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  Election Commission signs MoU with Education Ministry to bring electoral literacy to classrooms

  Education | November 02, 2023 20:11 IST

  Schools students will soon be taught about the electoral process across the country as the poll body has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Education.

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  Maharashtra: Amid EC's NCP split hearing, Ajit Pawar describes himself as party's national president

  Maharashtra | October 10, 2023 16:50 IST

  Ajit Pawar had moved the Election Commission claiming the support of 42 of 53 NCP MLAs in Maharashtra. While the hearing on the NCP split is underway in the Election Commission, Ajit Pawar has already described himself as the party's national president.

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  Model Code of Conduct comes into force in five poll-bound states | All you need to know

  India | October 09, 2023 20:29 IST

  Model Code of Conduct: Congress and BJP are the key players in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Telangana is expected to witness a triangular contest between the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Congress and BJP.

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  Assembly Polls: From over 16 crore total voters to 1.77 lakh polling stations, numbers at a glance

  India | October 09, 2023 18:29 IST

  With the announcement of Assembly elections in five states, the political battle among parties will see a new high in the run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Election Commission announced the dates of Assembly polls and other crucial data relating to all poll-bound states.

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  Sharad Pawar to present his side on NCP split in ECI hearing, slams Ajit for joining hands with BJP

  Maharashtra | October 01, 2023 16:37 IST

  Sharad Pawar said that he will be present at the ECI hearing on the NCP split on October 6 in the national capital. He also slammed Ajit Pawar apparently stating that those who joined hands with the BJP cannot be a part of the NCP.

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  EC team to visit Madhya Pradesh next week to review Assembly poll preparedness

  India | June 30, 2023 18:21 IST

  A team of Deputy Election Commissioners will visit Madhya Pradesh to take stock of poll preparedness ahead of the Assembly polls in the state slated later this year.

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  Former IAS officer Arun Goel appointed as Election Commissioner

  India | November 19, 2022 23:44 IST

  His appointment was announced by the government in a press statement. Sushil Chandra retired as the chief election commissioner in May this year after which Rajiv Kumar took charge.

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  Gujarat Assembly Election 2022: Voting in two phases on Dec 1 and 5; results on Dec 8 | Highlights

  Elections | November 03, 2022 15:43 IST

  Gujarat Assembly Election 2022: The term of Gujarat assembly ends on February 18, 2023.

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  EC pulls up Gujarat Chief Secy, DGP for failing to file compliance report on officials transfer

  India | October 22, 2022 12:32 IST

  ECI on officials posting in Gujarat: Citing a letter the EC shot off to the Gujarat chief secretary on Friday (October 21), sources said despite reminders the chief secretary and the Director General of Police failed to send compliance reports on transfer and posting of certain category of officials

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  'Freezing democracy', Kapil Sibal slams Election Commission over Shiv Sena symbol freeze

  India | October 09, 2022 13:35 IST

  Shiv Sena symbol freeze news: ECI has asked both the groups to furnish, latest by 1 pm on Oct 10, the names of their groups by which they may be recognised by the Commission and to this end, give three options in the order of preference, anyone of which may be approved by the Commission.

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  Gujarat polls 2022: Over 4.8 crore people eligible to cast vote, informs CEC Rajiv Kumar

  India | September 28, 2022 8:44 IST

  Gujarat polls 2022: CEC asserted that the Gujarat Assembly terms ends on February 12, 2023 and the Election Commission will decide dates for the elections after taking all aspects into consideration.

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  Absence of specific law on hate speech, using IPC, RP Act to control it: Election Commission to SC

  India | September 14, 2022 14:18 IST

  Hate speech news: In a written response, the ECI said it is pertinent to point out at the outset that hate speech has not been defined under any existing law in India.

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  From 'loan waivers' to 'direct transfers', KNOW how Election Commission of India defines 'freebies'

  India | August 20, 2022 14:08 IST

  The Commission in its report found that promises made in the manifestos of political parties include items such as- land, gold coins, cash, land and constructed homes, free cattle.

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  'Ban people from contesting from more than one seat': EC to govt

  India | June 17, 2022 16:37 IST

  In a recent interaction with the Legislative Secretary in the Law Ministry, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made this push for the reform first proposed in 2004.

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  Assembly polls unlikely till 2021 in Jammu and Kashmir: ECI sources

  India | August 24, 2019 19:09 IST

  Sources in the ECI said the process of delimitation of Assembly seats is expected to begin by the end of November and the process would take around 14 months to complete.

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  ECI collaborates with Indian Railways for voter awareness campaign

  March 30, 2019 7:41 IST

  Indian Railways has one of the largest railway networks in the world. As per the report submitted by the ministry of railways, on an average, Indian Railways carry 22.24 million passengers and 3.04 million tonnes of freight each day.

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  PM Modi's 'Mission Shakti' address: EC decision today

  March 29, 2019 11:50 IST

  Deputy Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena, who heads the committee to look into the issue, told a press conference that the poll panel is examining three aspects of the matter -- MCC, law and media. He said the committee had written to Doordarshan and All India Radio seeking details of the source of the video feed.

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  ECI appoints Special Central Police Observer for states of Andhra and Telangana

  March 29, 2019 9:36 IST

  These observers would oversee the deployment and other security related issues in the said states.

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  Keeping tab on post-attack developments: Election Commission

  February 27, 2019 7:54 IST

  On the claim by the Congress of duplication of voter IDs, Lavasa said the ECI has already instructed Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer to initiate a scrutiny and they should be able to submit a report about it in the next 15 days.

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  ECI convenes all-party meet on August 27; EVM issue to dominate

  August 09, 2018 23:48 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: Sources in the ECI said the meeting is not restricted to the issue of electronic voting machines but is part of its annual calendar to meet stakeholders.