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Enforcement agencies following strict SOPs to ensure level-playing field: EC sources on checking of Uddhav Thackeray’s bag | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday responded to allegations of selective frisking by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray and said the enforcement agencies were following strict SOPs to ensure level-playing field for all parties. “Aircraft and helicopters of top leaders across political spectrum are checked as part of standard operating procedure…

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Watch: Uddhav Thackeray’s verbal spat with election officials over checking luggage | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray had a heated exchange of words with government officials after his bags were searched as he arrived in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal for campaigning ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.According to video footage released of the incident, Thackeray first asked the ECI officials to introduce themselves before launching into…

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CEC warns of action if parties and netas make anti-women remarks | India News – Times of India

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MUMBAI: In a review meeting on the Maharashtra assembly polls on Friday, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar strongly condemned undignified remarks made against female leaders during the election campaign.This comes in the wake of derogatory language used against Congress leader Jayshree Thorat by BJP politician Vasant Deshmukh in a public meeting and also comments made…

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Maharashtra polls: CEC condemns sexist remarks during campaign, orders strict action | India News – Times of India

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CEC Rajiv Kumar (Picture credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has condemned the use of inappropriate language directed at female political leaders during Maharashtra’s election campaign, calling on officials to take swift and decisive action against any candidates making such remarks.In a meeting with election and law enforcement officials, Kumar expressed…

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US Election 2024: Why counting in America takes so long compared to India | World News – Times of India

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Election Day has arrived, and with it, a mix of excitement, tension, and the shared hope for finality. Yet, the high-stakes presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris may not yield an immediate result. Trump, who has effectively been campaigning for nearly a decade, and Harris, a last-minute entrant with…

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Maharashtra assembly elections: Congress seeks removal of DGP Rashmi Shukla over alleged ‘bias’ against opposition – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India seeking removal of the state Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla over alleged “bias” against the opposition in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.“Kindly refer to our previous letters dated 24th September 2024 and 4th October 2024 concerning the removal of Rashmi…

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‘Democracy too precious to be left to technology’: Congress MP Manish Tewari pushes for paper ballots over EVMs in elections | India News – Times of India

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Manish Tewari (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday suggested that the Election Commission of India (ECI) should consider returning to paper ballots for conducting elections, highlighting the importance of safeguarding democracy.Tewari said on Wednesday, “All across the world, without exception, even in those countries where EVMs were invented or used…

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‘Baseless, frivolous’: Election Commission sternly rebuts Congress’ allegations of irregularities in Haryana polls | India News – Times of India

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ECI rejects congress claims of tampering in Haryana polls The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday strongly refuted allegations of poll irregularities in Haryana, calling them “baseless”. In a formal communication to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the ECI outlined its findings, asserting that each stage of the electoral process was meticulously conducted under the…

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SC allows Ajit Pawar faction to use clock symbol in Maharashtra elections, but with a condition | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar‘s faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), asking the party to fully comply with the court’s interim order that allowed the use of ‘clock’ symbol in elections, but with a disclaimer. The notice came in response to a…

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BJP releases list of candidates for Lok Sabha & assembly bypolls, fields Navya Haridas against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Wayanad | India News – Times of India

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Navya Haridas (File photo) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday fielded Navya Haridas against Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll.The party has also released the list of candidates for assembly by-elections from Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal. The Election Commission of India (ECI)…

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