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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar

Congress raising smoke of generic doubt: EC to party on Haryana poll irregularities allegation

New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI)The Election Commission on Tuesday rejected allegations levelled by the Congress over irregularities in the just-held Haryana assembly polls, saying the party was raising “the smoke of a generic doubt” about the credibility of an entire electoral outcome like it did in the past. “This is least expected of a national

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Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal

EC must clarify on questions raised by Congress about EVMs: Sibal

New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday said the Election Commission must clarify on the questions raised by the Congress about EVMs in the recently-concluded Haryana Assembly polls. Sibal asserted he is of the opinion that misuse of EVMs does take place in the elections. The Congress had on Friday

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People wait in line outside a polling station to vote during the state assembly elections, in Karnal in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra/File Photo

India’s Congress party complains to election body over outcome of state poll

NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – India’s main opposition Congress party has complained to the election panel about concerns regarding the counting of votes in state elections in Haryana won by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it said. The partial rejection of the outcome, opens new tab, which gave the BJP 48

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Congress leaders at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi on Wednesday, after meeting ECI officials.

EVMs hacked to help BJP in Haryana Assembly polls: Congress to Election Commission

New Delhi, Oct 10, 2024: The Congress on Wednesday demanded a thorough probe into “discrepancies” found in some electronic voting machines (EVMs) during the counting of votes of the Haryana Assembly polls and demanded that such EVMs should be sealed and secured pending the inquiry. A delegation of top Congress leaders comprising former CMs Bhupinder

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