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Supreme Court calls for a panel to look into freebies issue

Court asks parties for inputs to set up a specialised body

The Hindu

Sasikala moves HC against civil court’s refusal to declare her as AIADMK general secretary

The lower court had on April 11 allowed applications by Edappadi K. Palaniswami, O. Panneerselvam and S. Semmalai to reject her plaint

The Hindu

Can promises of ‘irrational’ poll freebies be curbed, Supreme Court asks government

CJI-led Bench says issue is serious; Sibal feels it must be tackled at the State level

The Hindu

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Shiv Sena Row: SC to hear on 1 Aug Uddhav’s plea against ECI proceedings to determine ‘real’ Sena

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the Thackeray group mentioned the case for hearing before a bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana saying as the matters are pending before the Supreme Court, meantime they are trying to make the matter infructuous by moving Election Commission. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Uddhav loyalists seek urgent hearing of plea against ECI proceedings on Shinde’s claim

CJI orders listing of the application along with the other Maharashtra crisis cases on August 1

The Hindu

Uddhav loyalists approach SC to freeze ECI proceedings on recognising the ‘real’ Shiv Sena

ECI has issued notice to the Uddhav faction despite being told the apex court had orally sought status quo in the matter

The Hindu

Maharashtra: ECI warns of strict action if voters’ Aadhaar data leaked

PUNE: Warning against sharing voters’ Aadhaar details in public domain, the chief electoral office under the Election Commission of India (ECI) said strict disciplinary action would be taken against the officials daring to do so.

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Presidential election: Ailing BJP MLA arrives on wheelchair to vote, 2 jailed NCP lawmakers skip poll

MUMBAI: Ailing Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Maharashtra's Pune city Mukta Tilak travelled to Mumbai to take part in the Presidential poll on Monday and arrived at the election venue on a wheelchair to cast her vote.

The Times of India

Uttar Pradesh MLAs’ vote value highest, five MLAs to vote outside State

Out of the five MLAs from the State who will vote outside, four will cast their vote in Delhi for Monday’s Presidential elections, while one will vote from Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: President’s election material reaches Assembly

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The Hindu

New norms to revise electoral rolls in J&K, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh

Qualifying date is October 1, entries to be linked to Aadhaar

The Hindu

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao hunts for right name to give party national flavour

HYDERABAD: Even as names like Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Nava Bharat Party are floating around, TRS president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is yet to zero in on a name for his proposed national party. He is reportedly consulting astrologers and pandits on a suitable name.

The Times of India

Rajya Sabha election | ECI raises objection to Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande's plea over invalid vote

Advocate Abhinav Chandrachud, appearing for the ECI, told a division Bench of Justices S. V. Gangapurwala and Dhiraj Singh Thakur that he was raising a preliminary objection to the plea.

The Hindu

Rajya Sabha polls: Sena MLA moves HC against EC decision invalidating his vote

Shiv Sena MLA Kande said the ECI’s decision discharging his vote has caused grave prejudice to his dignity and reputation

The Hindu

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BJP has won but this is not a victory: Sanjay Raut on Maharashtra Rajya Sabha poll result

MUMBAI: After the defeat of Shiv Sena candidate Sanjay Pawar in the Maharashtra Rajya Sabha elections for the sixth seat following counting of votes in the early hours of Saturday, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that the BJP had won the third seat but this was not a victory.

The Times of India

Counting for Haryana seats delayed for almost 9 hours

CHANDIGARH: The counting for Haryana's two Rajya Sabha seats was halted for almost nine hours after the voting closed on Friday after the ruling BJP party and independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma, supported by the BJP-JJP combine, urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to cancel the votes of two Congress…

Dynamite News

ECI to announce President’s election schedule today at 3 pm

Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the schedule for election for the next President of India at 3 pm on Thursday. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Rajya Sabha polls: How will MLAs with Covid vote, Election Commission of India asked

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra legislature secretariat has sought advice from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on how Covid-19 positive legislators can cast their ballot for the June 10 Rajya Sabha elections. Seven candidates are in fray for six Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra.

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Punjab: Election Commission announces June 23 for Sangrur Lok Sabha by-poll, counting on June 26

CHANDIGARH: The Election Commission of India(ECI) on Wednesday announced that the by-poll for the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat would be held on June 23 and the counting of votes will be held on June 26.

The Hindu

Council polls: ECI issues revised guidelines

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Mukesh Kumar Meena appointed Chief Electoral Officer of A.P.

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H.K. Patil seeks judicial probe into 19 lakh ‘missing’ EVMs

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The Hindu

Offering freebies is a policy call of a political party: Election Commission

Poll panel tells Supreme Court that it does not have powers to de-register parties.

The Hindu

Have no powers, up to voters to decide if freebies offered by political party are viable: Election Commission

The Election Commission of India cannot regulate State policies, it told the Supreme Court which is hearing a plea seeking a ban on freebies

The Hindu

Election Commission names Ashutosh Kumar as first Seshan Chair visiting professor

NEW DELHI The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday named Prof. Ashutosh Kumar, of the poli

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