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  Goa Assembly Election 2022 Dates: Single phase polling on February 14, counting of votes on March 10

  Elections | January 08, 2022 18:18 IST

  Goa assembly election will be held in single phase on February 14. The state has a total of 40 assembly seats.

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  Assembly Election 2022 Dates: 7-phase polling in UP; single phase in Goa, Punjab, U'Khand

  India | December 15, 2022 16:33 IST

  Assembly Election in UP will be held in 7 phases starting February 10. Goa, Punjab and Uttarakhand will vote in single phase on February 14. Manipur will have voting in two phases on March 3, 7. Results will be announced on March 10.

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  Muqabla | All political parties want UP polls on time: Election Commission of India

  News | December 30, 2021 18:54 IST

  The Election Commission of India on Thursday said that all major political parties in Uttar Pradesh have urged the commission not to delay the 2022 assembly polls in the state. The ECI said that parties want polls to be held on schedule with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols. .

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  Election Commission to hold review meeting for upcoming Assembly polls in 5 states today

  India | November 23, 2021 9:12 IST

  The five states where polling will be held early next include Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.

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  Election Commission declares bypolls to seven Rajya Sabha seats in six states

  India | September 09, 2021 13:41 IST

  The MP Rajya Sabha seat got vacant after BJP leader and former Union cabinet minister Thaawarchand Gehlot was elevated as K'taka Governor.

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  Anup Chandra Pandey takes charge as Election Commissioner of India

  News | June 09, 2021 21:40 IST

  Anup Chandra Pandey has been appointed as the chief of Election Commission of India on June 09.

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  EC moves Supreme Court against Madras HC over ‘murder charges' remark

  News | May 03, 2021 9:12 IST

  Election Commission of India (ECI) has moved the Supreme Court over the Madras HC's remarks against the polling body. The high court had criticised the Commission for conducting elections during the second wave of the pandemic and failing to ensure adherence to Covid norms.

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  EC makes RT-PCR test mandatory for candidates to enter counting centres on result day

  India | April 28, 2021 15:52 IST

  The election commission guidelines mentioned that every officilas at counting centres including candidates should follow Covid-19 protocols. "The counting agents sitting arrengements shall be made in such a way that between two counting agents, one shall be in PPE," it mentioned.

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  EC bans all victory rallies on result day amid Covid-19 surge

  India | April 27, 2021 13:16 IST

  The Madras High Court on Monday warned that it will stop the counting scheduled on May 2 if the commission does not put in place a blueprint of a plan to ensure following of Covid protocol on the counting day

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  EC officials should probably be booked for murder: Madras HC on poll rallies amid Covid-19 surge

  News | April 26, 2021 13:47 IST

  The Madras High Court noted that the Election Commission is "singularly responsible" for the second wave of Covid-19 and said that the poll body's officials could be booked for murder for allowing political rallies amid the ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic.

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  EC top brass reviews enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines during campaigning in Bengal

  Elections | April 24, 2021 16:07 IST

  A poll panel spokesperson said the EC top brass reviewed the enforcement of COVID guidelines with West Bengal chief secretary, police chief, health secretary and Kolkata police commissioner.

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  Chunav Dhamaka: EC Calls All-Party Meet Amid COVID Surge In West Bengal

  Politics | April 16, 2021 16:40 IST

  With West Bengal witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases, like other states, the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has called an all-party meeting today to reiterate instructions on campaigning amid the pandemic and encourage more virtual rallies for the remaining phases of the Assembly elections.

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  Bengal Polls 2021: Delegation of TMC MPs met the Election Commission

  Politics | March 19, 2021 17:20 IST

  Trinamool Congress parliamentary delegation comprising Saugata Roy, Yashwant Sinha, Md Nadimul Haque, Pratima Mondal, and Mahua Moitra met the Election Commission of India on Friday to discuss issues related to 'free and fair polling in West Bengal.

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  Election Commission of India to announce schedule for election in 4 states and Puducherry at 4:30 PM

  News | February 26, 2021 16:03 IST

  The Election Commission of India will to announce the schedule of Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.

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  Election Commission to announce West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 schedule at 4:30 PM

  News | February 26, 2021 12:00 IST

  Election Commission of India to hold a press conference at 4:30 pm today. The Election Commission of India will to announce the schedule of upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.

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  EVMs are robust, tamper-proof, SC upheld its integrity more than once: EC

  News | November 10, 2020 18:00 IST

  Deputy Election Commissioner Sudeep Jain, Election Commission of India on November 10 said that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are robust and tamper-proof and the Apex Court upheld the integrity of the machines.

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  Glitch free counting so far in Bihar, by-polls: EC

  News | November 10, 2020 17:20 IST

  Election Commission of India Deputy Election Commissioner Ashish Kundra on November 10 informed that over 1 crore votes have been counted in Bihar and a significant ground to be covered yet.

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  'BJP has nothing to lose, will only gain' says Narottam Mishra on MP by-polls

  News | November 10, 2020 15:08 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra over by-polls in the state said that BJP has nothing to lose, it will only gain.

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  By-elections for vacant Rajya Sabha seats in UP, Kerala on August 24: ECI

  Elections | July 30, 2020 14:46 IST

  The by-elections for two vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and Kerala will be held on August 24, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Thursday.

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  ECI seeks report on condition of states to decide on elections

  India | July 02, 2020 7:41 IST

  The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked for a detailed report from the election officials of the states where assembly elections or by-elections are to be held in the coming time.