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EVMs to carry photos of candidates from May 1, 2015: EC
Election Commission has announced that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and ballot papers will carry photographs of candidates from 1 May 2015. This move of EC seeks to avoid voters being misled by several namesakes in the election fray. In this ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Gujarat becomes first state to make voting compulsory in local body polls
In first week of November 2014, Gujarat Governor O P Kohli gave his assent to the controversial Gujarat Local Authorities Laws Bill, 2009 and gave his sanction for implementation. This bill has the provisions of compulsory voting and 50 per ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra
On 31st October 2014, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis, was sworn-in as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He is the first BJP leader from Maharashtra to become CM. Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao administered the oath of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Manohar Lal Khattar to be new Chief Minister of Haryana
Former RSS veteran and first time legislator, Manohar Lal Khattar, is set to be sworn in as the new CM of Haryana at Tau Devi Lal stadium in Panchkula on October 26. His name was finalized by BJP’s 47 MLAs ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Gopinath Munde's daughter creates record of maximum victory margin in Lok Sabha elections
Late BJP leader Gopinath Munde’s second daughter, Pritam Munde, won the Beed seat in Maharashtra by a record margin of nearly seven lakh votes. The bypoll was conducted in Beed to fill the seat left vacant by Gopinath Munde after ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
What is Youth Unite for Voter Awareness (YUVA) ?
The Election Commission of India unveiled an initiative to identify the missing and non-voters to encourage them for voting. The Commission has designed a YUVA strategy which abbreviates “Youth Unite for Voter Awareness” (YUVA) to encourage increased participation of young ..