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Rahul Gandhi's Question As Poll Body Says Will Share Maharashtra Voter Rolls
Though the Election Commission has trashed the Congress's "match-fixing" allegation in the November 2024 elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, the party has found a brief sense of victory in one of its related quests.
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Rahul Gandhi Made Allegations, But Sent No Letter To Election Commission: Sources
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has not written any letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) or sought any time for a meeting even 24 hours after he raised allegations of "rigging" in the assembly election held in November last year.
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Devendra Fadnavis, His Deputy Rubbish Rahul Gandhi's "Match-Fixing" Claim
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's detailed article on the alleged 'match-fixing' in the Maharashtra assembly elections - held six months ago - has reignited a political firestorm in the state.
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"Evasion Won't Protect...": Rahul Gandhi vs Poll Body Over Maharashtra Polls
Issuing a rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi's fresh claims of "match-fixing" in the November 2024 Maharashtra elections, the Election Commission has re-released a document and said the Congress leader's allegations are "completely absurd".
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Amid Concerns Over Voter Turnout Data, Poll Body Brings In Key Update
Facing questions over delays and alleged inconsistencies in voter turnout data, including during the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has upgraded its digital infrastructure to address the issue.
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Poll Body Announces Election To 8 Rajya Sabha Seats On June 19
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced biennial elections to eight Rajya Sabha seats from the states of Tamil Nadu and Assam will be held on June 19 and the results will be declared the same day.
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Poll Body Announces Date For Assembly Bypolls To 5 Seats In Four States
Assembly bypolls are scheduled to be held in Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal and Punjab.
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Election Commission Resolves Duplicate Voter Card Number Issue: Report
The Election Commission has resolved the issue of voter cards having similar numbers and those with such cards have been issued fresh ones with new numbers, sources said Tuesday.
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Poll Panel Links Electoral Rolls To Birth, Death Records For Accuracy
The Election Commission will take data of death registrations from the Registrar General of India (RGI) to update electoral rolls. It has also modified the voter information slip to ensure the serial and part number of voters are prominently visible.
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"Absurd": Poll Panel Sources On Rahul Gandhi's Maharashtra Election Comments
The controversy over Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi's comments in Boston, US, about the Election Commission snowballed today, with sources in the poll panel calling it "absurd".
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Delhi Court Summons Trinamool Leader Derek O'Brien In 2024 Protest Case
A Delhi court on Monday summoned TMC leaders Derek O'Brien, Sagarika Ghose, Saket Gokhle and other party functionaries for a holding protest in front of the Election Commission of India despite a prohibitory order in April last year.
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Sufficient Checks And Balances In Election Commission's Process: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that there are sufficient checks and balances in the process adopted by the Election Commission of India while scrutinising the nomination of a parliamentary or assembly polls candidate.
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How BR Ambedkar's Amendment In Constituent Assembly Helped Create Poll Body
The Election Commission came into being on January 25, 1950, after an amendment brought by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly.
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As Tulsi Gabbard Backs Paper Ballots, Poll Body Sources' EVM Clarification
Election Commission sources on Friday rejected suggestions that electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the country are vulnerable to hacking, asserting that the machines work like simple calculators which are not connected to the internet.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking 100% Manual Counting Of VVPAT Slips
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Election Commission of India that there should be 100% manual counting of the VVPAT slips in addition to electronic counting by the control unit of Electronic Voting Machines.
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Rahul Gandhi's Question As Poll Body Says Will Share Maharashtra Voter Rolls
Though the Election Commission has trashed the Congress's "match-fixing" allegation in the November 2024 elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, the party has found a brief sense of victory in one of its related quests.
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Rahul Gandhi Made Allegations, But Sent No Letter To Election Commission: Sources
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has not written any letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) or sought any time for a meeting even 24 hours after he raised allegations of "rigging" in the assembly election held in November last year.
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Devendra Fadnavis, His Deputy Rubbish Rahul Gandhi's "Match-Fixing" Claim
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's detailed article on the alleged 'match-fixing' in the Maharashtra assembly elections - held six months ago - has reignited a political firestorm in the state.
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"Evasion Won't Protect...": Rahul Gandhi vs Poll Body Over Maharashtra Polls
Issuing a rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi's fresh claims of "match-fixing" in the November 2024 Maharashtra elections, the Election Commission has re-released a document and said the Congress leader's allegations are "completely absurd".
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Amid Concerns Over Voter Turnout Data, Poll Body Brings In Key Update
Facing questions over delays and alleged inconsistencies in voter turnout data, including during the Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has upgraded its digital infrastructure to address the issue.
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Poll Body Announces Election To 8 Rajya Sabha Seats On June 19
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced biennial elections to eight Rajya Sabha seats from the states of Tamil Nadu and Assam will be held on June 19 and the results will be declared the same day.
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Poll Body Announces Date For Assembly Bypolls To 5 Seats In Four States
Assembly bypolls are scheduled to be held in Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal and Punjab.
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Election Commission Resolves Duplicate Voter Card Number Issue: Report
The Election Commission has resolved the issue of voter cards having similar numbers and those with such cards have been issued fresh ones with new numbers, sources said Tuesday.
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Poll Panel Links Electoral Rolls To Birth, Death Records For Accuracy
The Election Commission will take data of death registrations from the Registrar General of India (RGI) to update electoral rolls. It has also modified the voter information slip to ensure the serial and part number of voters are prominently visible.
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"Absurd": Poll Panel Sources On Rahul Gandhi's Maharashtra Election Comments
The controversy over Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi's comments in Boston, US, about the Election Commission snowballed today, with sources in the poll panel calling it "absurd".
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Delhi Court Summons Trinamool Leader Derek O'Brien In 2024 Protest Case
A Delhi court on Monday summoned TMC leaders Derek O'Brien, Sagarika Ghose, Saket Gokhle and other party functionaries for a holding protest in front of the Election Commission of India despite a prohibitory order in April last year.
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Sufficient Checks And Balances In Election Commission's Process: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that there are sufficient checks and balances in the process adopted by the Election Commission of India while scrutinising the nomination of a parliamentary or assembly polls candidate.
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How BR Ambedkar's Amendment In Constituent Assembly Helped Create Poll Body
The Election Commission came into being on January 25, 1950, after an amendment brought by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly.
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As Tulsi Gabbard Backs Paper Ballots, Poll Body Sources' EVM Clarification
Election Commission sources on Friday rejected suggestions that electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the country are vulnerable to hacking, asserting that the machines work like simple calculators which are not connected to the internet.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking 100% Manual Counting Of VVPAT Slips
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Election Commission of India that there should be 100% manual counting of the VVPAT slips in addition to electronic counting by the control unit of Electronic Voting Machines.
