Election Regulations
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Congress’ Abhishek Singhvi challenges Rajya Sabha polls loss through draw of lots in High Court
In February, Singhvi had lost the election to a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate following a tie in the number of votes they received.
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Bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar appointed as new Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging the selection process on Friday.
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EC tells Rahul Gandhi to be cautious during speeches, avoid words such as ‘panauti’ or ‘pickpocket’
The Congress MP had used the terms for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party during poll rallies in Rajasthan in November.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Explainer: Why the SC took away the government’s discretion to appoint election commissioners
The court said that a panel comprising the prime minister, leader of the Opposition and the chief justice of India will now recommend names for the positions.
Umang Poddar
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EC orders YSR Congress to announce Jagan Mohan Reddy has not been made permanent president
If media reports on the development are not denied, it would create confusion that the Election Commission accepts such a move, the poll panel said.
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Social media platforms agree to follow code of ethics in all future polls: Election Commission
The platforms had followed the code during the Lok Sabha elections as well, and had taken action in 909 cases of violation.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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‘Voters cannot be removed from electoral roll without being given reasonable hearing’: Kerala HC
The court said that removing a voter’s name from the list without hearing them is arbitrary and illegal.
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How a legal loophole allows BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar to hide his full wealth from election panel
Missing from the businessman-turned-politician’s affidavit is the largest company he controls.
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Parties can’t release manifestos in 48-hour period before voting days in multi-phase polls: ECI
Until now, the release of election manifestos was not covered under the 48-hour ‘silent period’.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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BJP suggested poll panel against bringing print media under 48-hour curbs before voting day: HT
Several other political parties said the rules should be changed to include the print media as well.
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Maharashtra: Fresh polls should be held if NOTA gets most votes, says state election commission
But if NOTA were to get the highest number of votes in the re-election as well, the candidate with the most number of votes will be declared the winner.
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Election affidavits of Rajya Sabha candidates will be scrutinised by tax department, say reports
Currently, the Election Commission sends the affidavits of only Lok Sabha and Assembly election candidates to the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
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The Field
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada