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Workers remove posters of political parties after implementation of the Model Code of Conduct ahead of the Bihar Assembly election in Patna. File | Photo Credit: ANI Ambedkar famously remarked in the Constituent Assembly, “However good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad because those who are called to work it happen…
Workers remove posters of political parties after implementation of the Model Code of Conduct ahead of the Bihar Assembly election in Patna. File | Photo Credit: ANI Ambedkar famously remarked in the Constituent Assembly, “However good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad because those who are called to work it happen…
The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) that came into force on January 7 following the announcement of byelection to the Erode (East) Assembly constituency was lifted on Monday following the declaration of results. The Election Commission of India (ECI) in a communication to Archana Patnaik, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and Secretary to Government on Monday…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission of India on Tuesday alleged that there were “deliberate pressure tactics to malign” the poll body in the Delhi elections after Aam Aadmi Party accused it of indulging in “hooliganism” by not taking any action against BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri and kin for “violating” the MCC. “The 3-member Commission collectively noted repeated…
NEW DELHI: Can the country return to elections with ballot paper? What’s the cost-benefit of one-nation-one-election (ONOE)? How many phases will be required to hold nationwide simultaneous elections and what will be the effect of model code of conduct imposed for such polls on the economy, foreign direct investment and development? How does the expenditure…
The ruling government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party/National Democratic Alliance, has been pursuing the One Nation, One Election framework (ONOE) with all seriousness. This proposal seeks to synchronise the Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections under one single electoral cycle. While the advocates of the ONOE have cited several administrative and fiscal efficiencies, its…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police registered 244 cases of violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) between January 7 and January 16 here, an official said on Wednesday. A total of 9,558 people were arrested during the period under various provisions, including the Excise Act, according to a statement. Police have intensified vigilance at border…
Parvesh Verma (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: An election official on Wednesday asked the Delhi police to register a case against BJP candidate Parvesh Verma for distributing shoes to voters. In the complaint, the returning officer claimed Verma distributed shoes to electors of his New Delhi assembly constituency.“Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, prospective BJP candidate is distributing…
