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Calcutta HC denies urgent hearing of petition, which sought action against State Election Commission for improper security measures during panchayat polls

OpIndia Staff -
While refusing to grant urgent hearing, Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam said, "No urgency. Let it come in regular course. We will hear."
News Reports

Complaint filed against TMC MP Mouha Moitra with the EC alleging inaccuracies in 2019 election affidavit and expenditure report

OpIndia Staff -
EC has received complaints on inaccuracies in poll affidavit and expenditure report of Mahua Moitra.
News Reports

EC raps Congress for claiming EVMs from South Africa are being used in Karnataka polls: Read about Congress’ blatant lies and EC’s counter

OpIndia Staff -
EC rejected the baseless claims made by the Congress party about EVMs being deployed in South Africa and then used for Karnataka polls without re-validation and re-verification.
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Karnataka: DK Shivkumar accused of taking bribes from Congress candidates, Minister Shobha Karandlaje files complaint with EC

OpIndia Staff -
Shobha Karandlaje has alleged that DK Shivakumar has openly stated that the KPCC has taken money from Congress party candidate aspiring for a ticket.
Politics

Election Commission withdraws National Party status from TMC, NCP and CPI, AAP gets the coveted tag

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party and the Communist Party of India (CPI) have been reassigned the status of a regional party
News Reports

Karnataka: JD(S) writes to Election Commission seeking a ban on Kichcha Sudeep’s movies, actor had earlier extended support to BJP for state polls

OpIndia Staff -
Kichcha Sudeep had earlier this week extended support to BJP ahead of the Karnataka state assembly polls.
News Reports

EC announces schedule of Karnataka assembly elections: Polling to take place on May 10, results to be declared on May 13

Gopal Tiwari -
The election commission announced on Wednesday that the 16th Karnataka state assembly election polling would be held on 10th May 2023.
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With Rahul Gandhi disqualified, Election Commission will have to hold Wayanad by-poll before September 22

OpIndia Staff -
Citing sources, India Today reported that the Election Commission may announce by-election for Wayanad in the month of April.
News Reports

Uddhav Thackeray targets Hindus, says ‘the country did not get freedom from cow urine’, claims MLAs snatched by sedative injections

OpIndia Staff -
Uddhav Thackeray used cow urine jibe in his speech again
Law

Supreme Court ruling changes the way Election Commissioners are appointed, says CJI of SC has to be a part of the decision making

OpIndia Staff -
the esteemed court said that the founding fathers of the Constitution left it to Parliament to frame the law for the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and ECs but political dispensations betrayed the trust
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