LIVE: Be proud of EVM, over 3.5 bn have used it since 2004, says CEC

Uttar Pradesh to go to poll in 7 phases from Feb 10-March 7; Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa to vote on February 14 and Manipur to vote on Feb 27 and March 3

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All election officials and employees will be considered as frontline workers: CEC

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Zero tolerance towards money-power: CEC

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All election officials and employees will be considered as frontline workers: CEC

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Our cVIGIL application should be used by voters: CEC

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'Information regarding individuals with pending criminal cases to be uploaded on website'

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Senior citizens above 80, persons with disabilities and Covid patients can vote by postal ballot: CEC

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We aim to conduct Covid-safe elections in five states: EC

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'At least one polling station managed exclusively by women in every Assembly constituency'

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ECI decided to announce polls with Covid safety norms in place: CEC

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Nearly 2.5 mn first-time voters in 5 states: EC

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Election Commission of India announces Assembly polls schedule

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CEC along with ECI officials arrives at Vigyan Bhawan

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EC to announce schedule for assembly elections to 5 states shortly

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Cong ready to take support of any party willing to defeat BJP: Chidambaram

The Congress is ready to accept the support of any party that is keen to defeat the BJP in the upcoming Goa Assembly elections, senior leader P Chidambaram said on Saturday.

 

His statement has come shortly after Trinamool Congress Party's Goa desk in-charge Mahua Moitra suggested that the Mamata Banerjee-led party was open to a pre-poll alliance with the Goa Forward Party (GFP) and Congress.

 

"I have read the TMC's statement on alliance in the newspaper today, let's wait for the official word," the former Union minister told reporters.

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UP to get 150 CAPF companies in first phase for polls

In view of the forthcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, a total of 150 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel are being provided to the state by the Centre in the first phase, officials said.

 

These include 50 companies of the Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF), 30 companies each of the Border Security Force (BSF), the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and 20 companies each of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the Indo-Tibetan Border (ITBP).

 

One company of CAPF generally has around a hundred personnel.