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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Poll Body's Directive On Freebies To Observers Ahead Of 1st Phase Of Polls
The Election Commission on Friday directed its observers deployed for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls to ensure that fake news and misinformation is curbed in time and facts are conveyed to voters on a pro-active basis to steer a "positive narrati
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Poll Body Appoints Observers In States To Monitor, Ensure Fair Elections
The Election Commission today appointed special observers for administrative, security and expenditure monitoring purposes in several states to ensure a level playing field during the upcoming elections.
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Ensure Free Polls, Judicious Use Of Central Forces: Poll Body To Observers
The Election Commission on Monday asked its observers to ensure polls free of coercion and intimidation and pushed for judicious use of central and state forces keeping in mind that their deployment should not favour any particular party.
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Supreme Court Pauses Order Asking Poll Body To Hold Pune Lok Sabha Key Election
Observing that it will lay down the guidelines on conducting by-elections, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bombay High Court order asking the Election Commission to immediately hold the bypoll for the Pune Lok Sabha seat
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3 Election Commission Members Land In Dhaka Ahead Of Bangladesh Polls
Three members of the Election Commission of India reached Dhaka ahead of the 12th general election in Bangladesh on January 7. They will actively participate as part of the international election observer team, contributing to the monitoring process.
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Ahead Of Announcing Poll Schedule For 5 States, Election Body To Hold Meet
Ahead of announcing schedule for assembly polls in five states, the Election Commission has convened a meeting of its observers on Friday to finalise strategy for smooth conduct of the democratic exercise.
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Cut Age To Contest Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls, Says Parliamentary Panel
The panel headed by BJP's Sushil Modi observed that reducing the minimum age requirement for candidacy in elections would give young individuals equal opportunities to engage in democracy.
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6 Types Of Election Observers Appointed For 3 Northeast States
The Election Commission has appointed six types of observers in three election-bound states - Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland - to monitor the poll process and related aspects closely.
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BJP Paid Insurgent Groups In Manipur For Votes, Alleges Congress
Congress leader and the party's Manipur observer Jairam Ramesh today said he would approach the Supreme Court after the "Election Commission maintained that the payments made to banned militant groups in the state didn't constitute the MCC violation.
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Delay UP Elections, Ban Rallies: Court Urges Poll Body, PM Over Omicron
The Allahabad High Court today requested the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections by a month or two.
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After Court's "Booked For Murder" Remark, Election Commission Pushes Back
The Election Commission today requested the Madras High Court to restrain the media from reporting on oral observations, days after the court's sharp remarks on "murder charges" on officials of the election body for not stopping political rallies.
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"Baseless": Election Panel On Trinamool's Allegation Of Action On Workers
A day after Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee alleged there were plans to detain her party workers ahead of voting in West Bengal at the instance of poll observers, the Election Commission said no instructions have been issued by any of its of
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Poll Observers Helping BJP, Want To Finish Off Trinamool: Mamata Banerjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the three special observers of the Election Commission were ordering police officers to detain TMC workers during the polling hours, asserting that she would move the Supreme Court against such
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"Polling Not Disrupted": Election Commission On Nandigram Chaos
The huge tension at Nadigram's Boyal -- from where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had to be rescued by the Central forces -- found no mention in the investigation report sought by the Election Commission. The two general observers sent by the Commis
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Suspend Top Officer For Power Misuse In Bengal Election: Poll Body To UP
The Election Commission has ordered suspension of an Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer who was deployed as an observer for West Bengal assembly polls for his alleged misconduct with district officials and misuse of official position among other charges.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Poll Body's Directive On Freebies To Observers Ahead Of 1st Phase Of Polls
The Election Commission on Friday directed its observers deployed for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls to ensure that fake news and misinformation is curbed in time and facts are conveyed to voters on a pro-active basis to steer a "positive narrati
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Poll Body Appoints Observers In States To Monitor, Ensure Fair Elections
The Election Commission today appointed special observers for administrative, security and expenditure monitoring purposes in several states to ensure a level playing field during the upcoming elections.
-
Ensure Free Polls, Judicious Use Of Central Forces: Poll Body To Observers
The Election Commission on Monday asked its observers to ensure polls free of coercion and intimidation and pushed for judicious use of central and state forces keeping in mind that their deployment should not favour any particular party.
-
Supreme Court Pauses Order Asking Poll Body To Hold Pune Lok Sabha Key Election
Observing that it will lay down the guidelines on conducting by-elections, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bombay High Court order asking the Election Commission to immediately hold the bypoll for the Pune Lok Sabha seat
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3 Election Commission Members Land In Dhaka Ahead Of Bangladesh Polls
Three members of the Election Commission of India reached Dhaka ahead of the 12th general election in Bangladesh on January 7. They will actively participate as part of the international election observer team, contributing to the monitoring process.
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Ahead Of Announcing Poll Schedule For 5 States, Election Body To Hold Meet
Ahead of announcing schedule for assembly polls in five states, the Election Commission has convened a meeting of its observers on Friday to finalise strategy for smooth conduct of the democratic exercise.
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Cut Age To Contest Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls, Says Parliamentary Panel
The panel headed by BJP's Sushil Modi observed that reducing the minimum age requirement for candidacy in elections would give young individuals equal opportunities to engage in democracy.
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6 Types Of Election Observers Appointed For 3 Northeast States
The Election Commission has appointed six types of observers in three election-bound states - Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland - to monitor the poll process and related aspects closely.
-
BJP Paid Insurgent Groups In Manipur For Votes, Alleges Congress
Congress leader and the party's Manipur observer Jairam Ramesh today said he would approach the Supreme Court after the "Election Commission maintained that the payments made to banned militant groups in the state didn't constitute the MCC violation.
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Delay UP Elections, Ban Rallies: Court Urges Poll Body, PM Over Omicron
The Allahabad High Court today requested the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections by a month or two.
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After Court's "Booked For Murder" Remark, Election Commission Pushes Back
The Election Commission today requested the Madras High Court to restrain the media from reporting on oral observations, days after the court's sharp remarks on "murder charges" on officials of the election body for not stopping political rallies.
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"Baseless": Election Panel On Trinamool's Allegation Of Action On Workers
A day after Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee alleged there were plans to detain her party workers ahead of voting in West Bengal at the instance of poll observers, the Election Commission said no instructions have been issued by any of its of
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Poll Observers Helping BJP, Want To Finish Off Trinamool: Mamata Banerjee
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the three special observers of the Election Commission were ordering police officers to detain TMC workers during the polling hours, asserting that she would move the Supreme Court against such
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"Polling Not Disrupted": Election Commission On Nandigram Chaos
The huge tension at Nadigram's Boyal -- from where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had to be rescued by the Central forces -- found no mention in the investigation report sought by the Election Commission. The two general observers sent by the Commis
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Suspend Top Officer For Power Misuse In Bengal Election: Poll Body To UP
The Election Commission has ordered suspension of an Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer who was deployed as an observer for West Bengal assembly polls for his alleged misconduct with district officials and misuse of official position among other charges.
