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Election Commission deletes 111 ‘non-existent’ parties from list of registered political outfits

Last month, the EC had deleted 87 such political parties

The Hindu

SC to hear plea of ‘conman’ Sukesh Chandrashekhar seeking transfer to jail outside Delhi

Chandrashekhar is in jail after the federal probe agency arrested him last year in a case of alleged cheating and extorting money from prominent people

The Hindu

Election Commission wants people to run from one seat

In a recent interaction with the Legislative Secretary in the Law Ministry, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made this push for the reform first proposed in 2004.

The Hindu

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Presidential polls | 11 nominations filed on day 1

The election will be held on July 18

The Hindu

Presidential Election 2022: Nomination process for Presidential poll begins

The process to file nominations for the presidential election began on Wednesday with the Election Commission issuing a notification calling upon the electors to fill the vacancy. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Rajya Sabha Secretariat sets up cell for presidential election

Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody has been appointed returning officer for the July 18 presidential election. He will also head this cell.

The Hindu

EC endorses Poramase win in Pattaya poll

The Election Commission on Monday approved the result of the May 22 local government elections in Pattaya, underlining the political hold of the Kunplome family on the resort city.

Bangkok Post

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EVMs not designed for presidential poll voting system

The EVMs are based on a technology where they work as an aggregator of votes in direct elections and not for a system of proportional representation

The Hindu

Presidential polls: MPVL to supply ‘marker pens’

Each pen can apply mark on 1,000 voters

The Hindu

Congress moves EC, alleges BJP attempt to defeat process of free and fair RS poll in Haryana

Congress' Rajya Sabha candidate for Haryana Ajay Maken urged the Chief Election Commissioner to declare the results after rejecting the "frivolous" objection by the BJP

The Hindu

Fourteen in fray for Atmakur Assembly bypoll in Andhra Pradesh

Main contest likely between YSRCP and BJP

The Hindu

Presidential polls scheduled for July 18

It will be the first election after J&K became a Union Territory

The Hindu

ECI declares schedule for Presidential elections; polling on 18 July, counting on 21 July

The Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar in a press conference on Thursday announced the schedule for the upcoming Presidential elections 2022. Full schedule on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

EC to set up committee to scale up voting by migrant workers

Election Commission asks officials explore possibilities of remote voting, to increase turnout in urban areas

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Bangkok Post

Election-related agencies need overhaul

In any respectable democratic system, a winning poll candidate who secured an overall majority of electoral support would take office with the earliest effect. Not in Thailand. When Chadchart Sittipunt trounced 29 rivals by gathering 1.38 million or 51% of the votes cast in Bangkok's gubernatorial election on May 22,…

Bangkok Post

Chadchart certified as winner of Bangkok governor election

The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday endorsed Chadchart Sittipunt as the winner of the May 22 Bangkok governor election.

Bangkok Post

Chadchart calm as poll body investigates complaint

The release of the Election Commission-verified results of the May 22 Bangkok gubernatorial poll is facing delays pending the handling of irregularity complaints filed against some candidates, including Chadchart Sittipunt.

The Hindu

EC asks registered unrecognised parties to file reports

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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren gets more time to appear before EC in mining lease case

Earlier, Mr. Soren was asked to appear before the Election Commission either in person or through his counsel on May 31

The Hindu

CBI conducts searches in National Games fraud case

JMM-led government in Jharkhand terms it ‘intimidation’

The Hindu

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Election Commission to take ranked action against over 2,100 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties

During a verification exercise, 87 such parties were found to be non-existent, says poll body

Bangkok Post

Poramet wins Pattaya mayoral election

Poramet Ngampichet of the Rao Rak Pattaya group is poised to be declared winner of Sunday's election for Pattaya City mayor, with the unofficial vote count showing he is clearly ahead of the three other candidates.

Reuters

Bangkok votes in new governor for first time in nine years

A former transport minister in the Thai government ousted by a 2014 military coup won Bangkok's first governor election for nine years on Sunday in what some observers say is a sign of the waning popularity of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Bangkok Post

Chadchart awaits official nod in Bangkok governor election landslide

Chadchart Sittipunt has won the election for Bangkok governor, pending the official announcement from the Election Commission.

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