Tag: Election Commission
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BJP leader Ganesh Joshi creates controversy by distributing money during Chhath festival
In 2016, Mussoorie legislator Ganesh Joshi was accused of fracturing the leg of police horse Shaktimaan, which died later.
November 16, 2018 -
Election Commission replaces Mizoram’s CEO after protests
The issue first came to light when Shasank reportedly wrote to the Election Commission to keep Chuaungo away from election duties.
November 15, 2018 -
Bangladesh EC defers polling date to December 30
Chief Election Commissioner K.M. Nurul Huda made the announcement in capital Dhaka, a day after the opposition alliance, including former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party, decided to contest the polls.
November 12, 2018 -
EC bans all exit polls from Nov 12 to Dec 7 for 5 poll-bound states
The Election Commission has banned all exit polls for the five poll-bound states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana from November 12 till December 7. Also, as per Section 126(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, displaying any election matter “including results of any opinion poll or any other poll survey” …
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November 9, 2018 -
Mizoram Elections 2018: EC team to hold talks with officials, leaders
The committee, along with other political leaders, had been demanding Shashank's exit from the state since then.
November 9, 2018 -
Mizoram CEO to leave for Delhi on EC summons
Thousands of people from the Bru community fled Mizoram in the late 1990s following ethnic clashes. They have been lodged in relief camps in Tripura.
November 7, 2018 -
EC team to arrive in Mizoram after CM seeks ouster of chief electoral officer
S B Shashank's removal is the only solution for smooth conduct of the November 28 Assembly elections, the chief minister said in the letter.
November 6, 2018 -
India’s déjà vu
History has a tendency of repeating its worst aspects. This appears particularly true for us; headlines in India do not change ~ year after year. Be it the news ‘Saina Nehwal loses in the finals’ or ‘Dozens killed in train tragedy’ or that ‘Development of Indian fighter aircraft/battle tank would take a few more years’; …
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November 6, 2018 -
Allowing AAP MLAs to summon witnesses could prolong the office of profit matter: Delhi HC
It said that Patel, represented by advocate Kaushal Sharma, was not required in the present proceedings as it pertained to summoning of witnesses.
November 1, 2018 -
Electoral system: A reforms bus missed
By its judgments in the Public Interest Foundation and Lok Prahari cases, the apex court missed an opportunity to cleanse our electoral system, argue Afroz Alam and Yogesh Pratap Singh.
November 1, 2018 -
Uncertainty continues in TN
The political temperature is rising in Tamil Nadu after this week’s verdict of the Madras High court upholding the decision of the Speaker disqualifying 18 MLAs loyal to the expelled AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran, who now heads the party’s splinter group, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK). The crucial verdict is likely to change political equations …
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October 28, 2018 -
Taliban threatens to disrupt Afghan elections
According to the Independent Election Commission, out of the 7,384 voting centres that fall in Taliban territory, 2,384 will remain closed on election day.
October 19, 2018 -
Dissolution of the Assembly
The position of the Governor when it comes to the question of dissolving a State assembly often reflects that of the Central government, says Nirmalendu Bikash Rakshit.
October 18, 2018 -
EC team to visit poll-bound Telangana on October 22
They would meet various political parties, besides senior officials of the state government and the police department, an official release said.
October 16, 2018 -
Interplay of factors in Assembly polls
The ensuing Assembly elections to Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan may be a complex interplay of electorally important factors. Ultimately, these factors might play out over caste, community, religion, candidates, finances, factionalism, disunity in the opposition and the communication skills of the players and the Modi magic. This will be the first major electoral fight …
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October 14, 2018 -
Full EC team to visit Mizoram Tuesday to study poll preparedness
Women once again outnumber men in Mizoram's electoral rolls. Of the total 768,181 voters, as many as 393,685 are women and 374,496 men.
October 12, 2018 -
EC defends decision to hold 3 Lok Sabha by-polls in Karnataka
Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and a Congress leader in Karnataka have questioned the need for the Lok Sabha by-elections with only a few months to go for the general elections.
October 9, 2018