The campaign for the April 6 assembly elections in Kerala will end on Saturday evening. The order has been issued in accordance with the instructions of the Electoral Commission and the model code of conduct to guarantee free and fair elections. Here’s a look at the key battles in the …
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Congressional Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote on Saturday to Chief Elections Commissioner Sunil Arora saying that he was subjected to “unprecedented harassment” at Kolkata airport, as he was “detained for hours” due to the arrival of the first Minister Narendra Modi to the terminal. The congressional leader said he had …
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The TMC delegation headed by Yashwant Sinha complains about the central forces to the Electoral Commission Calcutta: A high-level delegation from the Trinamool Congress, led by Yashwant Sinha, former Cabinet Minister and now Vice President of Trinamool and Minister of State Subrata Mukherjee, met with the Electoral Commission today with …
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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission, which granted relief to BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma after he offered an unconditional apology to the commission and assured that he would abide by the model code of conduct in the future, reduced the period of his disqualification on Saturday from campaigning to 24 …
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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday rejected accusations made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about the entry of outsiders and the seizure of booths at a polling station in Boyal in Nandigram on April 1 as “factually incorrect “. The electoral body said the accusations “have no …
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“We are going to move the court on that. This is unacceptable,” Mamata Banerjee had said. New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s conduct at a polling station in Nandigram last week is under a scanner, the Election Commission said, dismissing her allegations of interruption of voting at the …
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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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Rahul Gandhi has affirmed that there is absolute financial and media domination by the BJP. New Delhi: Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the Election Commission on Saturday with a two-word deletion from the electoral body on Twitter amid much controversy over officials transporting an electronic voting machine (EVM) in a …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, saying she questioned the credibility of the Election Commission, security forces and EVM.s was a sure sign of their impending defeat. Addressing a public meeting in Tarakeshwar in the Hooghly district, Modi said: “On the cricket ground, …
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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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