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Pakistan: Election Commission blames internet ban for delay
Ajeyo Basu •The caretaker government had suspended mobile services owing to the worsening security situation, despite several government agencies' assurances that internet services would be operational on election day. The attacks were terror-related and resulted in the deaths of at least thirty individuals
Pakistan Election Results 2024: Poll body's new app hits snag as authorities grapple with delays
Fp Staff •ECP's brainchild, Election Management System, was created to transmit results from polling stations to a centralised system where tabulation of all results would take place and Returning Offices would be responsible for the same
What comes next for Sharad Pawar after losing NCP's name, symbol to Ajit Pawar?
Fp Explainers •The Election Commission has recognised Ajit Pawar-led faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party, allotting it the party’s ‘clock’ symbol. The Sharad Pawar camp has to now decide a new name and symbol for their party
EC awards NCP symbol to Ajit Pawar faction, allows Sharad Pawar group to claim new name
Ajeyo Basu •In the Rajya Sabha election case, the implications of Paragraph 15 of the Symbols order—that is, the ruling as established in the case of the merger of the Indian Congress (Socialist) and Nationalist Congress Party (ECI order of August 4, 1999)—were invoked
Pakistan: Election commission bans Imran Khan's aide from contesting polls for 5 years
Ajeyo Basu •Qureshi, 67, was disqualified five days prior to the general elections on February 8, which Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is running in spite of a crackdown by the government and without its iconic poll symbol, the bat
Pakistan: Printing of ballot papers general elections to be completed by Friday, says election commission
Ajeyo Basu •The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said that ballots are being delivered simultaneously in all four provinces with the assistance of security personnel, as the printing of ballots will be finished by February 2
BJP’s legal goodies before 2024: Cure for netas’ ‘chest pain’ to deshdroh, love jihad to mob lynching
Abhijit Majumder •This round of legal reforms are clear in its intent: decolonising, modernising and citizen-friendly. One cannot rule out a further couple of rounds of more audacious legal reforms before the Election Commission announces the poll dates
Election Commission issues notice to Rahul Gandhi for 'panauti' remarks against PM Modi
Fp Staff •Gandhi, in a poll speech in Rajasthan, had used the ‘panauti’ barb against Modi as he had attended the World Cup cricket final which India lost to Australia after 10 consecutive wins in the tournament.
Chhattisgarh assembly polls: Over 6,400 voters opt for EC's 'vote-from-home' facility
•In the elections to the 90-member Chhattisgarh assembly to be held in two phases on November 7 and 17, a total of 2,03,93,160 voters, including 1,01,35,561 males, 1,02,56,846 females and 753 transgenders, will be able to exercise their franchise
In Graphics | Ahead of 5-state Assembly elections, a simple guide to understand the polling process
Fp Explainers •How is an MLA different from an MP? How much can a candidate spend during campaigning? Ahead of the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, here's an easy guide to all things poll-related