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37 Jharkhand MLAs face criminal cases, 19 are multi-millionaires
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Ranchi, Dec 25 (IANS) Nearly half of the 81 newly-elected legislators in Jharkhand have criminal cases registered against them, while 19 of them are “crorepatis” (multi-millionaires), official documents show.As per Election Commission records, 37 legislators face criminal cases. The highest number of legislators ...9 hours ago -
Kalyan Singh to float new party Jan 5
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Lucknow, Dec 25 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh will declare the formation of a new party on Jan 5, his birthday, the leader said.Disclosing this in an informal chat with mediapersons, Kalyan Singh said: “I have finally made up my mind to form my own party.”He said: “The details were ...10 hours ago -
Investigate Rahm Emanuel!
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Check this out. Jane Hamsher, Grover Norquist Call for Rahm Emanuel’s Resignation Today, Grover Norquist and I are calling for an investigation into Rahm Emanuel’s activities at Freddie Mac, and the White House’s blocking of an Inspector General who would look into it. Background information: Rahm ...1 day ago -
Kokesh seeks donations of silver, gold for Congressional race
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Kokesh seeks donations of silver, gold for Congressional race Steve Terrell | The New Mexican Posted: Monday, December 21, 2009 – 12/22/09 Adam Kokesh, who hopes to win the Republican nomination to run against incumbent Democrat Rep. Ben Ray Luján next year, said in a news release Monday that his campaign ...1 day ago -
Gujarat’s compulsory voting full of difficulties: EC
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New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday termed the Gujarat government’s move to make voting compulsory in local body elections as “full of difficulties” even as the issue has evoked a larger national debate in the country.“Such proposals had come up for discussion in the commission on many ...3 days ago -
Election Commission announces assembly bye-elections
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New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday announced bye-elections to fill the vacancies in the legislative assemblies of Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.According to the Election Commission, Gujarat’s Chotila assembly constituency, Haryana’s Ellenabad, Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi East ...3 days ago -
All set for counting of votes in Jharkhand
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Ranchi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements to ensure speedy counting of votes cast in the recently concluded Jharkhand assembly elections, an official said Tuesday.“We have made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes in the districts. Adequate security forces will be ...3 days ago -
Supreme Court accept Sheikh Rashid’s appeal on by-polls for hearing
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News : The Supreme Court of Pakistan has accepted Sheikh Rashid’s appeal to listen his application to conduct by-polls in NA-55 in Rawalpindi in contradiction to the verdict of the Lahore High Court. The three member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry ...4 days ago -
Preventing criminals’ entry in legislature is need of the hour, says H.K.Dua
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New Delhi, Dec.21 (ANI): Journalist-cum-Member of Parliament H.K.Dua on Monday urged the Government to take a serious note of consistent entry of criminals into the Indian political system, a trend which may turn dangerous for the republic of India in future. Delivering his maiden speech on a Bill related to Electoral ...4 days ago -
Difficulties in making voting compulsory: Poll panel chief
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New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla Monday said there were difficulties in making voting compulsory in the country due to the huge size of the electorate.Participating in a question-answer session after delivering a lecture on “Electoral Democracy in India” at the Indira Gandhi ...4 days ago -
Poll panel favours voting rights for under-trials (Lead)
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New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) After allowing transgenders a separate ‘third’ identity on electoral rolls, the Election Commission has decided to write to the government to allow under-trials to vote in elections.Replying to queries from the gathering after delivering the Second Mother Teresa Memorial Lecture at the ...4 days ago -
Transgenders to have separate identity on electoral rolls
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New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Transgenders will be allowed to have a separate third identity on electoral rolls, Chief Election Commissioner Navin B. Chawla said here Monday.“We examined the request in depth and permitted transgenders to register as ‘Other’ or ‘O’,” Chawla said while delivering the second ...4 days ago -
Editorial: The Election Sabotage Commission
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President Obama needs to fulfill his 2008 campaign commitment and begin filling the Federal Election Commission with new, truly independent experts.5 days ago -
80 percent turnout in Tamil Nadu by-polls (Lead)
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Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Eighty percent voter turnout was recorded in the by-polls for two assembly seats in Tamil Nadu Saturday, officials said. The polling was peaceful.Speaking to reporters here, state chief electoral officer Naresh Gupta said: “Polling was by and large peaceful with 82 percent votes cast in ...6 days ago -
70-74 voting in Tamil Nadu assembly by-polls
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Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Seventy to 74 percent voting was recorded in the by-polls for two assembly seats in Tamil Nadu Saturday, officials said.Election Commission officials said that polling was peaceful with 74 percent votes cast in Vandavasi and 70 percent in Tiruchendur. The two seats witnessed a three-cornered ...6 days ago -
Gujarat makes voting a must in local elections (Lead)
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Gandhinagar, Dec 19 (IANS) A bill to make voting compulsory in all local self-government bodies in Gujarat was passed by the state assembly Saturday - the first such move in the country - amid opposition by the Congress members.Piloting the bill, Urban Development Minister Nitin Patel termed it a pioneering move aimed ...6 days ago -
Maoist kill a policeman during Jharkhand poll
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Palamau (Jharkhand) Dec 19 (ANI): A policeman was killed and two others were injured when Maoist rebels ambushed a police patrol in Palamau district of Jharkhand during the fifth and final phase of the Assembly elections on Friday.Akhilesh Kumar, president of Jharkhand Policemen’s Association, said the rebels ...6 days ago -
Gujarat to make voting a must in local elections
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Gandhinagar, Dec 19 (IANS) A bill to make voting compulsory in all local self government bodies in Gujarat was moved in the state assembly Saturday - the first such move in the country.Piloting the bill, Urban Development Minister Nitin Patel termed it a pioneering move aimed at making democracy more representative ...6 days ago -
Hurry Up and Wait: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
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Linda Greenhouse has this commentary on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission which is currently pending at the U.S. Supreme Court.6 days ago -
Karnataka legislative council polls end, BJP warns dissidents
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Bangalore, Dec 18 (IANS) About 98 per cent of over 93,000 members of local bodies in Karnataka voted Friday to elect 23 members to the state legislative council. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) warned dissidents as Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) talked of exploiting rebellion to bring it down the ...1 week ago
