ECI booth app likely to be used in Bengal polls to root out bogus voters, prevent duplication

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KOLKATA: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to use its booth mobile application in a full-fledged manner during the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal to root out bogus electors, prevent duplication of voting and quickly bring out details of the polling process, an official said on Tuesday. If introduced, West Bengal will … Read more

West Bengal BJP to raise concerns regarding political violence with EC

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KOLKATA: Ahead of the Election Commission of India (ECI) team’s visit to the state, West Bengal BJP is preparing to raise its concerns regarding political violence as well as demand for scrutiny of voter lists and deployment of more central paramilitary forces during the assembly polls. While a central team is expected to visit the … Read more

No mismatch in EVM, VVPAT counts in Bihar polls: EC

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NEW DELHI: There was no mismatch between the voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) counts and the votes recorded by electronic voting machines in the Bihar assembly election held last month, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The VVPAT slips were counted in 1,215 randomly-selected polling stations of Bihar to match with the votes counted … Read more

Election Commission will take final call on assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir: K K Sharma

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SRINAGAR: The Election Commission of India will take a final call on holding the first assembly polls after the reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir as a union territory, state election commissioner K K Sharma said on Tuesday. “It will not be appropriate for me to comment on it. The Election Commission (of India) will take … Read more

Charges of irregularities in counting of votes in Bihar: CEC says ultimate decision lies with people

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New Delhi: Against the backdrop of allegations by the opposition of irregularities in the counting of votes in the Bihar Assembly polls, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Thursday said while the Election Commission does not react to comments made by political parties, the ultimate decision lies with people. He also said the Bihar … Read more

US versus India poll debate: Two nations, two evolved systems

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The American presidential election kept the suspense alive for more than five days after the polling day, not only due to the keen contest but also because of the prolonged counting process. Not unexpectedly, some enthusiastic commentators offered lessons from the Indian electoral system to a nation where the race for the “most powerful man … Read more

Challenges Nitish Kumar faces in the ongoing assembly election

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East Champaran: East Champaran, home to the highest number of migrant workers who returned to their native places in Bihar after the lockdown was imposed owing to Covid-19, typifies the challenges chief minister Nitish Kumar faces in the ongoing assembly election. Ramesh Kumar Mahto of Ijra village in Kesaria assembly told ET he was working … Read more

Blackmoney, inducements worth over Rs 35 crore seized in Bihar; exceed 2015 poll figures

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New Delhi: Cash and suspected illegal inducements for voters such as liquor seized in poll-bound Bihar have been valued at over Rs 35 crore, a figure much more than what was impounded by surveillance teams during the last assembly polls in 2015, according to the latest EC data. The items seized during the last assembly … Read more

‘Bihar: EC bans publication of uncertified ads on polling day and day before it

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New Delhi: The Election Commission has barred parties, candidates and others from publishing political advertisements on polling day and a day prior to it the three phases of the Bihar polls unless their contents are pre-certified by screening committees. The same restriction will apply to the Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha bypoll in Bihar to be … Read more

Sharad Yadav will work with opposition parties in Bihar: Loktantrik Janata Dal

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New Delhi: The Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) said on Sunday that its patron Sharad Yadav will work to bring the opposition alliance to power in Bihar, as it rejected speculation about him joining hands with JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. In a statement, the LJD vowed to strive hard to bring “more cohesion … Read more