute majority: EC
New Delhi: The BJP has won an absolute majority of 272 seats and is leading in another 31 constituencies, according to the Election Commission. Of the results declared…
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BJP surges ahead with 269 of 495 seats in early trends, Cong trails far behind with 51
New Delhi: The BJP appeared set for a resounding comeback on Thursday with leads in 269 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 51, according to trends…
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As oppn cries foul, Pranab Mukherjee hails EC for ‘perfect’ elections
New Delhi: At a time when the Election Commission is under fire from opposition parties for being biased, former president Pranab Mukherjee on Monday lauded the role of the…
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Manipal: The 27th Manipal Academy of Higher Education Convocation got underway at KMC Greens here on Friday with 1389 undergraduates, postgraduates, S....
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Hassan: JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Friday said Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa was "perturbed" about the winnability of disqualified MLAs, whom ....
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Mumbai: The BJP will form a government in Maharashtra soon, the party's state unit chief Chandrakant Patil said on Friday, claiming that it can count ....
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New Delhi: India will host a four-day global conference on agriculture statistics beginning November 18 in the national capital and billionaire Bill G....
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Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday conducted raids at the Amnesty International's office in Bengaluru. The raids were c....
