Bengal Odisha schemes held up for incomplete info: EC
The Election Commission has said that it had stopped Odisha’s Kalia Scheme and West Bengal’s Krishak Bandhu scheme under the Model Code of Conduct on the grounds that the schemes …
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PM didn’t seek nod for TV address: EC
The Election Commission has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had neither informed, nor sought any permission from, the EC for broadcast of his recent address to nation on the …
Read MoreEC to check for code violation
The Election Commission (EC) has set up a committee to examine whether Prime Minister’s address to the nation is in violation with the Model Code of Conduct. In a special …
Read MoreTamil Nadu sees highest seizure ahead of polls
Election Commission has seized cash,liquor and freebies of nearly Rs 540 crores within two weeks of the implementation of the model code of conduct. Tamil Nadu recorded the maximum seizure …
Read MoreBar use of ‘mental’ & ‘mad’ jibe: Psychiatry body to poll panel
The Indian Psychiatry Society (IPS) has requested the Election Commission of India to put a ban on the use of words like mental instability and mad.These words are used by …
Read MorePut off loan waiver payments till poll ends, EC tells Karnataka
Election commission has asked the Karnataka Government to stop the transfer of money to the loan accounts of farmers under the farm-loan waiver scheme. The decision to stop the scheme …
Read MoreElection Commission sets pre-poll deadline for manifestos
The Election Commission has amended the Part 8 of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).It deals with the election manifesto. The amended model code states that (a)In case of single …
Read MoreParties may find it hard to raise Sabarimala issue in campaign
Kerala’s Chief Electoral Officer said that political parties invoking the Sabarimala temple during campaigning would be considered as the violation of Model code of conduct(MCC).MCC came into force after the …
Read MoreLok Sabha polls from April 11 to May 19
Election Commission has announced that voting to elect the 17th Lok Sabha (LS) will be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19 and the counting of votes …
Read MoreNo campaigning with defence staff posters: EC
The Election Commission of India has instructed political parties to keep India’s defence personnel out of election campaigning and not to use their photographs in advertisements.It was issued as Model …
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