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Bharat Rashtra Samithi Office Inaugurated In Delhi Today

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his daughter and MLC K Kavitha and other political leaders also participated in the ceremony.Read on for details:

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Petition lodged over Pheu Thai wage bid

The Election Commission (EC) has been asked to seek the dissolution of the Pheu Thai Party for allegedly allowing ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra to exert his influence over the main opposition party's 600-baht wage hike proposal.

Bangkok Post

Not Surat, but Saurashtra: Analysing AAP’s hits (and misses) in Gujarat

As results pour in today for the assembly election in Gujarat, it’s clear that no headwinds can dislodge the Bharatiya Janata Party. In power for 27 years, it’s leading in 156 seats according to Election Commission data as of 5.30 pm – eclipsing Congress’s past record of 149 seats in…

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‘NGO’ Bengaluru civic body picked to update rolls is actually a private company

BENGALURU: The agency at the epicentre of the alleged voter data theft in three Karnataka constituencies is a company registered with the Union ministry of corporate affairs and not the accredited NGO that civic authorities claimed it was, a probe instituted by the Election Commission has revealed.

The Times of India

Low turnout in Rampur byelection, moderate to high in other constituencies

NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: During byelections to the Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat and six assembly seats in five states, moderate to high turnout was recorded on Monday. While, only around 31 per cent of electors cast their votes in Rampur.

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During ‘silence period’ in Gujarat, RSS outfit installs saffron hoardings urging people to vote

Hours after the first phase of the Gujarat assembly election concluded on December 1, hundreds of hoardings sprang up in Ahmedabad and other parts of the state. This was after the state saw a voter turnout of 63.14 percent in phase one.

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Why not ban caste rallies forever, asks Allahabad high court

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has issued fresh notices to the four major political parties of Uttar Pradesh — BJP, SP, BSP and Congress — seeking their response why there should not be “a complete ban forever” on caste-based rallies in the state and in case of…

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UP BJP complains against Samajwadi Party to Election Commission

LUCKNOW: UP BJP has written to the Election Commission urging it to rein in the unruly elements of the Samajwadi Party in Mainpuri parliamentary bypoll. State general secretary of the party JPS Rathore has handed over a list of such names to the commission and sought strict action.

The Times of India

Mainpuri Byelection: Samajwadi Party Urges Election Commission To Hold Polls Under High-Level Officials

The Samajwadi Party has demanded the Election Commission to send a team of high-level officials of the Commission to the constituency and conduct the polls under their supervision. Read on for details:

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Brickbat: It Doesn't Add Up

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and other elected officials have criticized the city Election Commission's decision not to renew the contract of Elections Director John Arntz. By their account, he took over a troubled department 20 years ago and turned it around, running smooth and fair elections. Even the commissioners…

Reason

Nepalis cast their votes for a new government to revive economy

Millions of Nepalis went to the polls on Sunday to choose a new government to steer the Himalayan country through a time of economic peril.

Reuters

Malaysia's ex-premier Muhyiddin claims win in general election

Malaysia's former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Sunday said he has secured enough seats in a general election to form a government, though the latest results from the Election Commission showed a hung parliament.

Reuters

Congress seeks action against Zee News for ‘violating’ model code of conduct by ‘concocting exit poll’

The Himachal Pradesh unit of the Congress has urged the Election Commission to take strict action against Zee News for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by “concocting an exit poll much to the liking of BJP”.

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Uttar Pradesh: EC announces bypoll in Khatauli on 5 December

The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that bypoll for the Khatauli Assembly constituency will be held on 5 December. Read on for details:

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Khatauli assembly bypoll on December 5 as sitting MLA disqualified

NEW DELHI: Bypoll to Khatauli assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh will be held on December 5, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.

The Times of India

EC tells Soren no request from Jharkhand governor for 2nd opinion in disqualification case

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday informed Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren that no fresh communication had been received by the poll panel from state governor Ramesh Bais since it rendered its opinion on the plea seeking his disqualification for allegedly getting a mining lease issued in his name.

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Rampur Bypoll Case: SC Issues Notice To ECI And UP Govt On Azam Khan’s Plea, Next Hearing On Wednesday

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Election Commission of India and UP Government on Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s plea regarding his Rampur assembly seat disqualification. Read on for details:

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Najib’s son to make run for state seat in Malaysia poll debut

Mohamad Nizar Najib, the eldest son of jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, will contest for a state seat in this month’s election as he seeks to continue his family’s political legacy.

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Himachal Pradesh: Why the fight for better pension is making the BJP sweat

The crew of Delhi-based news channels in Shimla are putting up at the Willow Banks hotel on the Mall road – the venue of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s media centre in the Himachal Pradesh capital. On Friday morning, reporters from Zee News, ABP News and TV9 Bharatvarsh stepped out of the…

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Election Commission To Announce Gujarat Poll Schedule At Noon

The poll panel has convened a press conference to announce the schedule. The term of the 182-member Gujarat assembly ends on February 18 next year. Read on for details:

The Times of India

ED summons Hemant Soren in mining case, JMM threatens economic blockade

NEW DELHI: Already facing disqualification proceedings in the Election Commission in an office-of-profit case, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren has now been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning on Thursday at its Ranchi office in the wake of allegations of running illegal mining operations in the state through his…

Bangkok Post

'Donor' poses test for EC

A hot potato has landed in the lap of the Election Commission and it is putting the election regulatory authority's credibility and integrity to the test again.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh: Yadav cops in poll-bound Gola Gokarannath being sent on forced leave, says Akhilesh Yadav

LUCKNOW: Seeking the Election Commission’s intervention into the alleged sending of Yadav police officers in poll-bound Gola Gokarannath assembly constituency on forced leave, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the move has put a question mark over the claims of free and fair polls in the constituency.

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Election Commission Likely To Announce Gujarat Poll Schedule This Week

The Commission had given a clear hint that votes for Gujarat would also be counted on 8 December. Read on for details:

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Disbandment complaint filed against Palang Pracharath over donation

Activist Srisuwan Janya has asked the Election Commission if the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) should be disbanded for accepting a 3-million-baht donation from a Chinese businessman believed to have received Thai citizenship shortly afterwards.

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