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  Lok Sabha elections Phase 7: List of constituencies going for polls in seventh phase on June 1

  India | March 17, 2024 0:29 IST

  The polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has been announced by the Election Commission of India.

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  Lok Sabha elections Phase 5: List of constituencies going for polls in fifth phase on May 20

  India | March 17, 2024 0:30 IST

  The polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 has been announced by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar along with newly-appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu.

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  Lok Sabha elections Phase 2: List of constituencies going for polls in second phase on April 26

  India | March 17, 2024 0:31 IST

  The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The polling body has over 97 crore listed voters.

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  Andhra Pradesh Assembly election will take place on May 13, results on June 4

  India | March 17, 2024 0:26 IST

  The Election Commission of India has announced the polling schedule for Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh. There are a total of 175 Assembly constituencies in the state.

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  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Election Commission of India leverages 27 apps, portals

  Technology | March 16, 2024 16:15 IST

  On March 16th, 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted a press conference to announce the schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The ECI took the opportunity to inform voters about the advanced technology they are using to ensure a fair and transparent election.

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  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 97 crore voters, 10.5 lakh polling booths | Numbers at a glance

  India | March 16, 2024 17:58 IST

  The Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said 55 lakh EVMs will be deployed across 10.5 lakh polling stations in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At least 1.8 crore first-time voters and 19.47 crore voters between the age group of 20-29 years will also participate in the polls.

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  Lok Sabha Election 2024 dates to be announced today, CEC calls it 'important day'

  India | March 16, 2024 11:01 IST

  The polling in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is expected to take place in multiple phases. Besides the general elections, four states including Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will also go for Assembly polls.

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  Electoral bonds world's biggest extortion racket, says Rahul Gandhi

  India | March 15, 2024 21:09 IST

  Rahul Gandhi has slammed the Modi government a day after the Election Commission of India released the electoral bonds data on its website, shared to it by the SBI.

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  How and where to check electoral bonds data published by EC? Details

  India | March 14, 2024 20:40 IST

  SBI's submission to the EC included vital details such as the date of purchase, names of purchasers, and denominations of the electoral bonds. Moreover, it encompassed information on the date of encashment of the bonds and the recipient political parties.

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  Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar appointed Election Commissioners ahead of Lok Sabha polls 2024

  India | March 14, 2024 21:49 IST

  Gyanesh Kumar, a former Bihar cadre officer, and Sukhbir Sandhu, who served in the Punjab cadre, bring decades of administrative experience to their new roles as Election Commissioners.

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  Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigns weeks before Lok Sabha elections

  India | March 10, 2024 0:04 IST

  The resignation of Arun Goel from a key post in the Election Commission of India has come just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, whose schedule is yet to be announced.

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  Election Commission to Rahul Gandhi over remarks on PM Modi: 'Be more careful'

  India | March 06, 2024 19:09 IST

  Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took the "pickpocket" dig at Modi during his poll speech, alleging that the prime minister diverts people's attention while industrialist Gautam Adani picks their pockets. This is how pickpockets operate, he had alleged.

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  SC directs SBI to immediately stop issuing electoral bonds, asks ECI to make funding details public

  India | February 15, 2024 12:13 IST

  A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud delivered two separate but unanimous verdicts on pleas challenging the scheme. Pronouncing the verdict, the CJI said the scheme is violative of freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution.

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  Electoral bonds a process to turn black money into white, violates RTI, says SC | Key points

  India | February 15, 2024 13:12 IST

  In November 2023, a 5-judge Constitution Bench headed by CJI Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra had reserved its verdict on pleas challenging the validity of the electoral bonds scheme after hearing the arguments for three days in a row.

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  Parliament clears bill on appointment, service conditions of Election Commissioners

  India | December 21, 2023 14:46 IST

  The Bill replaced the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.

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  Telangana Election Results 2023: Congress unseats KCR's BRS, stakes claim to form government

  Telangana | December 14, 2023 11:02 IST

  Telangana Assembly Election Result 2023: A Congress delegation later met Telangana Governor to stake claim on forming government. The Telangana Assembly has a total strength of 119.

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  Rajasthan polls 2023: Over 12,000 disabled, elderly voters cast votes in first phase of home voting

  Rajasthan | November 15, 2023 11:55 IST

  Rajasthan Assembly polls 2023: Voting at polling booths in all 200 assembly constituencies in the state will be held on November 25 (Saturday) and the votes will be counted on December 3 (Sunday).

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  Chhattisgarh govt transfers eight officers including two DMs after directions from poll body

  chhattisgarh | October 12, 2023 12:35 IST

  All the eight officers have been transferred on the directions of the Election Commission of India ahead of the assembly polls which are scheduled for November 7 and 17. The counting of votes is set to take place on December 3.

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  Rajasthan poll date changed from November 23 to November 25 due to 'large scale weddings'

  Rajasthan | October 11, 2023 18:02 IST

  The assembly election in Rajasthan was earlier scheduled for November 23, however, various political parties urged the Election Commission of India to change the polling date due to an event during which mass weddings take place in the state which could result in low voter turnout.

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  'Is situation so bad that elections can't be conducted?': Omar Abdullah questions ECI on J-K polls

  Jammu and Kashmir | October 09, 2023 17:48 IST

  The Election Commission has said that polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held at the right time and a decision will be taken accordingly after looking at the security situation in the Union Territory.