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Election Commission backs PIL to ban candidates contesting from two seats
Election Commission backs PIL to ban candidates contesting from two seats
In 2014 Lok Sabha Elections Prime Minister Narendra Modi Contested From Vadodara And Varanasi Constituency.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Deepak Mahato | Updated on: 04 Apr 2018, 06:47:41 PM
New Delhi:
The Election Commission of India on Wednesday supported a petition filed at the Supreme Court seeking ban on candidates contesting an election from more than one constituency.
A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay wanting Section 33 (7) of the Representation of People’s Act that allows a candidate to contest Lok Sabha or Assembly elections from two constituencies simultaneously to be scrapped.
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June 10, 2021 14:48 IST
Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation was formed in 2013 to protest “multiple taxations” by extremist groups
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Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation was formed in 2013 to protest “multiple taxations” by extremist groups
Members of a group that had stood up to “multiple taxations” by extremist groups such as the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) factions have formed a political party.
The Rising People’s Party (RPP) was registered with the Election Commission of India on June 7.
Its president is Joel Naga, one of the founding members of Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) that had “done the impossible” in 2013 by organising a mass movement against “taxes” imposed by at least half a dozen extremist groups.
EC forms panel for identifying gaps, election lessons
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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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A view of the logo of Election Commission of India (ECI), in New Delhi. File
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The Election Commission of India on Thursday deferred the MLC elections due in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The term of office of three members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and six members of the Telangana Legislative Council was set to expire on May 31 and June 3 respectively, the ECI said, adding that as per Section 16 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the seats are required to be filled before the expiry of the term.