Jharkhand speaker charged with violating poll code
August 24th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 24 (IANS) Charges were framed against Jharkhand assembly Speaker C.P. Singh in a case related to the violation of the model code of conduct during the 2009 Lok ... Read more...
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Goa modifies poll code to allow booze, food till late night
May 1st, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 1 (IANS) The Goa State Election Commission (SEC), overseeing the May 16 state-wide panchayat polls has just played lifesaver to lakhs of Goans and tourists who love a ... Read more...
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Court reserves order in case against Dikshit
April 9th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday reserved its order in a case against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over alleged poll code violation in 2008.Metropolitan Magistrate Vijeta ... Read more...
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71 percent polling in Andhra by-elections (Night Lead)
March 18th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Braving the scorching sun and despite the India-Pakistan cricket match and numerous marriages, 71 percent of 13.82 lakh voters Sunday cast their vote in seven ... Read more...
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Enthusiastic polling in Andhra assembly bypolls (Second Lead)
March 18th, 2012 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Braving the scorching sun, about 30 percent of 13.82 lakh voters Sunday had cast their vote by noon in seven assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, ... Read more...
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CEC for ban on criminals, black money in polls
March 9th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Barring criminals from contesting and checking use of black money in elections top his reform agenda, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said Friday."Barring criminals from ... Read more...
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GoM didn’t discuss poll code: Narayanasamy (Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A meeting of the group of ministers (GoM) on corruption did not discuss any proposal to take the model code of conduct out of ... Read more...
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GoM didn’t discuss poll code: Narayansamy
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A meeting of the group of ministers (GoM) on corruption did not discuss any proposal to take the model code of conduct out of ... Read more...
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No plans to curb EC’s poll code powers: Government
February 21st, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The government Tuesday vehemently denied it had any plans to curb the powers of the Election Commission onthe model poll code, saying the group ... Read more...
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Didn’t violate poll code, Jayant tells EC
February 21st, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Urging the Election Commission to withdraw its notice to him, Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh's son and MP Jayant Chaudhary Tuesday argued that accepting ... Read more...
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No plan to take away EC’s poll code powers: Government (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The government Tuesday went out of its way to deny reports that its group of ministers on corruption was considering a proposal to take ... Read more...
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Rahul takes Kanpur by storm but faces poll code breach charge (Second Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Kanpur/New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday took Kanpur by storm, but faced a case for violating the model code of conduct. Denying the charge, ... Read more...
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Not guilty of violating model code, Verma tells poll panel (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has told the Election Commission he was not guilty of violating the model code of conduct as his comments ... Read more...
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Rahul charged with poll code violation, Congress in denial (Lead)
February 20th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur/New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi violated the model code of conduct during a road show in this Uttar Pradesh city and action will be ... Read more...
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Rahul did not violate poll code, says Congress
February 20th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Congress Monday denied that party general secretary Rahul Gandhi violated the Election Commission's model code of conduct during his campaign programme in Uttar ... Read more...
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Khurshid, Verma repeat violators of poll code: Jaitley
February 19th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 19 (IANS) Bhartiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley Sunday charged Congress ministers Salman Khurshid and Beni Verma with "repeatedly offending" the Election Commision by violating the poll ... Read more...
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Congress for statutory status for poll code
February 13th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Congress Monday suggested that the model code of conduct for polls could be made statutory, that is enforceable by law, as part of electoral ... Read more...
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BSP’s Satish Misra charged with poll code violation
February 10th, 2012 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) The Election Commission on Thursday charged Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) general secretary Satish Misra of violating the model code of conduct.A show cause notice was ... Read more...
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Have not violated poll code, says Khurshid
January 11th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Law Minister Salman Khurshid Wednesday said he did not agree with the Election Commission notice that he had violated the model code of conduct ... Read more...
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Ajit Pawar, Pune mayor get notices for violating poll code
January 6th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Pune, Jan 6 (IANS) Maharashtra's State Election Commission (SEC) Friday issued notices to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Pune Mayor Mohansingh Rajpal, both from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), ... Read more...
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Poll panel blocks 400 government jobs in Goa
January 5th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 5 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared as "null and void" over 400 jobs six Goa government departments recently awarded as the appointments violated ... Read more...
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CPI-M accuses Mamata Banerjee of violating poll code
September 2nd, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of violating the poll code during a rally Aug 28 ahead ... Read more...
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Bengal parties urged against violating poll code
April 29th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) With more complaints pouring in, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S.Y. Quraishi has cautioned political parties in West Bengal against violating the poll code, a senior ... Read more...
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70 percent turnout in peaceful Bengal polls (Roundup)
April 18th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Siliguri, April 18 (IANS) In one of the most incident-free elections witnessed in politically volatile West Bengal in recent years, 70 percent of electors cast their votes peacefully in ... Read more...
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Polling brisk and peaceful in West Bengal (Fourth Lead)
April 18th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/Siliguri, April 18 (IANS) Polling was brisk and peaceful in West Bengal Monday with around 61 percent ballot cast till afternoon in the first phase of the assembly ... Read more...
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Presiding officer removed for violating poll code
April 18th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) A presiding officer of a polling station in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district was removed Monday following a complaint of the Trinamool Congress that he had ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee accused of poll code violation
April 13th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) is looking into an allegation that Congress leader and union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee violated the model code of conduct in ... Read more...
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Election clashes in Tamil Nadu, DMK MP detained
March 29th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Mar 29 (ANI): Ahead of the crucial April 13 assembly election in Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP J K Ritheesh detained after a clash between his partymen and DMDK-AIADMK ... Read more...
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Election Commission disqualifies 17 candidates in Assam
March 19th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Mar 19 (ANI): The Election Commission has disqualified seventeen candidates from contesting the polls for three years for their failure to submit the expenditure of the last elections they had fought.Talking ... Read more...
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Parties urge EC to relax poll code in Bengal
March 15th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Mar 15 (IANS) Citing insufficient time for campaigning before the first phase of polling begins in West Bengal, political parties have requested the Election Commission (EC) to soften the ... Read more...
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Report on Bengal minister’s poll code breach submitted
March 8th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Mar 8 (IANS) The West Bengal government Tuesday submitted a report on alleged violation of the model code of conduct by state Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta to the Election ... Read more...
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Trinamool violating poll code, complains Left Front
March 8th, 2011 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front Monday complained to the Election Commission about violation of the model code of conduct by the Trinamool Congress which has ... Read more...
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Bengal minister accused of violating poll code
March 4th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) West Bengal Tourism Minister Manab Mukherjee is under the scanner for violating the model code of conduct enforced after the announcement of assembly polls, an election ... Read more...
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Bengal ministers accused of poll code violation
March 2nd, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) The Election Commission has sought a report from the West Bengal government on the alleged violation of the model code of conduct by two ministers after ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh ministers violated poll code: Congress
January 22nd, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 22 (IANS) The Congress' Chhattisgarh unit Saturday filed a complaint against two senior ministers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for violating the model code of conduct imposed ... Read more...
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