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Jena in soup over ‘offering bribe’ to voters

March 14, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJP and the Congress Thursday urged the Election Commission to debar Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena ...

While the notification sets in motion the constitution of the 17th Lok Sabha, the list given to the President enables him to initiate government formation process.

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Election Commission transfers Shillong poll officer

March 13, 2019

Shillong: Ahead of the first phase Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) Tuesday transferred two Meghalaya officials, including Returning ...

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Some ministries yet to comply with model code of conduct

March 12, 2019

New Delhi: Following the imposition of the model code of conduct, several government websites, including that of the Prime Minister’s ...

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Removal of political hoardings begin as model code comes into effect

March 12, 2019

Bhubaneswar: As the Election Commission announced the dates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the Model Code of ...

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Over 1.5 crore Lok Sabha voters in 18-19 age group

March 11, 2019

New Delhi: Over 1.5 crore electors in 18-19 year age group will be eligible to vote for the first time ...

The instructions came after the photograph of a hoarding displaying pictures of the IAF pilot as well as senior BJP leaders was circulated on social media.

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Photos of soldiers cannot be used for political campaigns: EC

March 10, 2019

New Delhi: The Election Commission Saturday asked political parties to "desist from displaying photographs of defence personnel" against the backdrop ...

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Political advertisements in newspapers on election day to continue

March 5, 2019

New Delhi: An Election Commission proposal to ban political advertisements in newspapers on election day will not be implemented in ...

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Opposition parties hold meeting on EVM machines

February 1, 2019

New Delhi: On a day when the BJP-led NDA government was announcing a budget full of sops the top leaders ...

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Panel moots ban on polling day ads in papers

January 15, 2019

New Delhi, Jan 15: A panel, which was asked to propose changes in electoral laws dealing with campaigning in the ...

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EC rescinds Thiruvarur by-election

January 7, 2019

Chennai: The Election Commission (EC) has rescinded its January 3 notification announcing the by-election in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvarur Assembly constituency. In ...