NEW DELHI: On Saturday, Congress lashed out at the Election Commission after it lowered Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s campaign ban from 48 hours to 24 hours after the latter’s apology. Rahul Gandhi posted a sharp two-word tweet: Election Commission. Electoral Commission “. – Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1617458949000 On Friday, …
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The Election Commission on Saturday reduced its 48-hour campaign ban against Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma 24 hours after the powerful BJP leader offered what he called “unconditional repentance” and asked the voting panel to cut the ban period in half. The withdrawal or relaxation of campaign bans are rare. …
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The Election Commission announced Tuesday that 54 assembly constituencies and one parliamentary constituency in 10 states would go to the polls on November 3 and 7, respectively. Two assembly constituencies in Manipur will also go to the polls along with the Valmiki Nagar parliamentary constituency in Bihar on November 3. …
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NEW DELHI: Former bureaucrat Rajiv kumar On Tuesday, he took office as the new electoral commissioner.He takes the place left vacant by Ashok Lavasa who joins the Asian Development Bank as vice president.Kumar, a 1984 retired IAS officer from the Jharkhand cadre, will serve a five-year term and will retire …
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Bihar is the first state to go to the polls during the Covid-19 pandemic and amid preparations being made by the Electoral Commission (EC) to hold elections in two months, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the first sign of resistance to the EC decision. A three-judge bench headed by …
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