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From VVPATs and apps to ads of candidates facing criminal charges: Election Commission's new measures for Lok Sabha polls
•The Election Commission has introduced a slew of new measures to iron out some of the hiccups of India's previous 16 national ballots and increase public trust in the democratic process.
Narendra Modi’s unfulfilled promises: In 5th year, PM must take a hard look at opaque political funding rules
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 •Prime Minister Narendra Modi's four years in office have never been unexciting as far as the government's reform-intent is concerned
BJP has most lawmakers with declared crimes against women registered against them: ADR report
Ians •The BJP leads recognised political parties with the highest number of 12 lawmakers at the central and state levels who have declared cases of crime against women against them.
Rajya Sabha polls: 87% candidates are crorepatis; JD(U)'s Mahendra Prasad richest with assets of Rs 4,078 cr
•87% percent of the candidates contesting the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections are crorepatis with JD(U)'s Mahendra Prasad has the highest assets worth Rs 4,078 crore, says ADR
AAP raises questions over 'unknown sources' behind BJP, Congress donations in 2015-16
•AAP leader Sanjay Singh asked how BJP and Congress together accepted Rs 647 crore from unknown sources during 2015-16
Black money: BJP gets 81% income from unknown sources, Congress 71%; why chase only common man?
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 •In the black money battle while political parties command anonymity in their non-transparent cash dealings, common man faces maximum harassment
Black money: Rs 7,833 cr of political funding untraceable, so why target common man?
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 •The Modi government can’t blame an old law to continue protecting dubious political funding.
Assembly polls 2016 : ADR survey shows over half the elected MLAs are crorepatis
•At least 428 MLAs or nearly half of all the winners in recently concluded assembly elections — in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry — are crorepatis.
Tamil Nadu polls: Traffic, pollution top priorities for voters, says NGO survey
•Traffic congestion, water, air and noise pollution have emerged as the top priorities for voters in Tamil Nadu, according to a survey.
West Bengal and its 'rich' politics: 244 crorepati candidates, Trinamool tops chart with 114
•There are about 244 crorepatis out of 1,961 candidates contesting the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections, with ruling Trinamool Congress leading the list at 114, a survey said.