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Ex-Cop In Indira Gandhi's Security Detail vs 3-Time Chief Minister In Mizoram
The tight electoral contest in Mizoram boils down to two men with completely different backgrounds. One was the leader of an insurgent group. The other was a police officer who served as the security in-charge of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Mizoram To See 4-Way Electoral Battle, New Party Challenges Old Guard
For decades, power has shifted between the Congress and the Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram. But in a first, a four-way battle has made the state election interesting.
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AAP To Make Electoral Debut In Northeast By Contesting Mizoram Polls
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has decided to make electoral debut in the northeast by contesting in the Mizoram assembly polls.
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Sabarimala Key Issue; Will Use In Campaigns: Kerala BJP To Poll Officer
Former Governor of Mizoram, Kummanam Rajasekharan, who is likely to be the BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, has hit out at the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Kerala for asking political parties not to use the Sabarimala issue for invoking religious feelings during election campaigns. "Sabarimala is an important issue and the BJP will contin...
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BJP Should Hold PM Modi Responsible For Election Defeats: Omar Abdullah
The BJP should hold Prime Minister Narendra Modi responsible for the party's electoral defeats in the heartland states, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday.
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Over 1.74 Lakh EVMs Store Fate Of 8,500 Candidates Of Five States
The electoral fate of over 8,500 candidates of five states which went to polls recently is sealed in over 1.74 lakh EVMs which will be opened Tuesday.
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Biggest Challenge To Restore Public Faith: Mizoram's Poll Panel Chief
Mizoram's new chief electoral officer has said the "biggest challenge" for him has been to restore public faith in the election process after intense protests by civil society and political groups against his predecessor. Ashish Kundra, who took charge as the new CEO after S B Shashank was removed amid protests over allowing Bru voters lodged in Tr...
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Prepared To Conduct Free And Fair Elections, Says Mizoram Poll Officer
The election machinery is fully prepared to conduct free and fair polls to the 40-member Mizoram Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ashish Kundra said on Monday.
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Assembly Polls Highlights: Congress Started Abusing My Mother, Says PM
With only a few days of campaigning left for the electoral battle in different states, Prime minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah and Congress president Rahul Gandhi are expected to address different rallies in Madhya Pradesh.
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Bru Tribals Likely To Vote From Border Village: Mizoram Poll Officer
Mizoram's newly appointed Chief Electoral Officer Ashish Kundra said Friday Bru voters housed in north Tripura relief camps were likely to exercise their franchise from Kanhmun village on the Mizoram-Tripura border in the upcoming assembly polls.
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After Protests, Poll Body Removes Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer
The Election Commission (EC) today removed S B Shashank as chief electoral officer of poll-bound Mizoram and appointed IAS officer Ashish Kundra. The order came after some civil society groups in Mizoram demanded Shashank's ouster over a row on allowing Bru voters lodged in Tripura relief camps to exercise their franchise from there.
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Poll Body Asks Mizoram For More Names For Chief Electoral Officer's Post
The Election Commission Monday sought two more names from the Mizoram government for the post of chief electoral officer, highly-placed sources in the poll panel said.
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Poll Panel Seeks Names For Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer's Post
The Election Commission Saturday initiated the process of finding an alternative to Mizoram chief electoral officer who is facing a massive agitation for ouster by a conglomerate of civil society and student organisations.
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Poll Panel, Mizoram Groups Talks End, Election Officer May Be Replaced
The Election Commission has agreed to the main demands of civil society groups in Mizoram protesting against the recent appointment of the state's chief electoral officer, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The outcome of the talks between an Election Commission team and the groups was positive, they said.
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Poll Panel Team In Mizoram To Check Stand-off Ahead Of Elections
A high-level Election Commission team on Friday held a series of meetings, including with the Mizoram NGO Coordination Committee (MNCC), which has been spearheading a state-wide protest calling for removal of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and reinstatement of the ousted Principal Secretary (Home).
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Ex-Cop In Indira Gandhi's Security Detail vs 3-Time Chief Minister In Mizoram
The tight electoral contest in Mizoram boils down to two men with completely different backgrounds. One was the leader of an insurgent group. The other was a police officer who served as the security in-charge of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Mizoram To See 4-Way Electoral Battle, New Party Challenges Old Guard
For decades, power has shifted between the Congress and the Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram. But in a first, a four-way battle has made the state election interesting.
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AAP To Make Electoral Debut In Northeast By Contesting Mizoram Polls
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has decided to make electoral debut in the northeast by contesting in the Mizoram assembly polls.
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Sabarimala Key Issue; Will Use In Campaigns: Kerala BJP To Poll Officer
Former Governor of Mizoram, Kummanam Rajasekharan, who is likely to be the BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, has hit out at the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Kerala for asking political parties not to use the Sabarimala issue for invoking religious feelings during election campaigns. "Sabarimala is an important issue and the BJP will contin...
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BJP Should Hold PM Modi Responsible For Election Defeats: Omar Abdullah
The BJP should hold Prime Minister Narendra Modi responsible for the party's electoral defeats in the heartland states, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday.
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Over 1.74 Lakh EVMs Store Fate Of 8,500 Candidates Of Five States
The electoral fate of over 8,500 candidates of five states which went to polls recently is sealed in over 1.74 lakh EVMs which will be opened Tuesday.
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Biggest Challenge To Restore Public Faith: Mizoram's Poll Panel Chief
Mizoram's new chief electoral officer has said the "biggest challenge" for him has been to restore public faith in the election process after intense protests by civil society and political groups against his predecessor. Ashish Kundra, who took charge as the new CEO after S B Shashank was removed amid protests over allowing Bru voters lodged in Tr...
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Prepared To Conduct Free And Fair Elections, Says Mizoram Poll Officer
The election machinery is fully prepared to conduct free and fair polls to the 40-member Mizoram Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ashish Kundra said on Monday.
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Assembly Polls Highlights: Congress Started Abusing My Mother, Says PM
With only a few days of campaigning left for the electoral battle in different states, Prime minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah and Congress president Rahul Gandhi are expected to address different rallies in Madhya Pradesh.
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Bru Tribals Likely To Vote From Border Village: Mizoram Poll Officer
Mizoram's newly appointed Chief Electoral Officer Ashish Kundra said Friday Bru voters housed in north Tripura relief camps were likely to exercise their franchise from Kanhmun village on the Mizoram-Tripura border in the upcoming assembly polls.
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After Protests, Poll Body Removes Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer
The Election Commission (EC) today removed S B Shashank as chief electoral officer of poll-bound Mizoram and appointed IAS officer Ashish Kundra. The order came after some civil society groups in Mizoram demanded Shashank's ouster over a row on allowing Bru voters lodged in Tripura relief camps to exercise their franchise from there.
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Poll Body Asks Mizoram For More Names For Chief Electoral Officer's Post
The Election Commission Monday sought two more names from the Mizoram government for the post of chief electoral officer, highly-placed sources in the poll panel said.
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Poll Panel Seeks Names For Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer's Post
The Election Commission Saturday initiated the process of finding an alternative to Mizoram chief electoral officer who is facing a massive agitation for ouster by a conglomerate of civil society and student organisations.
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Poll Panel, Mizoram Groups Talks End, Election Officer May Be Replaced
The Election Commission has agreed to the main demands of civil society groups in Mizoram protesting against the recent appointment of the state's chief electoral officer, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The outcome of the talks between an Election Commission team and the groups was positive, they said.
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Poll Panel Team In Mizoram To Check Stand-off Ahead Of Elections
A high-level Election Commission team on Friday held a series of meetings, including with the Mizoram NGO Coordination Committee (MNCC), which has been spearheading a state-wide protest calling for removal of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and reinstatement of the ousted Principal Secretary (Home).
