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    EC Consults with Political Parties Ahead of Tamil Nadu Elections

    Chennai, February 26 Ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar held consultations with political parties here on Thursday, and most of them requested that the elections be conducted in a single phase, EC officials said.The parties sought stringent...
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    Cash Row: Committee Reconstituted to Examine Judge Varma Allegations

    New Delhi, February 26 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted a three-member committee set up to investigate the grounds for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma after stacks of cash were recovered from his residence here in March last year.The committee has also been granted a...
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    Puducherry Elections: High Voter Turnout and Peaceful Process

    Puducherry, February 25 – Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Wednesday that the country is proud of Puducherry for its peaceful elections and also for the high percentage of voter participation in previous elections.Addressing reporters after holding meetings with the leaders of...
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    Puducherry Elections: EC Consults with Political Stakeholders

    Puducherry, February 25 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, held a series of high-level consultations with recognized national and state political parties in Puducherry on Wednesday, as part of the Election...
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    Chief Election Commissioner Visits Union Territories to Assess Poll Readiness

    Chennai, February 25 – With assembly elections scheduled in April and May across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar is set to undertake a crucial two-day visit to Puducherry and Tamil Nadu to review poll...
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    EC Prepares for Puducherry Polls with Assessment Visit

    Puducherry, February 24 A seven-member team from the Election Commission (EC), led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, will arrive in Puducherry, which is going to polls, on February 25, official sources said on Tuesday.They said the team, which includes election commissioners, will...
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    EC and State Commissions Collaborate on Election Technology and Logistics

    New Delhi, February 24 A day-long conference organized by the Election Commission with state election panels began here on Tuesday, with presentations on EVMs, ECINET, and the sharing of electoral rolls being the main agenda.Addressing the gathering, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar...
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    Constitutional Reform Debate Emerges in Bangladesh

    February 18, New Delhi – Sharp political divisions emerged in Bangladesh on Tuesday after newly elected members of the 13th Parliament disagreed over taking an additional oath as members of a proposed Constitutional Reform Council.Members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party took oath only as...
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    BNP Challenges Constitutional Reform Council Pledge

    February 18, New Delhi — Sharp political divisions emerged in Bangladesh on Tuesday after newly elected members of the 13th Parliament disagreed over taking an additional oath as members of a proposed Constitutional Reform Council.Members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party took oath only as...
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    Parliamentary Rift Over Constitutional Reform

    February 18, New Delhi — Sharp political divisions emerged in Bangladesh on Tuesday after newly elected members of the 13th Parliament disagreed over taking an additional oath as members of a proposed Constitutional Reform Council.Members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party took the oath only...
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    SR in Assam Targeted at Including and Excluding Voters

    Guwahati, February 18 Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Wednesday that the Special Revision (SR) was conducted in Assam with the sole objective of including all eligible voters and excluding ineligible voters from the electoral rolls.Addressing a press conference at the...
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    BNP MPs Refuse Oath for Constitutional Reform Council

    In Bangladesh, political tensions escalated yesterday when newly elected members of the 13th Parliament disagreed over taking a second oath as members of the proposed Constitutional Reform Council. Members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) only took the oath as Members of Parliament at...
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    BNP Challenges Legal Legitimacy of Yunus-Led Interim Government's Reforms

    New Delhi, February 17 – A heated debate on Tuesday over a proposed Constitutional Reform Council reflected how, even before Bangladesh's newly elected cabinet could assume office, it was facing legal challenges regarding changes adopted by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, according...
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    Tarique Rahman Elected Leader of House Following Parliamentary Swearing-In

    February 17, New Delhi — The newly elected members of parliament from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took the oath of office at the Jatiya Sangsad in Dhaka this morning.Bangladesh's newly elected prime minister, Tarique Rahman, along with other BNP lawmakers, were sworn in to...
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    13th National Parliament: Swearing-in Ceremony Set for Tuesday

    Dhaka, February 15 – Members elected in Bangladesh's 13th National Parliamentary Election are set to take their oath of office on Tuesday, February 17, according to local media reports.The swearing-in ceremony will be administered in the morning by Chief Election Commissioner A.M.M. Nasir...
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    Bangladesh's New Cabinet Oath Ceremony to Take Place at Parliament

    Dhaka, February 15 The President of Bangladesh, Mohammed Shahabuddin, will administer the oath of office to the new cabinet of BNP chairman Tarique Rahman on February 17 at the South Plaza of the National Parliament complex, deviating from the tradition of the ceremony being held at the...
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    Mamata Banerjee Criticizes CEC Meeting, Raises Protocol Concerns

    Kolkata, February 14 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has once again criticised Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging a lack of courtesy during a recent meeting in Delhi regarding the state's electoral roll revision.In a video shared by the Trinamool Congress on...
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    Electoral Roll Revision Sparks Fears of Disenfranchisement

    New Delhi, February 14 CPI(M) General Secretary M A Baby wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday, expressing "grave concern" over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls, and alleging that it "deviates sharply from established law, past practice, and...
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    Systematic Identification of Voter (SIR) Process in West Bengal Reviewed by ECI

    The Election Commission of India has instructed all the District Election Officers of West Bengal to ensure that documents required by the Commission and the Supreme Court are uploaded as part of the ongoing Systematic Identification of Voter (SIR) process.The Commission clarified on February...
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    CEC Kumar Directs Strict Oversight of SAV Process, Five-Year Record Retention

    Kolkata, February 13 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday directed that all records related to the Systematic Area Verification (SAV) of electoral rolls be preserved for five years and warned of strict disciplinary action against officials found responsible for errors or...
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