The matter pertains to the allotment of the stone mine lease in his favor in the Angara block of Ranchi. The poll panel had issued notice to Soren last month asking him to explain why action should not be taken against him.
Besides the President and the Vice President elections due shortly, the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and several assembly polls will be held under his watch.
Jharkhand’s ruling JMM and opposition BJP have been locking horns over Soren flouting office-of-profit norms due to the mining lease being in his name.
Imran Khan was denotified as Pakistan Prime Minister on Sunday after the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly dismissed the no-confidence motion against Khan's government.
Punjab's Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju on Sunday said according to the schedule, the notification for the biennial election will be issued on Monday (March 14).
The relaxation will be subject to existing instructions of state disaster management authorities (SDMA) and preventive measures imposed by concerned district authorities.
Apart from Uttar Pradesh, counting of votes in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa, and Manipur will take place on Thursday. The Assembly polls were held in these states over seven phases.
As per the schedule of the Election Commission, the polling exercise, which began on February 10 from Uttar Pradesh, will conclude on Mar 7 in all five states. The results will be announced simultaneously on Mar 10.
Responding after SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's statements on Tuesday that EVMs are being comprised, the poll body said, "Some rumors related to EVMs were spread which is wrong. Action has been taken. Commission has directed CEO UP to take action against such rumour mongers."
As per the schedule of the Election Commission, the polling exercise, which began on February 10 from Uttar Pradesh, will conclude on Mar 7 in all five states. The results will be announced simultaneously on Mar 10.
The Election Commission said it took a periodic review of the status of the Covid situation in the country and especially in the poll-bound states on Tuesday. According to updated information received from the Union health secretary, Covid cases have declined significantly
A BJP delegation, including Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, met the EC with a memorandum and claimed that Sidhu had insulted Brahmins with a "derogatory" reference with an aim to divide Punjabis.
The election commission relaxed restrictions it has imposed on the poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
The limit for door to door campaigns has also been enhanced, wherein instead of 10 persons, now 20 persons, excluding security personnel, will be allowed.
In a statement issued here on Saturday, UP's Chief Electoral Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla said that conducting the exit polls, its publication in print or electronic media or its publicity has been banned from 7.00 am on February 10 to 6.30 pm on March 7.
On January 15, the commission had extended the ban until January 22.
During the door-to-door campaign led by Amit Shah, he interacted with the people of Kairana who had left the city in 2014 but have now resettled back.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
Directing the Chief Electoral Officers of all the five poll-bound states, the Commission said that the concerned departments of the notified category of electors may be informed accordingly, and may be asked to nominate "Nodal Officer" for this purpose of the postal ballot facility.
In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, Channi wrote that it was brought to his notice by some representatives of the Scheduled Castes community, which contributes around 32 per cent of the state's population, that the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas falls on February 16.
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