Page 29 - Latest Updates on Election Commission of India
Use of modern tech by EC in polls example for all democracies: Prez Murmu
In the last 75 years, Murmu noted, the poll authority has organised 17 Lok Sabha elections and over 400 assembly elections
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National Voters' Day: Your dreams are my resolve, Modi's message to youth
Addressing the 'Nav Matdata Sammelan' virtually, Modi emphasised on the value of votes and told the youngsters that their voice will decide the course of the country's direction with their votes
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SC grants protection from arrest to Umar Ansari in Violation of MCC case
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Ansari, submitted that the main accused has been granted regular bail in the matter
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National Voters' Day: Election Commission marks 75 years of service today
The National Voters' Day is observed annually on January 25 to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission. The EC is a constitutional body, which overlooks the conduct of elections in India
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Final electoral roll of J-K published with total of 8.69 million voters
The final electoral roll has a total of 8.693 million voters -- 4.434 million males, 4.258 million females, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jammu and Kashmir Pandurang K Pole said on Monday
 "Final electoral roll of J-K published with total of 8.69 million voters")
Bihar adds 1.2 mn voters in electoral roll released by state election body
The electoral roll also showed a significant increase of 779,360 number of young voters in the 18 to 19 years age group from 147,062 to 926,422
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EC publishes final electoral rolls 2024 for Karnataka with 53.7 mn voters
According to the Draft Electoral Rolls-2024, the total number of general electors was 5,33,77,162, comprising 2,68,02,838 male electors, 2,65,69,428 female electors, and 4,896 other electors
Election Commission releases final summary rolls, TN has 61.8 mn voters
Tamil Nadu has an electorate strength of 6,18,90,348 with women voters outnumbering men as per the integrated final electoral roll of the special summary revision, 2024, released on Monday here
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Kovind panel gets 21K responses, 81% 'affirm' idea of simultaneous polls
Various opposition parties, including the Congress and the TMC, have opposed the idea of holding simultaneous polls
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SC refuses to stay law excluding CJI from panel to select CEC, ECs
Through the Act, the Chief Justice of India was dropped from the committee to appoint the CEC and ECs
Number of voters in Sikkim rises 1% to 462K; 3,856 PWDs in electoral rolls
Sikkim recorded a nearly 1 per cent increase in its total voters this year, according to the latest electoral rolls
Number of voters in Tripura rises to 2.85 million, sex ratio improves
The total number of voters in Tripura rose to 2.856 million after the revision of the electoral rolls, election officials said on Saturday
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3 EC members from India reach Dhaka to observe Jan 7 Bangladesh polls
A total of 119.1 million registered voters are eligible to vote at Sunday's polls in more than 42,000 polling stations, according to the election commission
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EC dismisses Jairam Ramesh's concerns on VVPATs, asserts full faith in EVMs
The opposition alliance had also demanded 100 per cent matching of the slips and the EVMs
EC refutes Congress' allegations on EVMs, says has full faith in their use
The Election body further stated that current EVMs in use in Indian elections are compliant with the extant legal framework created and strengthened by the successive Union Governments
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Rajasthan Karanpur Assembly elections: 24.41% voter turnout till 11 am
A voter turnout of 24.41% was recorded in Rajasthan's Karanpur assembly constituency in the first four hours of polling, which began at 7 am, on Friday
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EC to start reviewing LS polls preparations, will visit states from Jan 7
Ahead of the visit, deputy election commissioners will brief the full commission about the preparations in the two states on January 6
Uttarakhand HC questions state govt on delay in announcing municipal polls
The Supreme Court has laid down the rule that the election schedule should be declared six months before the end of the five-year tenure of municipalities
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Digvijaya questions ECI's transparency, calls for release of source code
"Why is ECI stonewalling opposition meeting with them? How do we trust ECI who refuses to meet Principal Opposition Parties?" Singh said in a post on X
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President Murmu grants assent to Bill for appointment of CEC, ECs
The bill has provisions to set up a search committee chaired by the law minister to prepare a panel of five persons for consideration of the selection committee for appointment as CEC or ECs
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