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Himachal Court Relief To Independent MLA, Father Of Congress Rebel
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted interim anticipatory bail to Hamirpur Independent MLA Ashish Sharma and Gagret MLA Chaitanya Sharma's father who were booked by the police for "electoral offences" and criminal conspiracy.
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"No Emperor Can Save His Chair...": Rebel MLA Jabs Himachal Chief Minister
No emperor can save his chair through intimidation, Himachal Pradesh Congress rebel Rajinder Rana said on Monday, a day after an Independent MLA and the father of another rebel were booked over "electoral offences" related to the recent Rajya Sabha p
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Cops File Case Against Independent MLA, Congress Rebel's Father In Himachal
The Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday registered a case against an independent MLA and the father of a Congress rebel and others over "electoral offences" and bribery related to the recent Rajya Sabha polls in which six party MLAs voted for the BJP.
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Arvind Kejriwal Gets Bail In Cases Of Electoral Offences
Booked in two cases for allegedly disturbing communal harmony and committing other electoral offences during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by a special court for lawmakers.
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UK PM Boris Johnson Faces Formal Probe Over Apartment Renovation Funding
Britain's Electoral Commission began an investigation on Wednesday into the refurbishment of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street apartment, saying there were grounds to suspect an offence may have been committed.
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"Dismissed": Top Court On Plea To Make Electoral Offences Cognisable
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea that sought a minimum punishment of two years for electoral offences, including bribery, false statement, undue influence, by candidates and political parties.
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UK Conservative Charged With Campaign Finance Offence Ahead Of June Election
A member of Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party, who beat leading Brexit figure Nigel Farage in the 2015 parliamentary election, was charged with breaking that campaign's expenses rules on Friday, a week before a fresh national vote.
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UK Lawmaker Charged With Election Offences To Remain As Candidate: Theresa May
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that a member of her Conservative Party who has been charged with criminal offences related to spending on the 2015 election will remain a candidate for next week's national vote.
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Cash Worth Rs 7.40 Crore Seized By Election Commission In Tamil Nadu
The election authorities in Tamil Nadu have so far seized money worth Rs 7.40 crore, in the run up to the May 16 assembly polls, with 73 cases related to alleged electoral offences been registered in the state.
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Legal Lacuna in Dealing With Menace of Paid News: Chief Election Commission
There is a legal lacuna in dealing with the growing menace of 'paid news' in the Indian elections and there is a need to make it an offence under the electoral law, says Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath.
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Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath hails Supreme Court order on disqualification of MPs, MLAs
Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court judgement disqualifying MPs and MLAs instantly on their conviction for criminal offences, saying it was "long overdue" and one that would clean the electoral process.
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Electoral reforms my priority, says new Law Commission Chairman
The Law Commission's new Chairman, Justice DK Jain, has said that reforms in the electoral system would be his priority.
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Subramanian Swamy seeks derecognition of Congress, files plea before Election Commission
Alleging that the Congress has confessed to its 'loan crime', Janata Party president Suramanian Swamy today filed a plea before the Election Commission of India seeking derecognition of the Congress party. In a letter to the Election Commission, Mr Swamy said that the Congress has "prima facie" committed an offence under electoral law as well as In...
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Himachal Court Relief To Independent MLA, Father Of Congress Rebel
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted interim anticipatory bail to Hamirpur Independent MLA Ashish Sharma and Gagret MLA Chaitanya Sharma's father who were booked by the police for "electoral offences" and criminal conspiracy.
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"No Emperor Can Save His Chair...": Rebel MLA Jabs Himachal Chief Minister
No emperor can save his chair through intimidation, Himachal Pradesh Congress rebel Rajinder Rana said on Monday, a day after an Independent MLA and the father of another rebel were booked over "electoral offences" related to the recent Rajya Sabha p
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Cops File Case Against Independent MLA, Congress Rebel's Father In Himachal
The Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday registered a case against an independent MLA and the father of a Congress rebel and others over "electoral offences" and bribery related to the recent Rajya Sabha polls in which six party MLAs voted for the BJP.
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Arvind Kejriwal Gets Bail In Cases Of Electoral Offences
Booked in two cases for allegedly disturbing communal harmony and committing other electoral offences during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by a special court for lawmakers.
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UK PM Boris Johnson Faces Formal Probe Over Apartment Renovation Funding
Britain's Electoral Commission began an investigation on Wednesday into the refurbishment of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street apartment, saying there were grounds to suspect an offence may have been committed.
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"Dismissed": Top Court On Plea To Make Electoral Offences Cognisable
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea that sought a minimum punishment of two years for electoral offences, including bribery, false statement, undue influence, by candidates and political parties.
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UK Conservative Charged With Campaign Finance Offence Ahead Of June Election
A member of Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party, who beat leading Brexit figure Nigel Farage in the 2015 parliamentary election, was charged with breaking that campaign's expenses rules on Friday, a week before a fresh national vote.
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UK Lawmaker Charged With Election Offences To Remain As Candidate: Theresa May
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that a member of her Conservative Party who has been charged with criminal offences related to spending on the 2015 election will remain a candidate for next week's national vote.
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Cash Worth Rs 7.40 Crore Seized By Election Commission In Tamil Nadu
The election authorities in Tamil Nadu have so far seized money worth Rs 7.40 crore, in the run up to the May 16 assembly polls, with 73 cases related to alleged electoral offences been registered in the state.
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Legal Lacuna in Dealing With Menace of Paid News: Chief Election Commission
There is a legal lacuna in dealing with the growing menace of 'paid news' in the Indian elections and there is a need to make it an offence under the electoral law, says Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath.
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Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath hails Supreme Court order on disqualification of MPs, MLAs
Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court judgement disqualifying MPs and MLAs instantly on their conviction for criminal offences, saying it was "long overdue" and one that would clean the electoral process.
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Electoral reforms my priority, says new Law Commission Chairman
The Law Commission's new Chairman, Justice DK Jain, has said that reforms in the electoral system would be his priority.
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Subramanian Swamy seeks derecognition of Congress, files plea before Election Commission
Alleging that the Congress has confessed to its 'loan crime', Janata Party president Suramanian Swamy today filed a plea before the Election Commission of India seeking derecognition of the Congress party. In a letter to the Election Commission, Mr Swamy said that the Congress has "prima facie" committed an offence under electoral law as well as In...
