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68 per cent voter turn out recorded in first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections
68 per cent voter turn out recorded in first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections
The Elections Concluded In A Smooth Manner Across The State Without Any Incident Of Violence Or Any Major Issues, Gujarat s Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha Said. PTI | Updated on: 09 Dec 2017, 11:28:33 PM
New Delhi:
Sixty-eight per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections 2017 held on 89 seats of Saurashtra and South Gujarat, the Election Commission of India said.
The elections concluded in a smooth manner across the state without any incident of violence or any major issues, Gujarat s Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha said.
EC forms panel for identifying gaps, election lessons
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Last Updated: May 14, 2021, 07:27 AM IST
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The committee will also take inputs from the state nodal officers of different divisions like police, expenditure, health authorities as well as from DEOs, SPs & ROs identified by CEOs, polling officials, BLOs about the challenges faced at the grassroots levels, the EC said in a press statement on Thursday.
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Days after completing a controversial round of elections amid the second surge of the pandemic, the Election Commission of India on Thursday announced the setting up of a ‘core committee’ to study the “shortcomings” in the recently-conducted polls and to take steps to enforce Covid-19 protocol.
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EC to set up core committee to identify shortcomings during recently-held assembly polls
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Last Updated: May 13, 2021, 09:32 PM IST
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According to a statement issued on Thursday, the committee will also look into the need to strengthen the legal and regulatory framework to allow the commission to more effectively ensure compliance of guidelines and directions, including COVID-19 norms.
The shortcomings in the existing framework in providing protection to the electoral machinery from possibility of reprisal after elections is one of the mandates of the panel.
Days after completing a controversial round of elections amid the second surge of the pandemic, the Election Commission of India on Thursday announced the setting up of a ‘Core Committee’ to study the “shortcomings” in the recently-conducted polls and to take steps to enforce Covid protocol.