New Delhi, March 30 – Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday that a delegation from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met with the Election Commission of India to submit a petition alleging widespread electoral malpractice and intimidation in West Bengal.The delegation included Union...
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Malappuram (Kerala), March 29 An FIR has been registered against an IUML leader for allegedly offering a foreign trip to members of a booth committee where the UDF candidate secures the highest number of votes in the Thavanur constituency, police said on Sunday.The case has been registered...
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Kolkata, March 28 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to adopt a stricter approach to ordering re-elections in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, with officials indicating that re-elections may now be ordered more promptly in cases of voter intimidation or obstruction of...
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Kannur (Kerala), March 28 A public relations department official from the district has been suspended for "prematurely" releasing a complaint related to the Kerala Assembly elections to the media, without authorization, the Election Commission said on Saturday.The complaint was released to the...
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Kochi, March 27 – The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider within two months a representation alleging communal remarks made by BJP leader B. Gopalakrishnan during the ongoing Assembly election campaign in Guruvayur.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas...
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Kochi, March 27 The Kerala High Court on Friday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) what happens when a candidate makes hate or communal remarks that cause harm to a community, society, and the country.The High Court's query came during the hearing of a petition alleging inaction by...
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Shimla, March 26 The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notices to the Election Commission of India, the central and state governments, the returning officer, and MP Anurag Sharma on a public interest litigation challenging Sharma's election as a Rajya Sabha member from the state.Taking up...
Guwahati, March 25 – The Congress suffered a setback ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam after its candidate for the Barpeta constituency, Mahananda Sarkar, had his nomination paper rejected during scrutiny on Wednesday.According to election officials, Sarkar's nomination was...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 The Congress and CPI(M) in Kerala alleged that BJP state chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar had concealed details about his high-value property in Bengaluru in the affidavit he submitted with his nomination papers for the April 9 Assembly elections.Both the ruling CPI(M)...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 Kerala CEO Rathan U Kelkar said on Tuesday that they have received a legal opinion regarding the allegations made by BJP candidate B Gopalakrishnan, who reportedly made a remark about "Hindu MLA," and will soon submit a report on the matter to the ECI.He told...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 – A fresh controversy has erupted in Kerala’s high-profile Nemom constituency, located in the heart of the state capital, with the Congress alleging that BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar failed to disclose a prime residential property worth nearly Rs 200 crore in...
Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar defended the party's Guruvayur candidate for the April 9 Assembly polls, B Gopalakrishnan, on Monday over his alleged controversial remarks about being a "Hindu MLA," questioning how his statement could be considered hate...
New Delhi, March 23 – The Election Commission of India has announced the allocation of digital time vouchers to recognized national and state political parties, enabling them to avail free broadcast and telecast time on Doordarshan and All India Radio for the upcoming Assembly elections.This...
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Thrissur (Kerala), March 22 Senior BJP leader and the party candidate in Guruvayur, B Gopalakrishnan, was booked on Sunday for his alleged communal remarks in a campaign video related to the upcoming Assembly polls, police said.The case was registered based on a complaint from the Returning...
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March 20, New Delhi – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued orders requiring all registered political parties, groups, or individual candidates to apply to the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) for pre-certification of all political advertisements on electronic...
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New Delhi, March 20 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday directed political parties to get their advertisements verified and certified by its media certification wing before releasing them on any electronic platform, including social media.The directive, which comes ahead of...
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Bhubaneswar, March 19 A school teacher in Bhubaneswar was suspended for alleged dereliction of duty while performing election-related responsibilities as a Booth Level Officer (BLO), according to a notification.Rashmi Sahoo, an assistant teacher at Government High School, Chandrasekharpur...
March 19, New Delhi - The Election Commission of India (ECI) will facilitate postal ballot voting for elderly persons, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), service voters, and voters on election duty in the upcoming Assembly Elections.ECI announced the schedule for the General Election to the...
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New Delhi, March 19 The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider the plea filed by former BRS MLC K Kavitha seeking the registration of her political party, Telangana Praja Jagruti.The counsel for the ECI said that Kavitha's application will be...
Kochi, March 17 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of former state Transport Minister Antony Raju seeking suspension of his conviction in a case of tampering with evidence, saying that it was "neither in the interest of the law nor in the public interest".Justice C...