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Delhi Assembly election: Protest sites like Shaheen Bagh ‘under watch’ ahead of polling day to ensure voters, personnel face no obstruction, observers tell EC
•Protest sites in Delhi are 'under watch' to ensure that the polling personnel or voters face no obstruction on 8 February, which is when the polling is scheduled to take place, observers deployed told the Election Commission on Monday.
Delhi Assembly election: ED issues notice to BJP’s Arun Singh over print ad against Congress, asks for response before 31 Jan
•The Election Commission on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to BJP national general secretary Arun Singh for prima facie violating a provision of the Model Code of Conduct relating to making unverified allegations against rival parties and candidates. The Commission has asked him to respond to the notice before noon of 31 January.
EC freezes Kerala Congress (Mani)’s ‘two leaves’ symbol amid dispute between two factions of party ahead of local body polls
•The Election Commission has temporarily frozen the 'two leaves' symbol of the Kerala Congress (Mani) as it is inquiring into the dispute between two factions claiming ownership of the party, a senior EC official said on Thursday.
Ashok Lavasa may be guilty but timing and nature of probe likely to threaten the very edifice of Election Commission
Fp Staff •A confidential letter to 11 Public Sector Undertakings from the government to look into an any exercise of 'undue influence' by Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa during his tenure in the Power Ministry from 2009 to 2013 brings back focus on the official, whose family has been under the scanner of various government agencies
Tamil Nadu Assembly bypolls on 21 Oct: Congress fields Ruby Manoharan from Nanguneri seat after Sonia Gandhi approves candidature
Fp Staff •Apart from Nanguneri, Vikravandi constituency will also go to polls bypolls in October. The Assembly election for both the two seats — Vikravandi and Nanguneri – are scheduled to be conducted on 21 October. The counting of votes will be on 24 October.
Maharashtra, Haryana election 2019: Farmer suicides, corruption, joblessness to be top Congress agenda in upcoming Assembly polls
•The Congress on Saturday said it will raise suicides by farmers and "pro-people" issues such as corruption and loss of jobs in the Assembly polls next month, that the governments in Maharashtra and Haryana are trying to deflect.
EC announces Assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra on 21 Oct; Amit Shah asks electorate to vote for 'strong govt'
Fp Staff •The Election Commission on Saturday announced that the voting will take place for Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections on 21 October, while counting of votes will be held on 24 October
The Great Indian Election: National Geographic's documentary to premiere on Independence Day
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Ashok Lavasa’s claim of dissent being stifled in EC disingenuous, goes against poll body's conventions
Shishir Tripathi •Ashok Lavasa did not agree with the other two commissioners, Sunil Arora and Sushil Chandra, in finding Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah not guilty of MCC violations
Ex-CEC SY Quraishi slams media for 'biased' reportage of Lok Sabha election, says only Opposition leaders were questioned over failures
•Former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi on Monday took a critical view of the media's role during the recently held Lok Sabha elections, alleging that instead of 'asking tough questions to leaders of the day', it was "only questioning" the Opposition parties.