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Jammu and Kashmir's Block Development Council elections record 98.3% turnout; all major parties except BJP boycott polls
•The first democratic exercise in Jammu and Kashmir after the scrapping of its special status in August was held on Thursday.
Haryana Assembly polls: Webcasting to be used to monitor critical, vulnerable polling stations in state, says chief electoral officer
•Webcasting would be done at 3100 critical and vulnerable polling stations in Haryana the live footage of which would be monitored in the control room set up at the headquarters in Chandigarh, said Haryana's chief electoral officer, Anurag Agarwal on Sunday
'Documentary content' removed from NaMo TV, BJP tells Delhi Chief Electoral Officer after EC order on pre-certifying programmes
•Two days after the Election Commission directed that all recorded programmes displayed on NaMo TV be pre-certified, the BJP wrote to the Delhi poll body that 'documentary content' has been removed from the channel.
Election Commission team in Jammu and Kashmir to review 'poll preparedness' of state ahead of Lok Sabha election
•The five-member Election Commission of India team is scheduled to meet seven national parties and three state parties during its stay, according to the office of the state's Chief Electoral Officer
Telangana records 73.2% voter turnout; Election Commission says 'following protocol' delayed final figures
Fp Staff •The Election Commission on Saturday announced that 73.20 percent polling was registered in the Telangana Assembly elections on Friday. The announcement came more than 24 hours after polling ended in all 119 constituencies.
Ashish Kundra appointed as Mizoram's chief electoral officer after NGOs stage protests seeking replacement of ex-CEO SB Shashank
Fp Staff •The Election Commission of India Thursday appointed IAS officer Ashish Kundra as poll-bound Mizoram's new chief electoral officer, replacing SB Shashank
Social media will be monitored for poll code violations, says Telangana Chief Electoral Officer ahead of Assembly elections
•Social media posts of political parties and groups in poll-bound Telangana will come under the Election Commission's scanner to check for any objectionable content under the model code of conduct, state Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar has said.
Telangana EC dismisses reports of simultaneous state polls, asks media to verify poll-related info before publishing them
•Chief Election Commissioner dismissed the possibility of simultaneous elections in Telangana, and said the new election schedule is yet to be announced.
Jammu and Kashmir panchayat elections to be held in nine phases from 17 November to 11 December
•There will be a nine-phase poll for Panchayat elections which will be held on non-party basis in Jammu Kashmir
Assam NRC final draft: OP Rawat says only Indians can participate in polls, seeks report from state chief electoral officer
Fp Staff •The Election Commission has reportedly sought a detailed report from the Chief Electoral Officer of Assam on the draft NRC published on Monday.