Ec Countermands Rajya Sabha Polls

A month after the Election Commission countermanded the polls, elections for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand began today even as last minute parleys were on, with ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) wooing its junior ally All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) party to vote for its candidate Sanjeev Kumar.

The CBI has today filed a First Information Report (FIR) against three people for alleged horse-trading in the Rajya Sabha poll that was supposed to be held last month in Jharkhand. The Election Commission (EC) had countermanded the polls after Rs.2.15 crore in cash was seized from a car belonging to a candidate's brother. However, no legislator ...

The Election Commission (EC) today decided to write to the government seeking a CBI probe into the events that led to countermand of Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand recently. The decision comes after the Jharkhand High Court asked the Commission to constitute a probe.

In an unprecedented move, the Election Commission (EC), on Friday, countermanded the Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand. The strict action by the poll panel, also the first ever, came amidst reports of "horse-trading" and the seizure of cash worth over Rs 2 crore from a car belonging to a candidate's relative.

A month after the Election Commission countermanded the polls, elections for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand began today even as last minute parleys were on, with ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) wooing its junior ally All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) party to vote for its candidate Sanjeev Kumar.

The CBI has today filed a First Information Report (FIR) against three people for alleged horse-trading in the Rajya Sabha poll that was supposed to be held last month in Jharkhand. The Election Commission (EC) had countermanded the polls after Rs.2.15 crore in cash was seized from a car belonging to a candidate's brother. However, no legislator ...

The Election Commission (EC) today decided to write to the government seeking a CBI probe into the events that led to countermand of Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand recently. The decision comes after the Jharkhand High Court asked the Commission to constitute a probe.

In an unprecedented move, the Election Commission (EC), on Friday, countermanded the Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand. The strict action by the poll panel, also the first ever, came amidst reports of "horse-trading" and the seizure of cash worth over Rs 2 crore from a car belonging to a candidate's relative.