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India News
Former UP chief secretary Anup Chandra Pandey appointed as Election Commissioner
Anup Chandra was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner after the term of his predecessor Sunil Arora came to its end Former Chief Secretary of Uttar Prad
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Sushil Chandra takes charge as 24th Chief Election Commissioner
Chandra has constantly emphasized the concept of “inducement-free” elections and it has become an integral dimension of monitoring the electoral pro
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Indian Election Commissioner Arun Goel Resigns Weeks Before Lok Sabha Polls
In a startling turn of events, Election Commissioner Arun Goel has tendered his resignation just weeks before the eagerly awaited Lok Sabha polls, leaving the E
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World News
Terror Strikes Balochistan: 28 Lives Lost in Pre-Election Blasts
Pakistan: In a tragic turn of events, Balochistan was struck by two consecutive explosions, claiming the lives of at least 28 individuals and leaving over 40 in
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Press Releases
CEC Rajiv Kumar participates in the 11th meeting of the Executive Board of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB)
Chief Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar led a three-member Election Commission of India (ECI) delegation to Cartagena, Colombia to attend the 11th meeting
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ECI hosts second International Conference on ‘Use of Technology & Elections Integrity’ as a follow on to the Summit for Democracy
Chief Election Commissioner of India Shri Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Shri Anup Chandra Pandey and Shri Arun Goel today inaugurated a two-day
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Opinion
Democratic Elections Amidst a Pandemic and Deaths of Teachers on Poll Duty – COVID Warriors or Sacrificial Lambs?
At least 700 state government school employees on panchayat poll duty succumbed to Covid in Uttar Pradesh this month, the state teachers’ union said on Friday,
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India News
Assembly election results: Counting of votes begins in 4 states
Counting will take place at 2,364 counting halls and 822 returning officers and more than 7,000 assistant returning officers have been designated for the purpos
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IIIDEM to design training content and pedagogy using the latest AI tools for self-learning: CEC Rajiv Kumar
Chief Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Shri Anup Chandra Pandey and Shri Arun Goel inaugurated the hostel block at India
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ADR Urges Urgent Hearing of Petition Challenging Validity of CEC Act
New Delhi: In a move shaking the core of India’s democratic structure, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has petitioned the Supreme Court to ur
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14th National Voters’ Day (NVD) to be celebrated on 25th January 2024v
The Election Commission of India is celebrating the 14th National Voters’ Day (NVD) on 25th January 2024
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13th National Voters’ Day (NVD) to be celebrated on 25th January 2023
The theme for this year’s NVD, ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure’ is dedicated to voters and conveys individuals’ feelings and aspirations towards participa
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ECI ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants; migrant voters need not travel back to their home state to vote
Migration-based disenfranchisement is indeed not an option in the age of technological advancement. The voter turnout in General Elections 2019 was 67.4 % and t
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Poll panel seeks to bar candidates from contesting polls from 2 seats
Reviving a 2-decade-old proposal, the poll panel also seeks hefty penalties if a bypoll is forced by candidates winning two seats in a poll
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Opinion
Sense finally prevails: UP parties call off poll rallies amid Covid surge
Even when the virus situation was growing grim, parties had gone about organising huge poll rallies.
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Bengal CM’s Rs 50K aid to Durga Puja clubs; BJP calls it poll code violation
BJP state unit complains to CEC; TMC slams party stance Kolkata, 8 September 2021: The West Bengal unit of the BJP has raised a complaint with the Election Comm
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Project Pegasus: Congress slams BJP, calls it Bharatiya Jasoos Party
“India will not only resist but will completely reject their illegal & deplorable act,” the Congress party said The main opposition party, Indian National C
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Shiv Sena slams Centre for advice on avoiding COVID-19 lockdown imposition
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray will take the appropriate decision on this, but on what basis is our Prime Minister giving such advice over lockdown Shiv Sena
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