Page 5 - Latest Updates on Election Commission of India
SC wants political parties to suggest how to regulate 'freebie culture'
Govt says freebies inevitably lead to economic disaster
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EC lays down law: Not having Aadhar no ground for electoral roll exclusion
The EC has said that no application for inclusion of name in electoral roll shall be denied and no entries in electoral roll shall be deleted for inability of an individual to furnish or intimate Aadh
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Rational freebies
Only legislatures can decide the parameters of welfare spending
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EC to start campaign on linking Voter ID with Aadhaar from Aug 1: Deshpande
Maharashtra Chief Election Officer (CEO) Shrikant Deshpande on Monday said that the Voter ID cards will be linked to Aadhaar cards to enable authenticity, making the voting process better
Uddhav camp moves SC seeking stay on ECI proceedings on Shinde camp's plea
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena camp has moved the Supreme Court seeking stay of ECI proceedings on Eknath Shinde-camp's plea for recognition as 'real' Shiv Sena
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Explained: What is e-EPIC, who is eligible and how can you download it?
e-EPIC is an electronic version of the voter ID card which can be easily downloaded online. Here is a step-by-step guide on how you can download it and other details about it
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News LIVE: Heavy rains lash Mumbai leading to water logging, traffic snarls
Live news updates: Several parts of Mumbai have been affected by waterlogging, including the Andheri subway and Bhoiwada, leading to traffic snarls in the city.
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Voting for 1st phase of Madhya Pradesh civic body elections on July 6
A total of 10.4 million voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the first phase of MP urban body elections
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Take measures to remove criminals from politics: Allahabad HC to ECI
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Parliament and the Election Commission of India to take effective measures to 'remove criminals from politics' and break the unholy nexus
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Election for Vice President to be held on Aug 6, counting on same day: EC
The notification for the election to decide the successor of M Venkaiah Naidu will be issued on July 5 and the last date for filing of nomination papers will be July 19.
 "Election for Vice President to be held on Aug 6, counting on same day: EC")
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to appear before ECI today in mining lease case
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will appear before the Election Commission of India in person or through counsel in the office of profit matter which pertains to owning of stone mining lease
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CIC to EC: Give on stamp paper you disclosed all info under RTI
The case originates from an RTI query filed by activist Commodore Lokesh Batra (Retd)
Election Commission to delete 111 'non-existent' parties from register
The Election Commission decided on Monday to delete from its register 111 political parties that were found to be "non-existent" during a verification exercise aimed at cleaning the system.
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Presidential election: 15 nominations filed, three rejected so far
While 11 filed their nominations on the first day of filing the papers on June 15, three filed their nominations on Thursday and only one on Friday
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Ban people from contesting from more than one seat, says EC to govt
The EC has made a push for a law to bar people from contesting more than one seat and said that if it cannot be done, then a fine should be imposed on vacating the constituencies and forcing a bypoll.
TMC delegation to meet EC over Tripura violence ahead of bypolls
A delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs will call on the Election Commission of India Thursday to submit a memorandum in connection with the recent incidents of violence in Tripura, the party said
Nomination process for presidential election due next month begins
The process to file nominations for the presidential election began on Wednesday with the Election Commission issuing a notification calling upon the electors to fill the vacancy
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RS polls: ECI raises objection to Sena MLA Kande's plea over invalid vote
The ECI raised a preliminary objection to a petition filed by Maharashtra Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande against its decision declaring his vote cast in the last week's Rajya Sabha elections as invalid
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RS polls: EC sided with BJP as it got our one vote invalidated, says Raut
After Shiv Sena's Sanjay Pawar lost the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra to BJP's Dhananjay Mahadik, Sanjay Raut alleged that the BJP put pressure on the Election Commission
 "RS polls: EC sided with BJP as it got our one vote invalidated, says Raut")
RS poll counting on hold in Haryana as BJP seeks cancellation of 2 votes
BJP backed independent candidate wrote to EC of India, demanding the cancellation of votes of two Congress MLAs, due to "violation of the secrecy of votes in the Conduct of Election Rules 1961"
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