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Election Commission partners with Facebook to encourage voter registration
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has collaborated with social networking giant Facebook to register young voters in 5 states, which are going to polls in 2017. These five states are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakh.The purpose first-of-its-kind ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
EC bars political parties from using public space for propagating symbol
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued directions barred political parties from using public resources that amount to advertisement for parties or propagating their election symbols. The ECI has issued these directions in the wake of the High Court ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Election Commission grants National Party status to All India Trinamool Congress
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has granted national party status to All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) Party led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The party has fulfilled the required conditions to become a national party after getting ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
ECI launches National Electoral Roll Purification 2016
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched National Electoral Roll Purification (NERP) 2016 across the country. The 2016 motto of the ECI is “No voter to be left behind”. The NERP 2016 programme aims to improve health of electoral ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2016
EC wants law amended to empower it to postpone, cancel polls
The Election Commission (EC) has urged the Union Government to amend the electoral law Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951 to empower it to either postpone or countermand elections if evidence emerges of use of money to influence voters. ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
EC launches mobile app e-voter for Kerala assembly polls
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched an innovative mobile application titled e-voter with comprehensive details about the forthcoming 2016 Assembly polls in Kerala. The app is envisaged for voters’ facilitation for search in electoral roll, information regarding candidates, ..