NEW DELHI: Eight polling stations across the Arunachal Pradesh have been marked for repolling after the Election Commission of India declared the initial polling void. The EC has taken decisive action in response to reports of EVM damage and violence during polling in the state.Deputy chief electoral officer Liken Koyu announced that fresh polling will…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Saturday announced fresh polls on 11 polling stations at I-Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency. The polling will be held on April 22.During the first phase of polling on April 19, incidents of intimidation and firing were reported from at least two places in Inner Manipur constituency. At Thamnapokpi under Moirang constituency…
MALDA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Election Commission of India chalked out seven-phase polls to enable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet colleagues to carry out extensive campaigning using the nation’s resources.Addressing a public meeting at Gajol in Malda district in support of Maldaha Uttar TMC candidate Prasun…
NEW DELHI: The first phase of polling for the 2024 general election – covering the largest chunk of 102 Lok Sabha seats across 21 states and UTs – witnessed an encouraging turnout of 63.5% (as of 11pm), while remaining largely smooth and peaceful even in vulnerable areas like the Naxal-hit Bastar region and West Bengal….
NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party on Friday urged the Election Commission to take strict action against Shiv Sena-UBT leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut for his recent ‘dancer’ jibe on BJP’s candidate from Amravati Lok Sabha seat Navneet Rana.Raut made the controversial remark against the BJP candidate while addressing a campaign rally in…
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PUNE: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar Wednesday kicked up a storm with his reference to Draupadi‘s marriage to five men, and a promise to allocate funds only if people voted for the Mahayuti candidate, in Indapur.Addressing a gathering in Baramati constituency, Ajit said: “The ratio in some districts had dipped to 850 females against…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has advised West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose to cancel his proposed visit to Cooch Behar on the day of voting as it violates the model code of conduct, news agency PTI reported quoting sources.Having come to know of the proposed tour of West Bengal governor to Cooch Behar,…
NEW DELHI: Making public its report card on enforcement of the model code of conduct in the first month of polls, Election Commission on Tuesday said it had decided against acting on opposition parties’ pleas for stopping the alleged “misuse” of central agencies like CBI, ED and NIA to target their leadership, as it did…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission Tuesday reprimanded Congress functionary Randeep Surjewala over his alleged derogatory remarks against BJP MP Hema Malini and barred him from campaigning for 48 hours. This is the first campaign ban imposed by the poll body in this Lok Sabha election cycle. EC had last Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Surjewala…
