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[ad_1] Amid the Opposition charge of being targeted by central probe agencies in the poll season, the Election Commission on Tuesday said it is committed to protecting level playing field but asserted that it is not correct to take any step that can overlap the legal and judicial process. Several political parties from the INDIA bloc had approached the poll panel seeking its intervention in the alleged misuse of…

[ad_1] The Election Commission banned Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Tuesday from campaigning for 48 hours over his “derogatory remarks” about BJP leader Hema Malini.  The poll body issued a show-cause notice to Surjewala for allegedly making “undignified, uncivilized, and vulgar” remarks about Hema Malini. It stated that it carefully reviewed the contents and statements provided in Surjewala’s reply. “The commission without prejudice to any order/notice issued or to…

[ad_1] Lok Sabha Elections 2024 News LIVE: The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to release its election manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls at 8:30 am today. The ‘Sankalp Patra’ will be released in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the party’s headquarters in the national capital. Later in the day, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will both be addressing several public…

[ad_1] In as many as 227 Lok Sabha seats across the country, women voters outnumbered men in voter turnout in the 2019 general elections, official numbers analysed by News18 show. In terms of gap in voter turnout, Uttarakhand’s Garhwal and Almora stood at the top positions, with about 13 percentage point difference in the two genders. Women turnout is the percentage of women voters over female electors. In Garhwal…

[ad_1] The Congress on Tuesday filed a formal complaint against the BJP alleging that it is trying to malign the image of the opposition party by using cropped and distorted videos in its advertisement campaign. The Grand Old Party further stated that the BJP is maliciously attempting to link the Congress campaign to billionaire financier George Soros. A delegation of party leaders comprising Salman Khurshid, Pawan Khera and Gurdeep…

[ad_1] Most companies purchasing electoral bonds on multiple occasions did not consistently support a single party, a Mint analysis of the data released by the Election Commission of India showed. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led with over 40 repeat corporate donors demonstrating loyalty, followed by the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) with 16. This analysis defines loyal donors as companies that donated more than once—and each time to…

[ad_1] More than 3,000 nominations were filed for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections to be held for 102 seats across 21 states on April 19. The list of names includes union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Nisith Pramanik and major Tamil Nadu politicians as the state will have single-phase polling for all 39 Lok Sabha seats. The total number of candidates in the fray for the first…

[ad_1] Electoral bonds worth Rs 9.63 crore expired between April 2019 and January 2024 as no political parties encashed the 130 bonds. (Getty) The fresh Election Commission numbers issued on Thursday show that 18,741 electoral bonds worth over Rs 12,000 crore were purchased and encashed between April 2019 and January 2024 Electoral bonds worth Rs 9.63 crore expired between April 2019 and January 2024 as no political parties encashed…

[ad_1] As per the poll body, the action is a demonstration of its dedication to preserve the integrity of the electoral process, a sentiment repeatedly emphasised by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. (PTI/File) Among the changes, the Election of Commission of India has directed the transfer of SSP Bathinda in Punjab and SP Sonitpur in Assam for familial association with elected political representatives in these states In the run…

[ad_1] Karnataka will see two-phase polling in the Lok Sabha elections after 15 years, but the gap between the two polling dates is 10 days, the longest yet. The BJP says that the Election Commission’s decision to conduct the general elections spread over 80-odd days was just to ensure free, fair, and safe elections and there’s no need to read much into it. The Congress, on the other hand,…

[ad_1] Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: The Lok Sabha Elections 2024 are scheduled to take place starting April 19. The nationwide elections will be held in seven phases and the results will be declared on June 4. In India, general elections will be held across 28 states and eight Union territories. Besides, India became the world’s most populous country across the world last year. So far, 17 general…

[ad_1] Hours after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) shared the seat allotment deal between parties in Bihar on Monday, March 18, reports arrived that Lovely Mohan, wife of gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan, joined the Janata Dal (United). On joining the JDU, Lovely Mohan said, “…We have come to strengthen the party. Our goal is to win all 40 seats,” according to an ANI report. As per the seat-sharing deal announced…

[ad_1] The Lok Sabha Elections 2024, which will be held in seven phases beginning April 19, are set to be the longest. The last phase of voting will be held on June 1, and the votes will be counted on June 4.  This will be the first time in three decades that polling to elect a new government at the centre will be held in June. This will also…